indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Settlement
Usage English
Meaning & History
From Burmese ဟားခါး (Hahka) possibly derived from Shan ဟား (ha) meaning "requesting, begging" and ခါး (hka) meaning "bitterness, without sweetness", referring to the residents of the historical village who had to pay taxes to the village's original founders. This is the name of a city in Myanmar.