orankay
English
Etymology
From Malay orang kaya.
Noun
orankay (plural orankays)
- (obsolete) In the Malay Archipelago, a person of distinction, a chief or noble.
Alternative forms
- orancaya
References
- Henry Yule; A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903), “orankay”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].