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Oymyakon

Oymyakon proper noun: a village in Sakha, Russia, known for being one of the coldest inhabited places on Earth.

Proper noun

Oymyakon

  1. A village in Sakha, Russia, known for being one of the coldest inhabited places on Earth.

Origin of Oymyakon

Borrowed from Russian Оймякон (Ojmjakon), in turn from Yakut Өймөкөөн (Öymököön), in turn derived from Even хэюм (həjum, “place of non-freezing water; a place where fish spend the winter”).

Questions about Oymyakon

What does Oymyakon mean?
Oymyakon means a village in Sakha, Russia, known for being one of the coldest inhabited places on Earth.
What part of speech is Oymyakon?
Oymyakon is a proper noun.

Words near Oymyakon in the dictionary

  1. Oykel
  2. oyl
  3. oylet
  4. oylets
  5. oyly
  6. Oymyakon
  7. Oyne
  8. oynoun
  9. oynouns
  10. oyntment
  11. oyntments

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