malay
1. [ noun ] a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
Synonyms: Malayan
Related terms: Asian Malaysia Malay_Peninsula Malay_Archipelago
2. [ adjective ] of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the N Malay Peninsula and parts of the W Malay Archipelago
Synonyms: Malayan
Examples:

"Malay peoples" "Malayan syllable structure"

3. [ noun ] (linguistics) a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
Related terms: Western_Malayo-Polynesian Indonesian Malaysian
Similar spelling:   Malaya
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  Mally
  Mayola
  Malloy
  Malley
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  Maul
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  Malia
  Mallo
  Mahle
  Maloy
  Maule
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  mallee
  Mallow
  Malawi
  Mayall
  Mallie
  Mayhall
  Mahalia