Hak
English
Etymology
- As a Dutch surname, variant of Haack.
- As a Czech surname Hák, from the noun hák (“hook”).
- As a Cambodian surname, from Khmer ហាក់ (hak), itself of Chinese origin and from 和 (“peace”), compare He.
- As an Islamic name mainly in India, borrowed from Bengali হক (hok). Compare Haq.
- Also as a Chinese surname, from 郝 (hǎo), see Hao.
Proper noun
Hak (plural Haks)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hak is the 37735th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 589 individuals. Hak is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (70.97%) and White (23.94%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hak”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 115.
Plautdietsch
Noun
Hak f (plural Haken)
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حق (hak, “right, reason, truth, god”), Arabic حَقّ (ḥaqq, “truth”), one of the names of Allah.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhak/
Proper noun
Hak
Derived terms
- Cenabıhak
- Hak Çalap
- Hak dini
- Hak getire
- Hakk'a ermek
- Hakk'ın rahmetine kavuşmak
- ya Hak
Further reading
- “Hak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “Hak”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “Hak”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1793