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.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

яку́т • (jakút) m anim (genitive яку́та or якута́^*, nominative plural яку́ты or якуты́^*, genitive plural яку́тов or якуто́в^*, feminine яку́тка) (* common but non-standard)

Yakut (person)

Declension

Declension of яку́т (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a/b)

	singular	plural
nominative	яку́т jakút	яку́ты, якуты́^* jakúty, jakutý^*
genitive	яку́та, якута́^* jakúta, jakutá^*	яку́тов, якуто́в^* jakútov, jakutóv^*
dative	яку́ту, якуту́^* jakútu, jakutú^*	яку́там, якута́м^* jakútam, jakutám^*
accusative	яку́та, якута́^* jakúta, jakutá^*	яку́тов, якуто́в^* jakútov, jakutóv^*
instrumental	яку́том, якуто́м^* jakútom, jakutóm^*	яку́тами, якута́ми^* jakútami, jakutámi^*
prepositional	яку́те, якуте́^* jakúte, jakuté^*	яку́тах, якута́х^* jakútax, jakutáx^*

^*common but non-standard

Derived terms

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

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)

References

^ ^ Balzer, Marjorie (1995). Culture incarnate : native anthropology from Russia. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe. p. 25

[1] Balzer, Marjorie (1995). Culture incarnate : native anthropology from Russia. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe. p. 25

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