Dayak

[ dahy-ak, -uhk ]

noun

, plural Day·aks, (especially collectively) Day·ak.

1. a member of any of several Indigenous, Austronesian-speaking tribal peoples of Sarawak and Indonesian Borneo.

Dayak

/ ˈdaɪæk /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Dyak

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dayak¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Here also was a fort with its cannon, with a Dayak or Malay sergeant and a dozen men in charge.

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A Dayak goes on the war-path more for the sake of the heads he may get, than for the honour and glory of the fighting.

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Generally, though, there is precious little fighting, as the Dayak attacks only when his victims are unprepared.

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I took with me my two servants, Dubi, a civilized Dayak, and my Chinese cook.

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As is well known, the Dayak women all wear rings of brass around their waists.

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