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Dy⋅ak

[dahy-ak]
–noun
Dayak.

Day⋅ak

[dahy-ak, -uhk]
–noun, plural -aks, (especially collectively) -ak.
a member of any of several indigenous, Austronesian-speaking tribal peoples of Sarawak and Indonesian Borneo.
Also, Dyak.


Origin:
1830–40
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Day·ak   (dā'āk')   
n.   pl. Dayak or Day·aks also Dyak or Dy·aks
  1. A member of any of various Indonesian peoples inhabiting Borneo.

  2. The language of the Dayak.


[Dayak Daya, Dayaq, upcountry (sense uncertain), Dayak.]
Dy·ak   (dī'āk')   
n.  Variant of Dayak.
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