Sakai

¹

[ sah-kahy ]

noun

, plural Sa·kais, (especially collectively) Sa·kai.

1. a member of a tribal people of Malaya.

Sakai

²

[ sah-kahy ]

noun

1. a seaport on S Honshu, in S Japan, near Osaka.

sakai

¹

/ ˈsakaɪ /

noun

1. a Malaysian aborigine
2. a wild or uncouth person

Sakai

²

/ sɑːˈkaɪ /

noun

1. a port in S Japan, on S Honshu on Osaka Bay: an industrial satellite of Osaka. Pop: 787 833 (2002 est)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sakai¹

from Malay

Example Sentences

I cannot describe in any way the flavour of this fruit which the real Sakai calls sumpà.

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No animal, except pachyderms, can challenge with impunity the Sakai's arrow.

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One day I asked a Sakai if he thought it possible to kill a man with legop.

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We had to wait a couple of days at Sakai; and I had some more swimming.

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Generally speaking, the Malays are very different from the Sakai.

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