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yasak

yasak noun: an in-kind tribute in Imperial Russia exacted from the indigenous peoples of Siberia, usually in fur.

Noun

yasak (plural yasaks)

  1. (historical) An in-kind tribute in Imperial Russia exacted from the indigenous peoples of Siberia, usually in fur.

Forms of yasak

pluralyasaks
alternative formiasak
alternative formyasaq

Origin of yasak

Borrowed from Russian ясак (jasak), from Turkic, from Middle Mongol ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠭ (ǰasaɣ)

Questions about yasak

What does yasak mean?
Yasak means an in-kind tribute in Imperial Russia exacted from the indigenous peoples of Siberia, usually in fur.
What part of speech is yasak?
Yasak is a noun.
What is the plural of yasak?
The plural of yasak is yasaks.

Words near yasak in the dictionary

  1. Yarylo
  2. Yaryna
  3. yas
  4. yas queen
  5. yas'm
  6. yasak
  7. yasaks
  8. Yasamal
  9. YASD
  10. YASDs
  11. yaself

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