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Sakha¹

  • /ˈsɑːkə/
  • /səˈxɑː/

Where it comes from

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

noun

  1. plural, plural only A person of Sakha ethnicity.

    Similar: Yakut

  2. plural, plural only A formerly seminomadic Siberian people.
  3. plural, plural only A North Siberian Turkic language.

Sakha²

  • /ˈsɑːkə/
  • /səˈxɑː/

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  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).

    Similar: Yakutia

Translations

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noun ethnic group

中文薩哈 /萨哈 Sàhā
हिन्दीसाख़ा sāxā
Italianosacha, yakuto
Русскийякут jakut

name region

EspañolSajá
한국어사하 Saha
日本語サハ Saha
中文薩哈 /萨哈 Sàhā
हिन्दीसाख़ा sāxā
DeutschSacha
РусскийСаха́ Saxá, Якутия Jakutija
العربيةسَاخَا sāḵā

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"Sakha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sakha. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Sakha. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sakha

Chicago

"Sakha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sakha.

BibTeX
@misc{sakha_2026,
  title = {Sakha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sakha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}