Etymology

saki

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Today it means: Any of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia with large ears and a long hairy tail that is not prehensile. Full definition →

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saki · noun1

  1. Tupian · derived from
  2. English todaysaki

Compare French saki and Portuguese saki, ultimately probably from a Tupian name sagui, compare sagoin.

Saki · proper noun2

  1. Persian · borrowed fromسَاقِی
  2. English todaySaki

Borrowed from Persian سَاقِی (sâqi), from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

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