"Bajau" meaning in English

See Bajau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Indonesian Bajau bajau. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|bdl|bajau}} Learned borrowing from Indonesian Bajau bajau Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bajau
  1. (linguistic) The native language spoken by the Bajau people (the indigenous of Bajau island in Indonesia). Categories (topical): Ethnonyms, Languages
    Sense id: en-Bajau-en-name-bYRo3c1G Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 63 16 21 Disambiguation of Languages: 88 6 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 35 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 19 8 20 15 16 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 18 10 19 14 18 2 Topics: human-sciences, linguistic, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Badjao, Bajao [Philippines]

Noun

Forms: Bajaus [plural], Bajau [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Indonesian Bajau bajau. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|bdl|bajau}} Learned borrowing from Indonesian Bajau bajau Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Bajau}} Bajau (plural Bajaus or Bajau)
  1. (geography) An island in Indonesia (part of the Riau Islands) with the coordinate location 3°7'31.84"N, 106°18'38.30"E.
    Sense id: en-Bajau-en-noun-KJcZ3QWm Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 19 8 20 15 16 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 18 10 19 14 18 2 Topics: geography, natural-sciences
  2. (ethnology) The indigenous people native to Bajau island (part of modern-day Indonesia), these ethnic group nowadays predominantly inhabit the Bajau island and its adjacent regions in Indonesia and also expanded to the southern Philippines. Synonyms (member of people in Indonesia and southern Philippines): sea gypsy
    Sense id: en-Bajau-en-noun-DzPtBrbA Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 18 10 19 14 18 2 Topics: anthropology, ethnology, human-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'member of people in Indonesia and southern Philippines': 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Badjao, Bajao [Philippines]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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