Dyak

Dyak

Dyak may refer to one of the following.

  • Dayak people, also called "Dyak", a native tribe of Borneo
  • Dyak (clerk) a historical position of head of office in Russia

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  • Dyak — [dī′ak΄] n. [Malay dayak, savage] 1. a member of any of a number of aboriginal peoples living in the interior of Borneo 2. the Austronesian language of these peoples …   English World dictionary

  • Dyak — Dyaks Dy aks, n. pl.; sing. {Dyak}. (Ethnol.) The aboriginal and most numerous inhabitants of Borneo. They are partially civilized, but retain many barbarous practices. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dyak — Junge Dayak, 1920. Dayak, alternativ auch Dajak oder Dyak geschrieben, ist ein Sammelbegriff und bezeichnet die indigene Bevölkerung der südostasiatischen Insel Borneo. Zu den Dayak werden mehrere hundert Volksgruppen und stämme gezählt, die sich …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Dyak (clerk) — Dyak (Russian: дьяк, IPA: [ˈdʲjak]) is a historical Russian bureaucratic occupation whose meaning varied over time and approximately corresponded to the notions of chief clerk or chief of office department . A dyak was a title of the chief… …   Wikipedia

  • Dyak leaf-nosed bat — Dyako balnanosis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Hipposideros dyacorum angl. Dyak leaf nosed bat ryšiai: platesnis terminas – balnanosiai …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Dyak — variant of Dayak …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Dyak — /duy ak/, n. Dayak. * * * …   Universalium

  • Dyak — n. native person of Borneo (island in the Malay Archipelago); language of the Dayak people …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Dyak — [ dʌɪak] noun & adjective variant spelling of Dayak …   English new terms dictionary

  • Dyak — Dy•ak [[t]ˈdaɪ æk[/t]] n. peo Dayak …   From formal English to slang

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