Sakha

See also: Appendix:Variations of "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.
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  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Yakut terms
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Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Sakha

  1. A geographical region of North Asia which is inhabited dominantly by the Sakha people.
  2. A republic and federal subject of Russia; in full, Sakha Republic. Official name: Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
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