Adjacent Words

Malay definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
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" [syn: Malay, Malayan] n
1: a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago [syn: Malay, Malayan]
2: a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: obsolete Dutch Malayo (now Maleier), from Malay M?layu Date: 1598 1. a member of a people of the Malay Peninsula, eastern Sumatra, parts of Borneo, and some adjacent islands 2. the Austronesian language of the Malays • Malay adjective • Malayan noun or adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & adj. --n. 1 a a member of a people predominating in Malaysia and Indonesia. b a person of Malay descent. 2 the language of this people, the official language of Malaysia. --adj. of or relating to this people or language. Derivatives: Malayan n. & adj. Etymology: Malay malayu

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Malay Ma*lay", Malayan Ma*lay"an, a. Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country. -- n. The Malay language. Malay apple (Bot.), a myrtaceous tree (Eugenia Malaccensis) common in India; also, its applelike fruit.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Malay Ma*lay", n. One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(Malays) 1. Malay means belonging or relating to the people, language, or culture of the largest racial group in Malaysia. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. A Malay is a member of the largest racial group in Malaysia. N-COUNT 3. Malay is a language that is spoken in Malaysia and in parts of Indonesia.