Malay
WordNet
adjective
(1) 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"
noun
(2) A western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
(3) A member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
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Etymology
Recorded in English since 1598; from , of uncertain origin; possibly exonymous from
Adjective
- of or related to the Malays, a people living in Brunei, Singapore and most of Malaysia (states where they are politically dominant) and parts of Indonesia and the Philippines.
- of or related to Malaysia, its people and/or culture.
- in, of or otherwise relating to the their Malay language
Noun
- A person of Malay ancestry, referring to a diverse group of Austronesian peoples inhabiting the Malay archipelago and Malay peninsula in Southeast Asia.
- Type of mild curry made with yoghurt and fruit, usually pineapple or lychee.
- She ordered chicken Malay with rice.
Proper noun
- The Malay language, an Austronesian language spoken by most Malay people and in states they dominate.