哈巴

Etymology 1
From + verbal suffix.

Alternatively, it may come from etymology 2, alluding to the way a Pekinese walks (ibid.).

Verb

 * 1)  to bend one's knees or feet outwards when walking; to walk with a limp with crooked legs

Etymology 2
From ; compare Modern Khalkha 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

This Mongolian word may be ultimately of onomatopoeic origin, cf. 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬, both meaning “many dogs mauling at each other”.

An article on the etymology of this term was written by in  in 2017, in which he also proposed a tentative relationship between 哈巴 and, the name of a village in  of Beijing.

Etymology 3
From.

Proper noun

 * , a mountain in Yunnan

Etymology 4
Ultimately from.

Proper noun

 * 1)  (pharaoh of Ancient Egypt)