Malayan

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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Malayan [məˈleɪən]

adj

(Placename) of or relating to Malaya or its inhabitants

n

(Placename) a native or inhabitant of Malaya

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Malayan - a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago Malay 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
Adj.	1.	Malayan - of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia; "Malaysian police crack down hard on drug smugglers"; "Malayan crocodiles" Malaysian
	2.	Malayan - 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" Malay

Translations

Malayan [məˈleɪən]

A. ADJ → malayo

B. N → malayo/a m/f

Malayan

adj → malaiisch

n → Malaie m, → Malaiin f