"sakai" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sakais [plural]
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". Etymology templates: {{der|en|ms|sakai}} Malay sakai, {{der|en|sea|-}} Semai, {{cog|th|ซาไก|t=saagai}} Thai ซาไก (“saagai”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sakai (plural sakais)
  1. (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) an Orang Asli person. Tags: ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-sakai-en-noun-SXPjhn0E Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 22 23 0 12 14 21 4 2 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 27 0 10 12 26 5 1 0 0
  2. (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) an uncultured person; a fool. Tags: ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-sakai-en-noun-qnKhh7zl Categories (other): English ethnic slurs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jakun

Inflected forms

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