dayak

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a member of any of numerous Indigenous peoples of Borneo collectively known as the Dayak

   A Dayak artisan demonstrated a weaving tradition specific to her community.

2. 2
   adj

   relating to the Dayak peoples, their communities, or their diverse cultures and languages

   The exhibition was organized with Dayak cultural representatives from several regions of Borneo.

Borrowed from Malay and Indonesian Dayak, a collective name for numerous Indigenous peoples of Borneo rather than one uniform ethnic group. Dyak is an older English spelling.

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