English Explanatory Dictionary

jakun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Fascinated by objects, events, or experiences which seem ordinary to others.
  2. Overly excited, bad-tempered, unruly, or unsophisticated.
noun
  1. An ethnic group of the Malay Peninsula in Malaysia.
name
  1. Their Austronesian language.

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒʌkun/

Word forms

jakun more jakun most jakun

Etymology

Semantic extension of the Malay Jakun, an indigenous ethnic group inhabiting the jungles of Pahang, Johor and Negeri Sembilan.

Synonyms

sakai
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on J Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary