sakai
Meaning
Noun
- an Orang Asli person.
- an uncultured person; a fool.
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Origin
- From Malay sakai, Semai mensakai ("work together"), which refers to the indigenous Senoi people of Malaysia and other Orang Asli tribes. In Thailand, the word Thai ซาไก, used for the indigenous Maniq people, means "barbarous" or "a slave".
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