Sakai
noun
a member of a tribal people of Malaya.
Sakai
1 American
[sah-kahy]
/ ˈsɑ kaɪ /
noun
Sakais,
plural
Sakai
plural
Sakai
2
American
[sah-kahy]
/ ˈsɑˈkaɪ /
noun
sakai
1
British
/ ˈsakaɪ /
noun
-
a Malaysian aborigine
-
a wild or uncouth person
Sakai
2
British
/ sɑːˈkaɪ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sakai
from Malay
Example Sentences
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Production of batteries and solar panels will take place at SoftBank’s factory in Sakai City, Osaka.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Another debutant, Japan's Motomu Sakai, looked to have stolen the show earlier in the afternoon session as he beat Thibault Tricole of France in straight sets.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
Saturday’s nighttime anti-submarine warfare training involved only the Japanese navy, navy chief of staff Ryo Sakai said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2024
Fred Segal and grantlove have a pop-up on Sunset Boulevard stocked with a cozy wintry assortment, including a new hoodie collaboration with A-Morir, throw blankets by Faribault Mill and candles by Amber Sakai.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
Mrs. Sakai didn’t allow Jenna to use any screens after 8 p.m.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
“His last name stood out, because there aren’t any other Sakais here,” Ms. Guerrero said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
This version of their immigration would account for the Sakais not having the least idea of the sea which they never mention, not even in their legends or superstitions.
From My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) by Sanpietro, I. Stone
To the Sakais the solution is easy enough.
From My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) by Sanpietro, I. Stone
Woman, who has been compared to nearly every sort of animal that flies, creeps, swims or runs by poets and others of chivalrous sentiments, amongst the Sakais is simply a woman.
From My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) by Sanpietro, I. Stone
The Sakais were awed and dismayed by the thunder and lightning of my gun.
From My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) by Sanpietro, I. Stone
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