Khakas

K5H4A1K5A1S1

noun

A Turkic-speaking people in South Central Siberia, who lives along the upper reach of the Yenisei River north of the Sayan Mountains.

OriginRussian хака́с →
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Meanings

nounKhakas pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA Turkic-speaking people in South Central Siberia, who lives along the upper reach of the Yenisei River north of the Sayan Mountains.
adjectiveKhakas (comparative more Khakas, superlative most Khakas)

comparative more Khakas · superlative most Khakas

  1. Relating to the Khakas people or their language.
proper noun
  1. A Yenisei Turkic language spoken by the Khakas people.

Origin

  1. Russianхака́с“a Khakas”
  2. EnglishKhakas

Borrowed from Russian хака́с (xakás, “a Khakas”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 哈卡斯人, 哈卡斯語 /哈卡斯语
  • 哈卡斯人 (Hākǎsī rén)people
  • 哈卡斯語 /哈卡斯语 (Hākǎsī yǔ)language
Czech Chakasové, chakaština
  • Chakasovépeople
  • chakaštinalanguage
Estonian hakassi keel
  • hakassi keellanguage
Finnish hakassi
  • hakassilanguage
Hungarian hakasz, hakasz
  • hakaszpeople
  • hakaszlanguage
Japanese ハカス人, ハカス語
  • ハカス人 (hakasu-jin)people
  • ハカス語 (hakasu-go)language
Polish Chakas, Chakaska
  • Chakaspeople
  • Chakaskapeople
Russian хака́сы, хака́сский
  • хака́сы (xakásy)people
  • хака́сский (xakásskij)language
Turkish Hakaslar, Hakasça
  • Hakaslarpeople
  • Hakasçalanguage
Cite this entry
APA

Khakas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khakas

MLA

“Khakas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khakas. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Khakas,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khakas.

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