Sakai
noun
a member of a tribal people of Malaya.
Sakais
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pluralof Sakai.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“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 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
We stopped, and the Sakais quickly built up the huts, lighted the fires and afterwards ate some rice with us.
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
