noun
or vo·ti·ak ˈvōd.ēˌak
( plural votyak or votiak also votyaks or votiaks )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Russian Votyak member of the Votyaks, from Vot' Votyak people, from Cheremis òdə, from Votyak Udmurt Votyak man
1.
a. : a Finno-Ugrian people of the Udmurt Republic in eastern Soviet Russia, Europe — called also Udmurt
b. : a member of such people
2. : the Finnic language of the Votyak people