Submitted Place Name Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
9/15/2020, 4:27 PM	Mike C
8/1/2020, 8:21 AM	mythmanjay

Name Yakutsk

Type Political Subdivision

Usage Russian

Scripts Якутск(Russian)

Pronounced Pron. /jɪ.ˈkutsk/

Other Forms FormsДьокуускай, Cokuuskay

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Meaning & History

"Place" of the Yakut (from the Evenk "Yako," a term Russia uses to refer to the "Sakha" people, whose name (of Turkic origin) comes from words that mean "Edge, Collar")

Added 8/1/2020 by mythmanjay