Yakut
Americannoun
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Yakuts,
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Yakut
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a member of a Turkic-speaking people of the Lena River Valley and adjacent areas of eastern Siberia.
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the Turkic language of the Yakut.
adjective
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a native or inhabitant of the Sakha Republic, in Russia
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the language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Yakut
First recorded in 1760–70; from Russian yakút, from Turkic saxa “edge, collar”
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Out of breath, we make it to the drone unit’s underground base beneath a ruined building, where we are introduced to two operators, Yakut and Petro.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024
A couple of these accounts, the Turkish Minute digital news outlet reported Saturday, belonged to two of the country’s “key voices”: Muhammad Yakut, a Kurdish businessman and accused criminal, and Cevheri Güven, a journalist.
From Slate ● May 15, 2023
“It is named Dogor, which means ‘friend’ in the Yakut language and is also a clever play on the question ‘dog or wolf.’
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2021
But though the characters speak the local Yakut language, what this film turns out to be is a carefully constructed parable that draws us into a made-up life as if it was the real thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2019
Now, as in former times, the Yakut believes in "the soul of things," and seeks for it everywhere.
From Modern Saints and Seers by Evan Marrett
The Yakuts fed the dogs, and then lay down at their side, anxiously waiting the morning to bring us relief.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox
Soon after the Yakuts saw a camel for the first time smallpox broke out amongst them.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner
For the Yakuts consider that there is nothing more sacred than human speech, nothing more admirable than an eloquent discourse.
From Modern Saints and Seers by Evan Marrett
The Yakuts employ the horse as a beast of burden, and are industrious, ingenious, and patient.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox
The same is the case with those of the Yakuts in Eastern Siberia, and these often have the floors also sunk 3 feet in the earth.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Henry Yule
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