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