Submitted Place Name Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
4/30/2024, 11:19 AM	Mike C
4/30/2024, 11:19 AM	Mike C
9/15/2020, 4:19 PM	Mike C
7/30/2020, 12:01 PM	mythmanjay

Name Oymyakon

Type Political Subdivision & River

Usage Russian

Scripts Оймяко́н(Russian)

Pronounced Pron. /ɐj.mʲɪ.ˈkon/

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".

Added 7/30/2020 by mythmanjay