Sakha

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/ˈsɑːkə//səˈxɑː/

noun

A person of Sakha ethnicity.

Similar
YakutYakutia
OriginRussian саха́ ← Yakut саха ← Proto-Turkic *yaka →
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Meanings

Sakha1

nounSakha pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA person of Sakha ethnicity.

    Synonyms: Yakut

  2. pluralplural onlyA formerly seminomadic Siberian people.
  3. pluralplural onlyA North Siberian Turkic language.

Sakha2

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).

    Synonyms: Yakutia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person of Sakha ethnicity.

Similar
Yakut

proper nounA republic and federal subject of Russia; in full, Sakha Republic. Official name: Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

Similar
Yakutia
Also see
yakutyakutia

Origin

Sakha · noun

  1. Proto-Turkic*yaka“edge; collar”
  2. Yakutсаха
  3. Russianсаха́
  4. EnglishSakha

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

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Sakha · proper noun

  1. Proto-Turkic*jaka“edge; collar”
  2. YakutСаха
  3. RussianСаха́
  4. EnglishSakha

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

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Translations

Arabic سَاخَا
  • سَاخَا (sāḵā)region
Catalan sakhà, iacut
  • sakhàethnic group
  • iacutethnic group
  • Sakhàregion
Chinese Mandarin 薩哈 /萨哈, 薩哈 /萨哈
  • 薩哈 /萨哈 (Sàhā)ethnic group
  • 薩哈 /萨哈 (Sàhā)region
Finnish Saha
  • Saharegion
German Sacha
  • Sacharegion
Hindi साख़ा, साख़ा
  • साख़ा (sāxā)ethnic group
  • साख़ा (sāxā)region
Italian sacha, yakuto
  • sachaethnic group
  • yakutoethnic group
Japanese サハ
  • サハ (Saha)region
Korean 사하
  • 사하 (Saha)region
Polish Sacha
  • Sacharegion
Russian якут, Саха́
  • якут (jakut)ethnic group
  • Саха́ (Saxá)region
  • Якутия (Jakutija)region
Spanish Sajá
  • Sajáregion
Thai ซาคา
  • ซาคา (saa-kaa)region
Turkish Yakut, Saha
  • Yakutethnic group
  • Sahaethnic group

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

shakakashaAkashKhasaaksha
Cite this entry
APA

Sakha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sakha

MLA

“Sakha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sakha. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sakha,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sakha.

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