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.

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

• яку́тский (jakútskij)
• Яку́тск (Jakútsk)
• Яку́тия (Jakútija)

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)