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kayak.

like, such as

5 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

prep[ˈka.jaʔ]
  1. like, such as

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Betawi kaya', kaya, from Javanese ꦏꦪ (kaya, “like, such as”), from Old Javanese kaya (“like, as, as if, it looks as if”), from Pali काय (kāya), from Sanskrit क (ka, “similarity (suffix)”).

noun[ˈka.jak]
  1. kayak

Where this word comes from

From Dutch kajak, from English kayak, from Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq, “man's boat”), from Proto-Eskimo *qayaʁ.

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