Sakha

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person of Sakha ethnicity. plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    A formerly seminomadic Siberian people. plural, plural-only
  3. 3
    A North Siberian Turkic language. plural, plural-only
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A geographical region of North Asia which is inhabited dominantly by the Sakha people.
  2. 2
    A republic and federal subject of Russia; in full, Sakha Republic. Official name: Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

Synonyms

All synonyms
sakha yakutsakha yakutiayakutyakutyakutiayakutia

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian саха́ (saxá), from Yakut саха (saqa), from Proto-Turkic *yaka (“edge; collar”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian Саха́ (Saxá), from Yakut Саха (Saqa), from Proto-Turkic *jaka (“edge; collar”).

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