Dyak

/ ˈdaɪæk /

noun

1. a member of a Malaysian people of the interior of Borneo: noted for their long houses

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dyak¹

from Malay Dayak upcountry, from darat land

Example Sentences

But remembrance and history are plaited together in complex and painful ways, with meaning to be derived even from harrowing past associations, said Sofia Dyak, a historian who sits on a national advisory board set up by the Ministry of Culture.

From Los Angeles Times

Some historians, like Dyak, would like to see more diversity in replacement names, rather than defaulting to honoring mainly men, particularly to those in the political world.

From Los Angeles Times

“More people over the last month have felt themselves to be intensely Ukrainian,” said Sofia Dyak, director of the Center for Urban History, an independent research institute in Lviv.

From Washington Post

Dyak said she hopes that the nation’s language politics do not become more toxic as a result of the war and that Russian speakers won’t be pressured, or threatened, to abandon their linguistic tradition.

From Washington Post

Ms. Dyak said its central location should prompt people to think about the multicultural history of the city, which for centuries was part of Poland and the Hapsburg Empire.

From Wall Street Journal