Dayak
See also: dayak
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]Dayak (plural Dayaks or Dayak)
- An indigenous native of Borneo.
Derived terms
[edit]Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay Dayak, from Dutch Dayak, coined by August Kaderland in 1895, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daya, likely used to refer peoples living in the interiors of Borneo.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈdajak/ [ˈda.jak̚]
- Rhymes: -ajak
- Syllabification: Da‧yak
Noun
[edit]Dayak
Further reading
[edit]- “Dayak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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