Dyak

[ dahy-ak ]

/ ˈdaɪ æk /

Dayak.

Example sentences from the Web for dyak

After a walk of another hour they reached the Dyak house, and the whole population of the place followed them to the shore.

Four Young Explorers |Oliver Optic
During the scene between the Golova and the Dyak there was some laughter, but no applause.

The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |Modeste Tchaikovsky
Not even a Dyak or Sulu could have squeezed his way in or out by it, and there was nothing for it but to retrace our steps.

The Last Voyage |Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
This morning, much to my relief, our fleet returned, after an encounter with thirteen Dyak boats.

The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido |Henry Keppel

Within the cave we found a few remnants of human bones; probably some poor Dyak who had crawled there to die.

The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido |Henry Keppel

Dyak

/ (ˈdaɪæk) /

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

from Malay Dayak upcountry, from darat land