Yakut

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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.

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