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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SAKI

Sa "ki, n. Etym: [Cf. F. & Pg. saki; probably from the native name. ](Zo \'94l.)

 

Defn: Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia. They have large ears, and a long hairy tail which is not prehensile.

 

Note: The black saki (Pithecia satanas ), the white-headed (P.leucocephala ), and the red-backed, or hand-drinking, saki (P.chiropotes ), are among the best-known.

 

SAKI

SAKI Sa "ki, n.

 

Defn: The alcoholic drink of Japan. It is made from rice. sake

 

SAKIEH; SAKIYEH

SAKIEH; SAKIYEH Sak "i *eh, Sak "i *yeh, n. [Ar. saqiah canal, trench. ]

 

Defn: A kind of water wheel used in Egypt for raising water, from wells or pits, in buckets attached to its periphery or to an endless rope.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Saki

Sa ki |ˈsäkē ˈsɑki | (1870 –1916 ), British short-story writer, born in Burma; pseudonym of Hector Hugh Munro. His stories encompass the satiric, comic, macabre, and supernatural, and frequently depict animals as agents seeking revenge on humankind.

 

saki

sa ki 1 |ˈsäkē, ˈsakē ˈsæki | noun ( pl. sakis ) a tropical American monkey with coarse fur and a long bushy nonprehensile tail. [Genera Pithecia and Chiropotes, family Cebidae: several species. ] ORIGIN late 18th cent.: via French from Tupi saui.

 

saki

sa ki 2 |ˈsäkē ˈsæki | noun variant spelling of sake 2.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Saki

Saki |ˈsɑːki | (1870 –1916 ), British short-story writer, born in Burma; pseudonym of Hector Hugh Munro. His stories encompass the satiric, comic, macabre, and supernatural, and frequently depict animals as agents seeking revenge on humankind.

 

saki

saki 1 |ˈsɑːki | noun ( pl. sakis ) a tropical American monkey with coarse fur and a long bushy non-prehensile tail. Genera Pithecia and Chiropotes, family Cebidae: several species. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: via French from Tupi saui.

 

Duden Dictionary

Saki

Sa ki Substantiv, maskulin , der |S a ki |der Saki; Genitiv: des Saki, Plural: die Saki arabisch-türkisch und persisch ; »Schenk «Figur des Mundschenks in orientalischen Dichtungen

 

Sakije

Sa ki je Substantiv, feminin , die |S a kije |die Sakije; Genitiv: der Sakije, Plural: die Sakijen von Büffeln oder Kamelen bewegtes Schöpfwerk zur Bewässerung der Felder in Ägypten

 

Spanish Dictionary

sakí

sakí nombre masculino Mono arborícola de menos de 1 m de altura, cola larga y pelo largo y abundante del que existen diversas especies, todas originarias de las selvas de América del Sur .