Udeghe
/uːˈdɛɡiː/noun
An alternative English spelling of Udege, referring to an Indigenous people and their language of the Russian Far East.
Did you know?Udeghe is not an occult word: it is a variant spelling of Udege, an Indigenous ethnonym whose original internal meaning remains uncertain in standard etymological references.
Etymological Timeline
19th Century
Udege
удэһе
“An Indigenous self-designation recorded in forms transliterated into English as Udege, Udehe, or Udeghe.”
19th Century
Russian
удэгейцы
“Russian ethnonym for the Udege people.”
19th–20th Century
English
Udege
“The most common English transliteration for the people and their language.”
20th Century
English
Udehe
“An established alternative English spelling.”
Modern English
English
Udeghe
“A less common variant spelling of Udege.”
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