Etymology

Hak

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Khmer ហាក់ ← Bengali হক
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  1. Bengali · borrowed fromহক
  2. Khmer · borrowed fromហាក់
  3. English todayHak

* 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.

Words from the same roots

Bengaliহক all →

Hoque

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