Descriptive Personal Names Of The Yakut In Early Yakut Anthroponymic System

In comparison with other Turkic languages, figurative words form a large formation of vocabulary in the Yakut language. They are characterized by specific semantics, which is formed "by comparison, substituting various semantic elements according to their connection". Due this, they can pass into category anthroponyms without changes and give an accurate description person's appearance, character, behavior. The main motive for naming such name was desire single out individual. names Yakuts were not permanent, could change several times during lives due age or social status person. assigned from early adulthood remained constant. This also explained fact that official record keeping developed at time. By virtue emotionally expressive favorite means describing appearance serve as motivating basis transition these personal – onyms. study onymy Turkic-speaking peoples, particular Yakut, quite justified, since one most conservative parts carry unique information only linguistic, but historical, ethnographic, general cultural plans. them, people reflected material spiritual culture, vision world cognition.