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Yug.

A Yeniseian people of central Siberia.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A Yeniseian people of central Siberia.

    plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Ket Юг (Jùk ~ Jūk, “Yug person (term used for men)”), via Russian. Yug people's endonym was Yug Дьуʼк (Dʲuˀk).

name
  1. An extinct Yeniseian language of Russia.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Ket Юг (Jùk ~ Jūk, “Yug person (term used for men)”), via Russian. Yug people's endonym was Yug Дьуʼк (Dʲuˀk).

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