Name Oymyakon
Type Political Subdivision
Usage Russian
Scripts Оймяко́н(Russian)
Other Forms FormsӨймөкөөн
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Meaning & History
named after the Oymyakon River, whose name reportedly comes from the Even word kheium, meaning "unfrozen patch of water; place where fish spend the winter" ... or the Even word heyum (hэjум) (kheium being a possible misspelling) means "frozen lake"