Samoyed

See also: samoyed

English

A Samoyed dog sitting.

Etymology

From Russian самое́д (samojéd), probably from Sami *saam-edne (“land of the people”); compare Finnish Suomi (“Finn”).

Russian folk etymology derived the term from сам (sam, “self”) + есть (jestʹ, “eat”), "self eaters."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsæməjɛd/, /səˈmɔɪ.ɛd/

Noun

Samoyed (plural Samoyeds or Samoyed)

1. (anthropology) A member of the Samoyedic peoples of the Siberian Urals, who speak Samoyedic languages.
2. (zoology) A hardy breed of dog from Siberia.

   Synonyms: Sammie, Sammy, Smiley (endearing nicknames)

Translations

person

• Catalan: samoiede m, samoieda f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 薩莫耶德人／萨莫耶德人, 萨莫耶德人 (sàmòyédérén), 薩摩耶人／萨摩耶人, 萨摩耶人 (sàmóyérén)

• Czech: Samojed (cs) m
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• Finnish: samojedi (fi)
• Japanese: サモエード人 (samoēdojin), サモイェード (samoyēdo)
• Russian: самоди́ец (ru) m (samodíjec), не́нец (ru) m (nénec), самое́д (ru) m (samojéd) (dated)

dog

• Catalan: samoiede m
• Czech: samojed (cs) m
• Finnish: samojedi (fi), samojedinkoira (fi)
• Japanese: サモエド犬 (samoedoken)
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• Macedonian: самојед m (samojed)
• Malay: anjing Samoyed
• Russian: самое́д (ru) m (samojéd), самое́дская ла́йка f (samojédskaja lájka), самое́дская соба́ка f (samojédskaja sobáka)

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