Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

khakas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
khakas
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Turkic-speaking people in South Central Siberia, who lives along the upper reach of the Yenisei River north of the Sayan Mountains.

adj

Relating to the Khakas people or their language.

name

A Yenisei Turkic language spoken by the Khakas people.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian хака́с (xakás, “a Khakas”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: хака́с

Inflected Forms

more Khakas (comparative) most Khakas (superlative)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Khakas terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Khakas terms

Questions

What does khakas mean?
A Turkic-speaking people in South Central Siberia, who lives along the upper reach of the Yenisei River north of the Sayan Mountains.
Where does khakas come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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