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sakau

English

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Etymology

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From Pohnpeian sakau.

Noun

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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[1]:
      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.

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Chuukese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pohnpeian sakau.

Adjective

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sakau

  1. drunk

Noun

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sakau

  1. kava
  2. any alcoholic substance

Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsakau̯]
  • Hyphenation: sa‧kau

Adjective

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sakau

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

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Kari'na

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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sakau (possessed sakauru)

  1. sand

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[2], 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[3], Paris, 1956, page 411

Lithuanian

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Verb

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sakau

  1. first-person singular present of sakyti

Pohnpeian

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Adjective

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sakau

  1. drunk

Noun

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sakau

  1. kava
  2. any alcoholic substance
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