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
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Both Sakai and Tsugawa highlight the punch of wasabi and the salty complexity of soy sauce as complements to Wagyu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Littler faces Wales' Gerwyn Price, who saw off Motomu Sakai 6-3, in the last eight.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
Harrysson booked his place in the last 32 with a comfortable 3-0 victory over fellow tournament debutant Motomu Sakai.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025
“We are hoping that the rock analysis will lead us to the origin of the moon,” Sakai said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 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
I even assured my five companions that when we reached the Sakais there would be no more difficulties, and so urged them on the faster.
From My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) by I. Stone Sanpietro
After this rapid glance into the past it is not difficult to understand with what inquietude and uneasiness the Sakais saw their little settlement invaded by those they feared.
From My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) by I. Stone Sanpietro
It is very fond of the tender shoots of sweet potatoes and for this will often visit the crops cultivated by the Sakais who, for fear of this dreaded enemy, do not plant very much.
From My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) by I. Stone Sanpietro
I made up my mind to go to the bottom of the affair if only to discover why the Sakais, by nature so far removed from falsehood, had denied the truth.
From My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) by I. Stone Sanpietro
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