哈喇

Chinese

Etymology 1

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(哈喇)		 哈 喇
alt. forms 哈拉
哈辣
哈啦
𦤬𦤧
餀辣

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, figuratively) useless
Derived terms
  • 哈喇味

Etymology 2

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(哈喇)		 哈 喇
alt. 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 someone to death; to slaughter

Etymology 3

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(哈喇)		 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)		 哈 喇

Pronunciation

Noun

哈喇

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

Etymology 5

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(哈喇)		 哈 喇
alt. 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
  • 哈喇契丹

Etymology 6

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(哈喇)		 哈 喇
alt. forms 哈拉

Pronunciation

Noun

哈喇

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