"Yenisei" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌjɛnəˈseɪ/ [General-American]
Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Енисе́й (Jeniséj) from Old Kyrgyz Эне-Сай (Ene-Say, “mother river”) or from Evenki Ионэсси (Ionəssi, “big water”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|Енисе́й}} Russian Енисе́й (Jeniséj), {{der|en|ky|Эне-Сай|t=mother river}} Kyrgyz Эне-Сай (Ene-Say, “mother river”), {{der|en|evn|Ионэсси|t=big water}} Evenki Ионэсси (Ionəssi, “big water”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Yenisei
  1. A river in Russia. The longest river of Siberia. It flows from south down to north into the Arctic Ocean, splitting Siberia in two parts: the Eastern Siberia and the Western Siberia. Wikipedia link: Yenisei River Categories (place): Places in Russia, Rivers in Russia Synonyms: Yenisey, Yenissei Derived forms: Yenisei-Ostyak Translations (river in Russia): يِنِسِي (yinisī) [masculine] (Arabic), Ենիսեյ (Enisey) (Armenian), Йәнәсәй (Yənəsəy) (Bashkir), Енісе́й (Jenisjéj) [masculine] (Belarusian), Енисе́й (Eniséj) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Горлог (Gorlog) (Buryat), 葉尼塞河 (Chinese Mandarin), 叶尼塞河 (Yènísāi hé) (Chinese Mandarin), Jenisej [masculine] (Czech), Jenisej (Danish), Jenisei (Finnish), Ienisseï [masculine] (French), ენისეი (enisei) (Georgian), Jenissei [masculine] (German), Jenyiszej (Hungarian), エニセイ川 (Enisei-gawa) (Japanese), Енисей (Enisei) (Kazakh), Ким (Kim) (Khakas), 예니세이 강 (english: Yenisei gang) (Korean), Енисеј (Enisej) [masculine] (Macedonian), Yénísei (Navajo), Jenisej [masculine] (Polish), Ienissei [masculine] (Portuguese), Yenisei [masculine] (Portuguese), Yenissei [masculine] (Portuguese), Yenissey [masculine] (Portuguese), Енисе́й (Jeniséj) [masculine] (Russian), Јенисеј [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Jenisej [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Jenisej [masculine] (Slovak), Jenisej [masculine] (Slovene), Энесей (Enesey) (Southern Altai), Yeniséi [masculine] (Spanish), Jenisej (Swedish), Янәсәй (Yanäsäy) (Tatar), Yenisey (Turkish), Улуг-Хем (Ulug-Xem) (Tuvan), Єнісе́й (Jeniséj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "river in Russia",
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jenisej"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "river in Russia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jenisej"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "river in Russia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jenisej"
    },
    {
      "code": "alt",
      "lang": "Southern Altai",
      "roman": "Enesey",
      "sense": "river in Russia",
      "word": "Энесей"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "river in Russia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Yeniséi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "river in Russia",
      "word": "Jenisej"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "Yanäsäy",
      "sense": "river in Russia",
      "word": "Янәсәй"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "river in Russia",
      "word": "Yenisey"
    },
    {
      "code": "tyv",
      "lang": "Tuvan",
      "roman": "Ulug-Xem",
      "sense": "river in Russia",
      "word": "Улуг-Хем"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Jeniséj",
      "sense": "river in Russia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Єнісе́й"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Yenisei"
}

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