Akha

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːkə/

Noun

Akha (plural Akha)

1. A member of a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group inhabiting the mountainous regions of southwestern China, eastern Myanmar, western Laos and northern Thailand.

Translations

people

• Burmese: အာခါ (ahka), ကော (my) (kau:)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿卡族 (Ākǎzú)

• Shan: ဢီႇၵေႃႈ (shn) (ʼìi kāu), ဢႃးၶႃး (ʼáa kháa)

Proper noun

Akha

1. A Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Akha people.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Akha terms
• Ethnologue entry for Akha, ahk ⁠

Further reading

• “Akha”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• haka