saki

See also: Appendix:Variations of "saki"

English

Etymology 1

Noun

saki (countable and uncountable, plural sakis)

1. Alternative spelling of saké (“rice wine”).
   • 2000, Arthur Nersesian, Dogrun:

     We went into the Sushi Garage, a former plumbing supply warehouse, and ordered some sushi rolls and saki.

Etymology 2

Compare French saki and Portuguese saki, ultimately probably from a Tupian name sagui, compare sagoin.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsæki/, /ˈsɑki/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

White-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia)

saki (plural sakis)

1. Any of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia with large ears and a long hairy tail that is not prehensile.

Derived terms

• bearded saki
  • black bearded saki
  • Uta Hick's bearded saki
• burnished saki
• Geoffroy's monk saki
• hairy saki
• Miller's saki
• monk saki
• Napo saki

Translations

monkey

• Catalan: saqui m
• Czech: chvostan m
• Finnish: saki (fi)
• Polish: saki (pl) f

Anagrams

• AKIs, KIAS, KIAs, aiks, sika

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧ki

Noun

saki

1. (card games) a three of a kind

Finnish

Etymology

From French saki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑki/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝k̟i]
• Rhymes: -ɑki
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧ki
• Hyphenation^(key): sa‧ki

Noun

saki

1. saki (monkey)

Declension

Inflection of saki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		saki	sakit
genitive		sakin	sakien
partitive		sakia	sakeja
illative		sakiin	sakeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		saki	sakit
accusative	nom.	saki	sakit
	gen.	sakin
genitive		sakin	sakien
partitive		sakia	sakeja
inessive		sakissa	sakeissa
elative		sakista	sakeista
illative		sakiin	sakeihin
adessive		sakilla	sakeilla
ablative		sakilta	sakeilta
allative		sakille	sakeille
essive		sakina	sakeina
translative		sakiksi	sakeiksi
abessive		sakitta	sakeitta
instructive		—	sakein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of saki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sakini sakini accusative nom. sakini sakini gen. sakini genitive sakini sakieni partitive sakiani sakejani inessive sakissani sakeissani elative sakistani sakeistani illative sakiini sakeihini adessive sakillani sakeillani ablative sakiltani sakeiltani allative sakilleni sakeilleni essive sakinani sakeinani translative sakikseni sakeikseni abessive sakittani sakeittani instructive — — comitative — sakeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sakisi sakisi accusative nom. sakisi sakisi gen. sakisi genitive sakisi sakiesi partitive sakiasi sakejasi inessive sakissasi sakeissasi elative sakistasi sakeistasi illative sakiisi sakeihisi adessive sakillasi sakeillasi ablative sakiltasi sakeiltasi allative sakillesi sakeillesi essive sakinasi sakeinasi translative sakiksesi sakeiksesi abessive sakittasi sakeittasi instructive — — comitative — sakeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sakimme sakimme accusative nom. sakimme sakimme gen. sakimme genitive sakimme sakiemme partitive sakiamme sakejamme inessive sakissamme sakeissamme elative sakistamme sakeistamme illative sakiimme sakeihimme adessive sakillamme sakeillamme ablative sakiltamme sakeiltamme allative sakillemme sakeillemme essive sakinamme sakeinamme translative sakiksemme sakeiksemme abessive sakittamme sakeittamme instructive — — comitative — sakeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sakinne sakinne accusative nom. sakinne sakinne gen. sakinne genitive sakinne sakienne partitive sakianne sakejanne inessive sakissanne sakeissanne elative sakistanne sakeistanne illative sakiinne sakeihinne adessive sakillanne sakeillanne ablative sakiltanne sakeiltanne allative sakillenne sakeillenne essive sakinanne sakeinanne translative sakiksenne sakeiksenne abessive sakittanne sakeittanne instructive — — comitative — sakeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sakinsa sakinsa accusative nom. sakinsa sakinsa gen. sakinsa genitive sakinsa sakiensa partitive sakiaan sakiansa sakejaan sakejansa inessive sakissaan sakissansa sakeissaan sakeissansa elative sakistaan sakistansa sakeistaan sakeistansa illative sakiinsa sakeihinsa adessive sakillaan sakillansa sakeillaan sakeillansa ablative sakiltaan sakiltansa sakeiltaan sakeiltansa allative sakilleen sakillensa sakeilleen sakeillensa essive sakinaan sakinansa sakeinaan sakeinansa translative sakikseen sakiksensa sakeikseen sakeiksensa abessive sakittaan sakittansa sakeittaan sakeittansa instructive — — comitative — sakeineen sakeinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• boliviansaki
• munkkisaki
• mustapartasaki
• mustaselkäsaki
• partasaki
• perunsaki
• valkonenäsaki
• valkopääsaki

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

saki m (plural sakis)

1. saki (monkey)

Further reading

• “saki”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Ido

Noun

saki

1. plural of sako

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsaki/ [ˈsa.ki]
• Rhymes: -aki
• Syllabification: sa‧ki

Etymology 1

From Malay saki, from Classical Malay saki.

• From Arabic سَاقِي (sāqī, “cupbearer”).
• From Sanskrit सखि (sakhi, “friend, assistant, brother-in-law”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sákʰā, from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷH- (“friend, companion”), from *sekʷ- (“follow”). Doublet of saka.

Noun

saki (plural saki-saki)

1. (obsolete) synonym of teman (“friend”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese [Term?], from Old Javanese sakhā (“friend”), from Sanskrit सखि (sakhi, “friend, assistant, brother-in-law”)

Noun

saki (plural saki-saki)

1. maid

Etymology 3

Noun

saki (plural saki-saki)

1. alternative spelling of sake

Further reading

• “saki”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Japanese

Romanization

saki

1. Rōmaji transcription of さき

Kongo

Etymology

Borrowed from French sac.

Noun

saki

1. sack

Latvian

Verb

saki

1. inflection of sacīt:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Kongo saki.

Noun

saki

1. sack

North Moluccan Malay

Alternative forms

• sake

Etymology

From Malay sakit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ki/
• Rhymes: -aki
• Hyphenation: sa‧ki

Verb

saki

1. to pain

Adjective

saki

1. ill, sick
2. painful

Noun

saki

1. pain

Related terms

• panyake (“disease”)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaki/ [ˈsa.ki]
• Rhymes: -aki
• Syllabification: sa‧ki

Noun

saki m (plural sakis)

1. alternative form of sake (“saké”)

Further reading

• Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “saki”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsa.ki]

Verb

saki

1. (stative) to be good-tasting, tasty, delicious
2. (stative) to be fragrant

Conjugation

Conjugation of saki

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tosaki	fosaki	misaki
2nd person		nosaki	nisaki
3rd person	masculine	osaki	isaki yosaki (archaic)
	feminine	mosaki
	neuter	isaki

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Yami

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 酒(さけ) (sake, “alcoholic beverages”).

Noun

saki

1. alcoholic beverages in general