malay Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
    Malayan.
  2. noun a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
  3. adjective 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
    Malayan.
    • Malay peoples
    • Malayan syllable structure

WordNet

Ma*lay" noun
Definitions
  1. One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago.
Ma*lay", Ma*lay"an adjective (Also<
  • Malay
  • Malayan
)
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country. -- n. The Malay language.

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