name
Makhá
mah-KHAH
/mɑːˈxɑː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
makhá
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Lakota (Sioux)
- Meaning
- Earth, soil; the sacred earth; Lakota cosmology holds Makhá (Earth) as a living being
- Gender
- female
- Also spelled
- Makha, Maka
Pronunciation tips
'Ma' is 'mah'. 'Khá' has a back-of-throat 'kh' sound — like Scottish 'loch' — followed by a long 'ah'.
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