hakka
/ˈhɑkə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.10 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or relating to the Hakka (Kejia, 客家 (Kèjiā)), an ethnic group of the Han Chinese.
name
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.
Example Sentences
- "The first county centre gone through, that of Tsengcheng, was full of new construction. After it, the language on the road right on into the Meihsien prefecture was Hakka."
- "We passed through a large Hakka town (Hakka is a Chinese language, one of the three official languages in Taiwan; more on that in later posts) and then began to pitch and roll through a series of white-knuckling switchbacks up Hsinchu County Road 22."
- "As a mainland China national, the counter for our trial was fluent in English, Putonghua, and the Sichuan dialect, and was familiar with a number of other major Chinese languages such as Cantonese and Hakka."
Etymology
From Hakka 客家 (Hak-kâ).
Word Breakdown
- Root: 客家
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɑkə/