Ma·lay
(mə-lā′, mā′lā′)n.
1. A member of a people inhabiting the Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago.
2. The Austronesian language of the Malays. Also called Bahasa Melayu.
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.
[Obsolete Dutch Malayo, from Malay Melayu.]
Ma·lay′an (mə-lā′ən) adj. & n.
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Malay
(məˈleɪ)n
1. (Peoples) a member of a people living chiefly in Malaysia and Indonesia who are descendants of Mongoloid immigrants
2. (Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family
adj
3. (Peoples) of or relating to the Malays or their language
4. (Languages) of or relating to the Malays or their language
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Ma•lay
(ˈmeɪ leɪ, məˈleɪ)n.
1. a member of a people of Southeast Asia comprising the principal inhabitants of the Malay Peninsula, adjacent parts of E Sumatra, and the intervening islands and living in many coastal settlements on Borneo, Sumatra, and other islands of the Indonesian archipelago.
2. the Austronesian language of the Malays.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  Malay - a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay ArchipelagoEast 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 |
| 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" |
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Translations
Malajecmalajskýmalajština
Malaja
malaiji
maláj
bahasa Melayu
マレー語
malayisk
malajski
Malajecmalajskýmalajština
malajiska
tiếng Mã laitiếng Mã-lai
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Malay
adj → malaiisch; the Malay Archipelago → der Malaiische Archipel; the Malay Peninsula → die Malaiische Halbinsel, die Halbinsel Malakka
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