- a variation of Dayak.
Dyak
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Dyak
from Malay Dayak upcountry, from darat land
Example Sentences
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"We need to get people to their pharmacies and hospitals: children and the elderly, everyone who has stayed here, everyone who still lives here," said municipal driver Maksym Dyak.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
Some historians, like Dyak, would like to see more diversity in replacement names, rather than defaulting to honoring mainly men, particularly to those in the political world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2022
Dyak said she hopes that the nation’s language politics do not become more toxic as a result of the war and that Russian speakers won’t be pressured, or threatened, to abandon their linguistic tradition.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2022
"Engineers have been stereotyped and our industry has played a part in this," says Brian Dyak, president of the Entertainment Industries Council.
From BusinessWeek ● Aug. 3, 2010
One of the Dyak tribes took part with Mr Brooke, two hundred of them, with their chiefs, placing themselves unreservedly at his disposal, whilst Macota was deserted by all but his immediate slaves.
From Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 by Various
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