якут
Russian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
яку́т • (jakút) m anim (genitive яку́та, nominative plural яку́ты, genitive plural яку́тов, feminine яку́тка)
- Yakut (person)
Declension edit
Declension of яку́т (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Descendants
References edit
- ^ ^ Balzer, Marjorie (1995). Culture incarnate : native anthropology from Russia. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe. p. 25