Sakha

English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

Sakha pl (plural only)

1. A person of Sakha ethnicity.
2. A formerly seminomadic Siberian people.
3. A North Siberian Turkic language.

Synonyms

• Yakut
• Sakha (Yakut)

Translations

ethnic group

• Catalan: sakhà, iacut
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 薩哈／萨哈 (Sàhā)

• Italian: sacha (it), yakuto
• Russian: якут (ru) (jakut)
• Turkish: Yakut (tr), Saha

Turkic language — see Yakut

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Yakut terms

Further reading

• ISO 639-3 code sah (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Sakha, sah ⁠

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Sakha

1. A geographical region located in North Asia which is inhabited dominantly by the Sakha people.
2. Short for the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

Synonyms

• Yakutia
• Sakha (Yakutia)

Translations

region

• Arabic: سَاخَا f (sāḵā)
• Catalan: Sakhà
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 薩哈／萨哈 (Sàhā)

• Finnish: Saha (fi)
• German: Sacha (de)
• Japanese: サハ (ja) (Saha)
• Korean: 사하 (Saha)
• Russian: Саха́ (ru) f (Saxá), Якутия (ru) (Jakutija)
• Thai: ซาคา (saa-kaa)
• Uyghur: ساخا (saxa)
• Yakut: Саха (сирэ) (Saqa (sire))

Anagrams

• Khasa, hakas, kasha, shaka