якут

Russian

Etymology

According to Kulakovskiĭ, from Evenki екэ (jekə), but the Russian word was probably corrupted from the form of another Tungusic language. Possibly ultimately related to Turkish yaka (“collar, edge, border”), referring to the Yakuts' location in Siberia.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [(j)ɪˈkut]

Noun

яку́т • (jakút) m anim (genitive яку́та, nominative plural яку́ты, genitive plural яку́тов, feminine яку́тка)

  1. Yakut (person)

Declension
Declension of яку́т (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative яку́т
jakút		 яку́ты
jakúty
genitive яку́та
jakúta		 яку́тов
jakútov
dative яку́ту
jakútu		 яку́там
jakútam
accusative яку́та
jakúta		 яку́тов
jakútov
instrumental яку́том
jakútom		 яку́тами
jakútami
prepositional яку́те
jakúte		 яку́тах
jakútax

Derived terms

Descendants
Descendants
  • → Chinese: 雅库特 (Yǎkùtè)
  • → Ingrian: jakutta
  • → English: Yakut
  • → Khakas: якут (yakut)
  • → Mongolian:
    Mongolian script: ᠶᠠᠺᠦ᠋ᠲ (yaküt)
    Cyrillic script: якут (jakut)
  • → Southern Altai: якут (yakut)
  • → Tuvan: якут (yakut)

References
  1. ^ Balzer, Marjorie (1995). Culture incarnate : native anthropology from Russia. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe. p. 25
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