sakai
English
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), 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.
Synonyms
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”).
Lithuanian
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
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- (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) an Orang Asli person.
- (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) an unsophisticated person.
- (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) a subordinate.