Yakut

See also: yakut

English

Etymology

From Russian яку́т (jakút), from Proto-Turkic *yaka (“collar; edge”). Related to Yakut саха (saqa) via earlier *čaqa < *ǰaqa. Compare Turkish yaka (“collar”). The ending -ут possibly contains the Mongol plural suffix; compare Buryat яхад (jaxad, “Yakuts”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jəˈkuːt/, /jəˈkʊt/

Noun

Yakut (plural Yakuts or Yakut)

  1. One of a Siberian people who speak a Turkic language, and live in the Lena river basin.

Proper noun

Yakut

  1. The language of these people.

Synonyms

Translations

See also
  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Yakut terms

Further reading
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