OB-UGRIAN


Meaning of OB-UGRIAN in English

[ ɒb'u:grɪən , -'ju:- ]

(also Ob-Ugric )

■ adjective of or denoting a branch of the Finno-Ugric language family containing two languages of western Siberia, related to Hungarian.

■ noun the ~ group of languages.

Origin

1930s: from Ob , a Siberian river, + Ugrian .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.