saki

saki (countable and uncountable, plural sakis)

1. Alternative spelling of sake (rice wine)
   • 2000, Arthur Nersesian, Dogrun

     We went into the Sushi Garage, a former plumbing supply warehouse, and ordered some sushi rolls and saki.

Compare French saki and Portuguese saki, probably from the native name.

saki (plural sakis)

1. Any of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia. with large ears and a long hairy tail that is not prehensile.

• bearded saki (Chiropotes)

• AKIs, KIAS, KIAs, aiks, sika

• Hyphenation: sa‧ki

saki

1. (card games) a three of a kind

From French saki.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑki/, [ˈs̠ɑki]
• Rhymes: -ɑki
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧ki

saki

1. saki (monkey)

saki m (plural sakis)

1. saki (monkey)

• “saki”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

saki

1. plural of sako

From Malay saki, from Classical Malay saki.

• From Arabic سَاقِي‎ (sāqī), سَاقٍ‎ (sāqin, “cupbearer”), from the active participle of سَقَى‎ (saqā, “to water”), from the root س ق ي‎ (s-q-y).
• From Sanskrit सखि (sakhi, “friend, assistant, brother-in-law”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sákʰā, from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷH- (“friend, companion”), from *sekʷ- (“follow”). Doublet of saka.

• IPA^(key): [ˈsaki]
• Hyphenation: sa‧ki

saki (plural saki-saki, first-person possessive sakiku, second-person possessive sakimu, third-person possessive sakinya)

1. (obsolete) friend

   Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, kanti, karib, kawan, kenalan, kolega, kontak, mitra, perepat, rafik, rekan, sahabat, sejawat, sekutu, sobat, sohib, teman, tolan

• IPA^(key): [ˈsaki]
• Hyphenation: sa‧ki

saki (plural saki-saki, first-person possessive sakiku, second-person possessive sakimu, third-person possessive sakinya)

1. (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of sake.

• “saki” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

saki

1. Rōmaji transcription of さき

saki

1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of sacīt
2. 2nd person singular imperative form of sacīt

saki

1. Rōmaji transcription of さき

• IPA^(key): [ˈsa.ki]

saki

1. (stative) to be good-tasting, tasty, delicious
2. (stative) to be fragrant

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Borrowed from Japanese 酒(さけ) (sake, “alcoholic beverages”).

saki

1. alcoholic beverages in general