Malay

Ma·lay  (m-l, ml)

n.

1. A member of a people inhabiting Malaysia, the northern Malay Peninsula, and parts of the western Malay Archipelago.

2. The Austronesian language of the Malays. Also called Bahasa Malay.

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Malays or their language.

2. Of or relating to Malaysia, the Malay Peninsula, or the Malay Archipelago.

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[Obsolete Dutch Malayo, from Malay Melayu.]

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Ma·layan (m-ln) adj. & n.

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Malay [məˈleɪ]

n

1. (Social Science / Peoples) a member of a people living chiefly in Malaysia and Indonesia who are descendants of Mongoloid immigrants

2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family

adj

(Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to the Malays or their language

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Malay - a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago Malayan East India, East Indies, Malay Archipelago - a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia Malaya, Malaysia - a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957 Malay Peninsula - a peninsula in southeastern Asia occupied by parts of Malaysia and Thailand and Myanmar Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia
	2.	Malay - a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages Western Malayo-Polynesian - a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages Bahasa Kebangsaan, Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Melayu, Malaysian - the Malay language spoken in Malaysia Bahasa, Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesian - the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia
Adj.	1.	Malay - of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago; "Malay peoples"; "Malayan syllable structure" Malayan

Translations

Malay [məˈleɪ]

A. ADJ → malayo

B. N

1. (= person) → malayo/a m/f

2. (Ling) → malayo m

Malay [məˈleɪ]

adj → malais(e)

n

(= person) → Malais(e) m/f

(= language) → malais m

Malay

adj → malaiisch; the Malay Archipelago → der Malaiische Archipel; the Malay Peninsula → die Malaiische Halbinsel, die Halbinsel Malakka

n

→ Malaie m, → Malaiin f

(Ling) → Malaiisch nt

Malay [məˈleɪ]

1. adj → malese

2. n (person) → malese m/f; (language) → malese m