Sakha
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Russian саха́ (saxá), from Yakut саха (saqa), from Proto-Turkic *yaka (“edge; collar”).
Noun[edit]
Sakha pl (plural only)
- A person of Sakha ethnicity.
- A formerly seminomadic Siberian people.
- A North Siberian Turkic language.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
ethnic group
Turkic language — see Yakut
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- ISO 639-3 code sah (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Sakha, sah
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Russian Саха́ (Saxá), from Yakut Саха (Saqa), from Proto-Turkic *jaka (“edge; collar”).
Proper noun[edit]
Sakha
- A geographical region located in North Asia which is inhabited dominantly by the Sakha people.
- Short for the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
region
Anagrams[edit]
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Russian
- English terms derived from Russian
- English terms derived from Yakut
- English terms derived from Proto-Turkic
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English pluralia tantum
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English short forms
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- en:Republics of Russia
- en:Sakha Republic