Oymyakon

English

Etymology

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”).

Proper noun

Oymyakon

1. A village in Sakha, Russia.

Translations

village in Sakha Republic

• French: Oïmiakon
• German: Oimjakon
• Russian: Оймякон (ru) (Ojmjakon)
• Spanish: Oimiakón
• Yakut: Өймөкөөн (Öymököön)