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Haka
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haka
Finnish
fi:+ (rakennusliike)
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From fi haka corral corral, enclosure, perhaps via place names, but also commonly found in surnames intentionally adopted in the Fennicization of surnames in the early 20th century.
Proper noun
fi Finnish
Declension
Ha k a
Statistics
dvv_20250813 287 2754 5
References
Etymology 2
Abbreviated from Helsingin Asuntokeskuskunta, a residential housing cooperative active in Helsinki in the 1930s, from which the construction firm developed.
Proper noun
A former (bankrupted in 1991) construction firm, largest in Finland in its time.
Declension
sg Hak a
Anagrams
fi aahk kaha
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From pdt haken -a to hack, to hoe agent nount suffix.
Noun
m Hakasch
pdt haken
hoer
Derived terms
pdt Holthaka Oshaka Steenhaka
pdt Agricultural occupations