Etymology

Dayak land

Today it means: a region (an afdeling) in southern Central Kalimantan (during the colonial Dutch era); the origin place of Dayaks Full definition →

Dutch Dajaklanden
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  1. Dutch · calque ofDajaklanden“Dayak lands”
  2. English todayDayak land

Calque of Dutch Dajaklanden (“Dayak lands”), from Dajak (“Dayak”) + landen (“lands”).

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