Hakka

See also: hakka

English

Etymology

From Hakka 客家 (Hak-kâ).

Pronunciation

(US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑkə/

Adjective

Hakka (not comparable)

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)

Korean: 하카 (haka)
Portuguese: hakka (pt)
Russian: ха́кка (ru) (xákka)
Thai: ฮากกา (hâakgaa)
Vietnamese: Khách Gia
Zhuang: Maxgai

Noun

Hakka (plural Hakkas)

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)

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

Proper noun

Hakka

A Chinese language mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of mainland China (Fujian and Guangdong), 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 waa⁶^-²)

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

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

Min Nan: 客話 (zh-min-nan), 客话 (Kheh-ōe), 客家語, 客家语 (Kheh-ka-gí, Kheh-ka-gú)
French: hakka (fr) m
Irish: Haicéis f
Japanese: 客家語 (ja) (hakkago)

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

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Hakka n

Hakka (language)

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