Hakka

See also: hakka

English

Etymology

From Hakka 客家 (Hak-kâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑkə/

Adjective

Hakka (not comparable)

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

Translations

of the Hakka people

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 客家 (haak³ gaa¹)

  Hakka: 客家 (Hak-kâ)

  Mandarin: 客家 (zh) (kèjiā)

  Min Nan: 客 (kheh), 客家 (zh-min-nan) (kheh-ka)

• Japanese: ハッカ (hakka), 客家 (hakka)
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• Korean: 하카 (haka)
• Portuguese: hakka (pt)
• Russian: ха́кка (ru) (xákka)
• Thai: ฮากกา (hâakgaa)
• Vietnamese: Khách Gia
• Zhuang: Maxgai

Noun

Hakka (plural Hakkas)

1. A person of Hakka descent.

Translations

a member of an ethnic group

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 客家人 (haak³ gaa¹ jan⁴)

  Hakka: 客人 (Hak-ngìn), 客家人 (Hak-kâ-ngìn)

  Mandarin: 客家人 (zh) (kèjiārén)

  Min Nan: 客人 (zh-min-nan) (Kheh-lâng), 客人仔 (Kheh-lâng-á), 客家人 (Kheh-ka-lâng)

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• Portuguese: hakka (pt) m or f
• Russian: ха́кка (ru) m or f (xákka)
• Vietnamese: người Khách Gia
• Zhuang: vunz Maxgai

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.

Synonyms

• Kejia
• Hakkanese

Translations

Hakka (Kejia) language

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 客家話／客家话 (haak³ gaa¹ waa^6-2), 客家话 (haak³ gaa¹ waa^6-2)

  Hakka: 客家話／客家话, 客家话 (Hak-kâ-fa), 客話／客话, 客话 (Hak-fa)

  Mandarin: 客家話／客家话 (zh) (Kèjiāhuà), 客家话 (zh) (kèjiāhuà), 客家語／客家语 (zh) (Kèjiāyǔ), 客家语 (zh) (kèjiāyǔ), 客語／客语 (zh) (Kèyǔ), 客语 (zh) (kèyǔ)

  Min Nan: 客話／客话 (zh-min-nan), 客话 (Kheh-ōe), 客家語／客家语, 客家语 (Kheh-ka-gí, Kheh-ka-gú)

• French: hakka (fr) m
• Irish: Haicéis f
• Japanese: 客家語 (ja) (hakkago)
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• Korean: 하카어 (haka'eo)
• Malay: bahasa Hakka
• Marathi: हाक्का f (hākkā)
• Russian: ха́кка (ru) m (xákka), кэцзяхуа́ m (kɛczjaxuá), кэцзя́ m (kɛczjá)
• Swedish: hakka (sv)
• Vietnamese: tiếng Khách Gia
• Zhuang: vah Maxgai

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Hakka, hak ⁠

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Hakka terms

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Proper noun

Hakka n

1. Hakka (language)