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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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
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
In fact, even at the present time, there are many popular songs amongst the Malays in which the Kurumbus and Sakais are mixed up together.
From My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) by I. Stone Sanpietro
Armed with a first class Martini I took my place there with two or three Sakais.
From My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) by I. Stone Sanpietro
I often accompanied the Sakais in their visits into the thick of the forest where they were in the habit of going in search of poisons, and sometimes I would even go by myself.
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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