yakut

n. member of an ethnic group who lives in northeast Siberia

n. language of the Yakut people

adj. of or pertaining to the Yakut people

Yakut may refer to:YakutsYakut languageYakut or Yaqut al-Hamawi (1179-1229), an Arab biographer and geographer.Yakut (cattle)
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Yaqut ibn-'Abdullah al-Rumi al-Hamawi) (1179-1229) was a Syrian biographer and geographer. "al-Rumi" ("from Rûm") refers to his Greek (Byzantine) descent, "al-Hamawi" means that he is from Hama, Syria, and ibn-Abdullah means his father's name was Abdullah. The word yakut means ruby. He was known for his encyclopedia writings of the Muslim world.
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Noun
1. a member of a Turkic people of northeastern Siberia (mainly in the Lena river basin)
(hypernym) Turki
2. the Turkic language spoken by the Yakut people
(hypernym) Turki, Turkic, Turko-Tatar, Turkic language

n. ruby, oriental ruby, true ruby, vermeil

ruby