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
- 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
Synonyms
- jakun
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
- friend
Japanese
Romanization
sakai
- Rōmaji transcription of さかい
Lithuanian
Verb
sakai
- second-person singular present of sakyti
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.