sakau

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English

Etymology

From Pohnpeian sakau.

Noun

sakau (uncountable)

  1. Kava (in Micronesian contexts).
    • 2022 December 16, Amy Remeikis, “‘I went cross-eyed’: Australia’s former deputy PM taken to hospital after drinking entire bowl of kava”, in The Guardian‎:
      The Nationals MP suffered the consequences of drinking an entire shell of sakau – a traditional Micronesian kava with sedative qualities made from the root of the pepper plant – in one hit, thinking it was similar to South Pacific kava. […] While not alcoholic, sakau – like other kavas served throughout the Pacific region – is known for its narcotic sedative effect.

Anagrams

Chuukese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pohnpeian sakau.

Adjective

sakau

  1. drunk

Noun

sakau

  1. kava
  2. any alcoholic substance

Indonesian

Etymology

Blend of sakit (“sick”) +‎ putau (“heroin”, literally “white”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: sa‧kau

Adjective

sakau

  1. (colloquial) Under withdrawal symptoms.
    Aku biasanya pusing ketika sakau.
    I usually get dizzy when withdrawing.

Alternative forms

Further reading

Kari'na

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *tjakaw (“sand”); compare Pemon sakau.

Pronunciation

Noun

sakau (possessed sakauru)

  1. sand

References

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 361
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “sakao”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 422; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 411

Lithuanian

Verb

sakau

  1. first-person singular present of sakyti

Malay

Etymology

From sakar (“to rob, robbery”) – through rhotacism of final /r/ prominent in the Malaccan dialect – from Minangkabau sakar; sakar itself likely related to cakar (“to claw, to seize”).

Verb

sakau (Jawi spelling ساکاو)

  1. (Malaysia, informal) to snatch, to rob, to steal
    Synonym: curi

Pohnpeian

Adjective

sakau

  1. drunk

Noun

sakau

  1. kava
  2. any alcoholic substance
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