Meanings
nounajak (plural ajaks)
plural ajaks · alternative ajag · alternative adjag
- IndonesiaThe dhole (Cuon alpinus).
Indonesia where the ajak, the handsome, rufous, bushy-tailed wild dog (a subspecies of the Indian dhole) still thrives.
1991, Bill Dalton, Indonesia Handbook, page 3741 more example
They didn't want the hogs to die, because they would later throw them into battle with the ajaks, in a public spectacle at the end of the hunting season.
2015, Eka Kurniawan, translated by Labodalih Sembiring, Man Tiger, Verso, page 7
Origin
- Malayajak
- Indonesianajak
- Englishajak
From Indonesian ajak, from Malay ajak.
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APA
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