"Sirayan" meaning in All languages combined

See Sirayan on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: Siraya + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Siraya|an}} Siraya + -an Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Sirayan (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to the Siraya tribe, an indigenous people of Taiwan. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Sirayan-en-adj-IS~7ip~F

Noun [English]

Forms: Sirayans [plural]
Etymology: Siraya + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Siraya|an}} Siraya + -an Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Sirayan (countable and uncountable, plural Sirayans)
  1. (countable) A member of the Siraya tribe. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Sirayan-en-noun-2tDGvcdv
  2. (uncountable) The traditional language of the Sirayans. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Sirayan-en-noun-~N2iZ~qZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 13 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 16 18 66

Inflected forms

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