Samoyed
əˈyɛd, səˈmɔɪ noun
1.
a member of a Uralic people dwelling in W Siberia and the far NE parts of European Russia.
2.
Also, Samoyedic. a subfamily of Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed people.
3.
(sometimes lowercase) one of a Russian breed of medium-sized dogs that have long, dense, white or cream hair and are used by the Samoyed people for herding reindeer and pulling sleds.
Origin:
1580–90; < Russian samoyéd
1580–90; < Russian samoyéd
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Samoyed (ˌsæməˈjɛd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , -yed, -yeds | |
| 1. | a member of a group of peoples who migrated along the Russian Arctic coast and now live chiefly in the area of the N Urals: related to the Finns |
| 2. | the languages of these peoples, related to Finno-Ugric within the Uralic family |
| 3. | a Siberian breed of dog of the spitz type, having a dense white or cream coat with a distinct ruff, and a tightly curled tail |
| [C17: from Russian Samoed] | |
| Samo'yedic | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
Samoyed
Siberian Mongolian people, 1589, from Rus. samoyed, lit. "self-eaters, cannibals" (the first element cognate with Eng. same, the second with O.E. etan "to eat"). The native name is Nenets. As the name of a type of dog (once used as a working dog in the Arctic) it is attested from 1889.
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