sakai
English
Etymology
From Malay sakai, Semai mensakai ("work together"), which refers to the indigenous Senoi people of Malaysia and other Orang Asli tribes. In Thailand, the word Thai ซาไก (“saagai”), used for the indigenous Maniq people, means "barbarous" or "a slave".
Noun
sakai (plural sakais)
- (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) an Orang Asli person.
- (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) an uncultured person; a fool.
- 2021, Rojak Daily[1]
- The word "sakai" is defined as "orang yang di bawah perintah, orang bawahan yang boleh disuruh-suruh", which translates to "a person that is ruled or a subordinate who can be commanded".
- 2021, Rojak Daily[1]
Synonyms
Central Melanau
Etymology
From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakay (“stranger; visitor, guest”). Compare Bintulu sakay (“with; friend, companion”), Cebuano sangkay (“buddy, pal”), Waray-Waray sangkay (“friend”).
Noun
sakai
Japanese
Romanization
sakai
Lithuanian
Verb
sakai
Malay
Etymology
From Semai mensakai ("work together"), East Austroasiatic. In Thailand, the word Thai ซาไก (“saagai”), used for the indigenous Maniq people, means "barbarous" or "a slave".
Noun
sakai (plural sakai-sakai, informal 1st possessive sakaiku, 2nd possessive sakaimu, 3rd possessive sakainya)
- (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) an Orang Asli person.
- (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) an unsophisticated person.
- (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) a subordinate.
- English terms derived from Malay
- Malay terms derived from Semai
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- Central Melanau terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Central Melanau terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Central Melanau lemmas
- Central Melanau nouns
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- Malay terms derived from Austroasiatic languages
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- Malay nouns
- Malay slang
- Malay offensive terms
- Malay ethnic slurs