Khanty

English

Etymology

From Northern Khanty хӑнти (χănti) (“Khanty person; Khanty (adj.)”), Southern Khanty хӑнтӛ (χăntə) (“Khanty person; man”), Eastern Khanty кӑнтӛг яг (kăntəγ jaγ) (“Khanty people”), presumably from Proto-Uralic *kunta (“clan, kin, community”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Khan‧ty

Noun

Khanty

  1. A member of an ethnic group of people who live in Khantia-Mansia, Ostyak.

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Proper noun

Khanty

  1. The Ob-Ugric language spoken by these people.

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