yedoma

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian е́дома (jédoma).

Noun

yedoma (countable and uncountable, plural yedomas)

1. A type of permafrost in the Pleistocene-age with an ice content of 50–90% by volume.

Translations

a type of permafrost in the Pleistocene-age with an ice content of 50–90% by volume

• Finnish: jedoma
• Russian: е́дома (ru) f (jédoma)