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Hakka

US/ˈhɑkə/

Hakka adjective: of or relating to the Hakka (Kejia, 客家 (Kèjiā)), an ethnic group of the Han Chinese.

Adjective

Hakka (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Hakka (Kejia, 客家 (Kèjiā)), an ethnic group of the Han Chinese.

Noun

Hakka (plural Hakkas)

  1. A person of Hakka descent.

Proper noun

Hakka

  1. A Chinese language mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of mainland China (Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Guangxi), Taiwan, Hong Kong, and by the Chinese minorities in Southeast Asia.
    • The first county centre gone through, that of Tsengcheng, was full of new construction. After it, the language on the road right on into the Meihsien prefecture was Hakka.1977 May, Rewi Alley, “Meihsien—the Great Hakka Centre”, in Eastern Horizon, volume XVI, number 5, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 16
    • We passed through a large Hakka town (Hakka is a Chinese language, one of the three official languages in Taiwan; more on that in later posts) and then began to pitch and roll through a series of white-knuckling switchbacks up Hsinchu County Road 22.2011 April 28, John MacMillan, “A day in Cingcyuan”, in a tiny revolution (Blog), archived from the original on 07 Feb 2024
    Synonyms:
    Hakkanese, Kejia, Khek

Hakka meaning in Marathi, Malay, Thai and Vietnamese

Hakka in Marathi

Hakka (Kejia) language
हाक्का hākkā

Hakka in Malay

Hakka (Kejia) language
bahasa Hakka

Hakka in Thai

of the Hakka people
ฮากกา hâakgaa

Hakka in Vietnamese

of the Hakka people
Khách Gia, Hẹ
a member of an ethnic group
người Khách Gia
Hakka (Kejia) language
tiếng Khách Gia
More languagesFewer languages
Hakka in Myanmar
စက ca.ka., စကလူမျိုး ca.ka.lu-myui:, စကစကား ca.ka.ca.ka:

Synonyms of Hakka

Forms of Hakka

pluralHakkas

Origin of Hakka

From Hakka 客家 (Hak-kâ).

Phrases with Hakka

Questions about Hakka

What does Hakka mean?
Hakka means of or relating to the Hakka (Kejia, 客家 (Kèjiā)), an ethnic group of the Han Chinese.
What is Hakka in Marathi?
Hakka in Marathi is हाक्का (hākkā). See Hakka meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Hakka?
Hakka can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hakka?
Hakka is pronounced /ˈhɑkə/ (US).

Words near Hakka in the dictionary

  1. Hakimians
  2. Hakimis
  3. hakims
  4. haking
  5. hakite
  6. Hakka
  7. hakka noodle
  8. hakkafot
  9. hakkafoth
  10. Hakkanese
  11. Hakkapeliitta

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