оройуон

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian район (rajon). Related with English raion, but not region.

Noun

оройуон • (oroyuon)

  1. raion, region
    Саха сирин хотугу оройуоннара ― Saqa sirin qotugu oroyuonnara ― the northern regions / districts of Yakutia
  2. (colloquial) (by synecdoche) district center
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