sangai

English

Sangai

Etymology

From Meitei language words, "sa" (meaning "animal") and "ngai" (meaning "waiting").

Noun

sangai (plural sangais)

1. A endemic member of a subspecies of brow-antlered deer (Eld's deer) naturally found only in Manipur in India.

Anagrams

• Gaians, Nagais, Nisga'a, sagina

Malay

Alternative forms

• sangrai

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *saŋ(ə)laɣ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaŋaj/ [ˈsa.ŋai̯]
• Hyphenation: sang‧ai

Verb

sangai (active menyangai)

1. (transitive) to roast (to fry without oil)

Further reading

• “sangai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.