Bori Bak Jorak
English: (noun) a traditional Bidayuh dwelling
Bahasa Malaysia: rumah atap
Pronunciation: /bɔɾɪ bak d͡ʒɔɾak/
Source: Jecky Misieng
Related to Bori Bak Jorak
aank bori: inside a house
bak: head
bak ka'os: back of the house
bak koluob: a knee
bako': insane
bisobak: windy
bori: a house
bori botank: a longhouse
bori galank: a hut
boris: a priestess - Bidayuhs of old would consult a boris to get relief from their ailments. During a gawai or gawia celebration, a group of boris would sit on a swing to sing ritualistic songs to summon spirits and consult them for advice. In the annual harvest festival or gawia sowa’, they consult the spirit of rice about the next planting season.
jorak: a deer
kombant bak ka’os: a convertible roof for the back window of a Bidayuh hut
Kupuo' Rabak Rotan: a Bidayuh village in Krokong - It was originally part of the old Silingguos village which split into three settlements including Silingguos Nyian and Silingguos Bong.
lombak: fat
mabak: to hammer
mambak: to turn on
nimbak: to shoot
rabak: a valley
romin bori: a household
rumbak: collapsed
sobak: a wind
sobak ribut: a storm
sobak sobur: helter skelter
tabak: Aquilaria - where agarwood, a fragrant resinous wood of high commercial value, is obtained
tana' rumbak: a landslide
tibakuo: tobacco