"Dayak" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Dayaks [plural], Dayak [plural], Dyak [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} Dayak (plural Dayaks or Dayak)
  1. Term referring to the indigenous ethnic groups of Borneo. Derived forms: Dayak land
    Sense id: en-Dayak-en-noun-na2wRnSJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Indonesian]

IPA: /ˈdajak/ [Standard-Indonesian], [ˈda.jak̚] [Standard-Indonesian]
Rhymes: -ajak Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|id|ms|Dayak}} Malay Dayak, {{der|id|nl|Dayak}} Dutch Dayak, {{der|id|poz-pro|*daya}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daya Head templates: {{head|id|noun}} Dayak
  1. Dayak
    Sense id: en-Dayak-id-noun-gjgv7Wgx Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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