нуомас
Yakut
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian новость (novostʹ). Ultimately related with English new and news.
Russian о (o) (in this case, in но́вость) sounds like а (a) when unstressed, which explains the sound shift reflected here.
Noun
нуомас • (nuomas)
- (colloquial) news
- туохнуомас баарый? ― tuox nuomas baarıy? ― what's new?
- See synonyms at сонун (sonun).
Derived terms
- сонун-нуомас (sonun-nuomas, “news”)