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- noun A fool.
Etymologies
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Examples
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He would lisp serenely as Aboo Din took down the rattan withe from above the door, "Baboo baniak jahat!"
Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines Rounsevelle Wildman 1882
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Anciently, say the natives, it was regulated by the stars, and particularly by the appearance (heliacal rising) of the bintang baniak or Pleiades; but after the introduction of the Mahometan religion they were induced to follow the returns of the puisa or great annual fast, and forgot their old rules.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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