哈喇

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Chinese

Etymology 1

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(哈喇)
alternative forms 哈拉
哈辣
哈啦
𦤬𦤧
餀辣𮩜辣
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Borrowed from Manchu ᡥᠠᡵ (har, having a pungent odour; malodorous).

Pronunciation


Adjective

哈喇

  1. (colloquial, of foods containing fat or oil) rancid; putrid; malodorous
  2. (colloquial, of an idea, figurative) useless
Synonyms
  • (Cantonese) (jik1)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(哈喇)
alternative forms 阿剌
哈剌
哈蘭哈兰

Borrowed from Mongolian ᠠᠯᠠᠬᠤ (alaqu, to kill).

Pronunciation


Verb

哈喇

  1. (in early vernacular novels, colloquial, now obsolete) to kill; to put to death; to slaughter

Etymology 3

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(哈喇)

Unknown; compare Russian каламя́нка (kalamjánka, durable linen fabric), English calamanco (glossy woollen cloth).

Pronunciation


Noun

哈喇

  1. (dated) Short for 哈喇呢 (“a kind of top-quality woollen goods produced in Russia”).

Etymology 4

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(哈喇)

Pronunciation


Noun

哈喇

  1. (obsolete) Alternative name for (, “Wa people; Kala people”).

Etymology 5

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(哈喇)
alternative forms 喀喇
哈剌

From a Mongolic language; compare Mongolian ᠬᠠᠷ᠎ᠠ (qar-a, black).

Pronunciation


Noun

哈喇

  1. (only in compounds) black
Derived terms

Etymology 6

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(哈喇)
alternative forms 哈拉

Pronunciation


Noun

哈喇

  1. (colloquial) Short for 哈喇子 (hālázi, “dribble; drool”).