name
Meaning 1
Pseudonym of British author Hector Hugh Munro (1870–1916).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
saki
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈsæki/
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General-American: /ˈsɑki/
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CMU ARPABET: S AA1 K IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative spelling of saké (“rice wine”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Any of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia with large ears and a long hairy tail that is not prehensile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: New World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian
noun
Meaning 5
Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sake, rice beer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: alcohol, alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, inebriant
noun
Meaning 6
British writer of short stories (1870-1916)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Munro, H. H. Munro, Hector Hugh Munro
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: writer, author
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian سَاقِی (sâqi), from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
Compare French saki and Portuguese saki, ultimately probably from a Tupian name sagui, compare sagoin.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: saqui — monkey
- Czech: chvostan — monkey
- Finnish: saki — monkey
- Polish: saki — monkey