Sakai
noun
a member of a tribal people of Malaya.
Sakai
1 American
[sah-kahy]
/ ˈsɑ kaɪ /
noun
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Sakais,
plural
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Sakai
plural
Sakai
2
American
[sah-kahy]
/ ˈsɑˈkaɪ /
noun
sakai
1
British
/ ˈsakaɪ /
noun
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a Malaysian aborigine
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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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“Grading is defined by looks,” Sakai, the importer, said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Sakai gained the support of the Alexandra Palace crowd with a long, exuberant walk-on and was a showman who played up to the fans throughout his match.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
Sakai said Saturday’s crash could have been prevented if all safety measures had been adequately followed.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2024
Dr. Sakai said he had “mixed feelings” about the orientation that the spacecraft ended up in.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
Making the bed was not important to Mrs. Sakai.
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
Love among the Sakais never becomes a passion or a delirium.
From My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) by I. Stone Sanpietro
The use of this capsicum, and the continual chewing of tobacco, and betel has ruined the palate of the Sakais, and left them with little power of relishing.
From My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) by I. Stone Sanpietro
To the Sakais the solution is easy enough.
From My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) by I. Stone Sanpietro
There is a large gathering of Sakais from every part, because joys and pains, plenty and famine are equally and fraternally shared by them.
From My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) by I. Stone Sanpietro
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