нуомас

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian новость (novostʹ). Ultimately related with English new and news.

Russian о (o) (in this case, in но́вость) sounds like а (a) when unstressed, which explains the sound shift reflected here.

Noun

нуомас • (nuomas)

1. (colloquial) news

   See synonyms at сонун (sonun).

   туох нуомас баарый? ― tuoq nuomas baarıy? ― what's new?

Derived terms

• сонун-нуомас (sonun-nuomas, “news”)