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ajak

ajak noun: the dhole (Cuon alpinus).

ajak: the dhole (Cuon alpinus)
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Noun

ajak (plural ajaks)

  1. (Indonesia) The 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 374
    • 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

Forms of ajak

pluralajaks
alternative formajag
alternative formadjag

Origin of ajak

From Indonesian ajak, from Malay ajak.

Questions about ajak

What does ajak mean?
Ajak means the dhole (Cuon alpinus).
What part of speech is ajak?
Ajak is a noun.
What is the plural of ajak?
The plural of ajak is ajaks.

Words near ajak in the dictionary

  1. ajahn
  2. ajahns
  3. AJAJ
  4. ajaja
  5. ajajas
  6. ajak
  7. ajaks
  8. Ajam
  9. Ajami
  10. Ajami Iraq
  11. Ajami Turkic

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