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单词 Dayak
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Definition of Dayak in English:

Dayak

(also Dyak)
nounPlural Dayaks ˈdʌɪakˈdīak
  • 1A member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting parts of Borneo, including the Iban (or Sea Dayak) of the north, the Land Dayak of the south-west, and the Punan.

    达雅克人

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He added that there are many other plants used by the Dayaks for traditional herbal medicines, but not all can be recognized by the botanists.
    • Its traditional market, extending toward the interior, and its unique scenery projected an image of a village typical of the Dayaks.
    • There were studies on the Dyaks, Ba'hais in Iran, and the Kurds.
    • Many sympathised with Dayaks as an indigenous people dispossessed of their forests by rapacious New Order development.
    • Revolts among Malays, Dayaks and Muslim migrants have got out of hand in West Kalimantan.
    • Fash said that it had all started with clashes in Karengpangi, Sampit, at which the Dayaks and the Madurese had serious misunderstandings in December.
    • Borneo has been rocked by ethnic tension between Dayaks and Madurese for many years.
    • In October 1943 the Chinese population, which numbered about 50,000, helped by the indigenous Dyaks, rebelled against the Japanese occupation troops.
    • The annual ritual cycle of the Dayak reflects the mythological sense of the progress of the universe from beginning to end.
    • He became intensely involved with the peoples he studied - the Hmong, the Dyaks and the Fijians.
    • The organisation, although big in the peninsula, wields little influence in Sarawak, a state with more than 30 indigenous tribes such as the Ibans, Dayaks, Penans and Melanaus.
    • A Madurese community leader told me how he had been asked by the local government to sign a peace declaration with the Dayaks.
    • Dulhadi said it was important to offer Dayak studies at colleges and universities in West Kalimantan because the province was home to such a large number of Dayaks.
    • Clashes between groups of non-Muslim, indigenous Dayaks and migrant Muslim Madurese first erupted Sunday at dawn.
    • The local Dyaks regarded him with awe as a demigod imbued with magical powers.
    • Clashes between Dayaks and the economically better-off Madurese have occurred for many years in Borneo.
    • Along its rivers, which drain into the South China Sea, lived a number of indigenous cultures, collectively known as Dyaks.
  • 2mass noun The group of Austronesian languages spoken by the Dayak.

    达雅克语

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I would love to speak in Dayak.
    • At first it was very difficult for him, especially understanding the Dayak language, but now he can speak Dayak fluently.
    • We don't speak Dayak, but we knew what to do though.
adjective ˈdʌɪakˈdīak
  • Relating to the Dayak or their languages.

    (与)达雅克人(有关)的;(与)达雅克语(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Upstream there was only the forest and a few small and very old Dayak villages.
    • In the following chapter Judith Mayer explores the social, economic and political effects of ecotourism upon a Dayak community in interior Borneo.
    • The State College for Islamic Studies in Pontianak began offering Dayak studies this September.
    • Central Kalimantan Deputy Governor Nashon Taway, accompanied by three leading Dayak figures, went to the site.
    • He persisted and worked with 62 children of Malay, Dayak, Chinese and Madurese origins who had experienced conflict in some way or another.
    • The displaced Dayak miners have since the 1990's attempted legal means to gain some redress for their lost livelihoods and lands, with zero result.
    • The Dyak shaman, who escorts the souls of the deceased to the other world, also takes the form of a bird.
    • Canadian / American writer Linda Spalding also appeared at the closing event, reading out part of one of her best works, Riska: Memories of a Dayak Girlhood.

Origin

Malay, literally 'up-country'.

Rhymes

kayak

Definition of Dayak in US English:

Dayak

(also Dyak)
nounˈdīak
  • 1A member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting parts of Borneo, including the Iban (or Sea Dayak) of the north, the Land Dayak of the southwest, and the Punan.

    达雅克人

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In October 1943 the Chinese population, which numbered about 50,000, helped by the indigenous Dyaks, rebelled against the Japanese occupation troops.
    • Dulhadi said it was important to offer Dayak studies at colleges and universities in West Kalimantan because the province was home to such a large number of Dayaks.
    • Many sympathised with Dayaks as an indigenous people dispossessed of their forests by rapacious New Order development.
    • Revolts among Malays, Dayaks and Muslim migrants have got out of hand in West Kalimantan.
    • Clashes between Dayaks and the economically better-off Madurese have occurred for many years in Borneo.
    • Along its rivers, which drain into the South China Sea, lived a number of indigenous cultures, collectively known as Dyaks.
    • The organisation, although big in the peninsula, wields little influence in Sarawak, a state with more than 30 indigenous tribes such as the Ibans, Dayaks, Penans and Melanaus.
    • Borneo has been rocked by ethnic tension between Dayaks and Madurese for many years.
    • A Madurese community leader told me how he had been asked by the local government to sign a peace declaration with the Dayaks.
    • He added that there are many other plants used by the Dayaks for traditional herbal medicines, but not all can be recognized by the botanists.
    • Clashes between groups of non-Muslim, indigenous Dayaks and migrant Muslim Madurese first erupted Sunday at dawn.
    • Its traditional market, extending toward the interior, and its unique scenery projected an image of a village typical of the Dayaks.
    • He became intensely involved with the peoples he studied - the Hmong, the Dyaks and the Fijians.
    • The annual ritual cycle of the Dayak reflects the mythological sense of the progress of the universe from beginning to end.
    • Fash said that it had all started with clashes in Karengpangi, Sampit, at which the Dayaks and the Madurese had serious misunderstandings in December.
    • The local Dyaks regarded him with awe as a demigod imbued with magical powers.
    • There were studies on the Dyaks, Ba'hais in Iran, and the Kurds.
  • 2The group of Austronesian languages spoken by the Dayak.

    达雅克语

    Example sentencesExamples
    • At first it was very difficult for him, especially understanding the Dayak language, but now he can speak Dayak fluently.
    • We don't speak Dayak, but we knew what to do though.
    • I would love to speak in Dayak.
adjectiveˈdīak
  • Relating to the Dayak or their languages.

    (与)达雅克人(有关)的;(与)达雅克语(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Canadian / American writer Linda Spalding also appeared at the closing event, reading out part of one of her best works, Riska: Memories of a Dayak Girlhood.
    • The displaced Dayak miners have since the 1990's attempted legal means to gain some redress for their lost livelihoods and lands, with zero result.
    • Upstream there was only the forest and a few small and very old Dayak villages.
    • In the following chapter Judith Mayer explores the social, economic and political effects of ecotourism upon a Dayak community in interior Borneo.
    • The Dyak shaman, who escorts the souls of the deceased to the other world, also takes the form of a bird.
    • He persisted and worked with 62 children of Malay, Dayak, Chinese and Madurese origins who had experienced conflict in some way or another.
    • Central Kalimantan Deputy Governor Nashon Taway, accompanied by three leading Dayak figures, went to the site.
    • The State College for Islamic Studies in Pontianak began offering Dayak studies this September.

Origin

Malay, literally ‘up-country’.

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