ostyak

Etymology

From Russian остя́к (ostják, “Easterner”), from Eastern Khanty Ас ях (As jah, “people of the river Ob”).

name

Any of various languages of these peoples.

noun

A member of any of several indigenous peoples in Siberia, Russia, including the Khanty people and the Ket people.“The Ostiacks blister their skin by a fungus found on Birch-trees; and use the Agaricus officin. for Soap.”