Standard Lemma guide

Hakka

adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Canada, US: /ˈhɑkə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: haka

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the Hakka (Kejia, 客家 (Kèjiā)), an ethnic group of the Han Chinese.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A Chinese language mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of mainland China (Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Guangxi), Taiwan, Hong Kong, and by the Chinese minorities in Southeast Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person of Hakka descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a dialect of Chinese spoken in southeastern China by the Hakka

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Hakka dialect

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Chinese

5

noun

Meaning 5

a member of a people of southeastern China (especially Hong Kong, Canton, and Taiwan) who migrated from the north in the 12th century

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Chinese

History

Etymology

From Hakka 客家 (Hak-kâ).

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: စက (ca.ka.) — of the Hakka people
  • Chinese Cantonese: 客家 (haak3 gaa1) — of the Hakka people
  • Hakka Chinese: 客家 (Hak-kâ) — of the Hakka people
  • Chinese: 客 (kheh) — of the Hakka people
  • Chinese: 客家 (zh-min-nan) — of the Hakka people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 客家 (Kèjiā) — of the Hakka people
  • Japanese: ハッカ — of the Hakka people
  • Japanese: 客家 — of the Hakka people
  • Khmer: ខិក (khək) — of the Hakka people
  • Korean: 하카 (haka) — of the Hakka people
  • Portuguese: hakka — of the Hakka people
  • Russian: ха́кка (xákka) — of the Hakka people
  • Thai: ฮากกา (hâakgaa) — of the Hakka people
  • Vietnamese: Khách Gia — of the Hakka people
  • Vietnamese: Hẹ — of the Hakka people
  • Zhuang: Maxgai — of the Hakka people
  • Burmese: စကစကား (ca.ka.ca.ka:) — Hakka (Kejia) language
  • Chinese Cantonese: 客家話 /客家话 — Hakka (Kejia) language
  • Hakka Chinese: 客家話 /客家话 (Hak-kâ-fa) — Hakka (Kejia) language
  • Hakka Chinese: 客話 /客话 (Hak-fa) — Hakka (Kejia) language
  • Chinese: 客話 /客话 (zh-min-nan) — Hakka (Kejia) language
  • Chinese: 客家語 /客家语 (Kheh-ka-gí, Kheh-ka-gú) — Hakka (Kejia) language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 客家話 /客家话 (kèjiāhuà) — Hakka (Kejia) language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 客家語 /客家语 (kèjiāyǔ) — Hakka (Kejia) language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 客語 /客语 (kèyǔ) — Hakka (Kejia) language
  • French: hakka — Hakka (Kejia) language
  • Irish: Haicéis — Hakka (Kejia) language
  • Japanese: 客家語 (Hakka-go) — Hakka (Kejia) language
  • Korean: 하카어 (Haka'eo) — Hakka (Kejia) language
  • Malay: bahasa Hakka — Hakka (Kejia) language
  • Marathi: हाक्का (hākkā) — Hakka (Kejia) language
  • Russian: ха́кка (xákka) — Hakka (Kejia) language
  • Russian: кэцзяхуа́ (kɛczjaxuá) — Hakka (Kejia) language
  • Russian: кэцзя́ (kɛczjá) — Hakka (Kejia) language
  • Swedish: hakka — Hakka (Kejia) language
  • Vietnamese: tiếng Khách Gia — Hakka (Kejia) language
  • Zhuang: vah Maxgai — Hakka (Kejia) language
  • Burmese: စကလူမျိုး (ca.ka.lu-myui:) — a member of an ethnic group
  • Chinese Cantonese: 客家人 (haak3 gaa1 jan4) — a member of an ethnic group
  • Hakka Chinese: 客人 (Hak-ngìn) — a member of an ethnic group
  • Hakka Chinese: 客家人 (Hak-kâ-ngìn) — a member of an ethnic group
  • Chinese: 客人 (zh-min-nan) — a member of an ethnic group
  • Chinese: 客人仔 (Kheh-lâng-á) — a member of an ethnic group
  • Chinese: 客家人 (Kheh-ka-lâng) — a member of an ethnic group
  • Chinese Mandarin: 客家人 (kèjiārén) — a member of an ethnic group
  • Kavalan: paRin — a member of an ethnic group
  • Portuguese: hakka — a member of an ethnic group
  • Russian: ха́кка (xákka) — a member of an ethnic group
  • Vietnamese: người Khách Gia — a member of an ethnic group
  • Zhuang: vunz Maxgai — a member of an ethnic group
Real reading context

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