malayan
1. [ 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: Malay
Examples:

"Malay peoples" "Malayan syllable structure"

Related terms: Malay Malay
2. [ adjective ] of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia
Synonyms: Malaysian
Examples:

"Malaysian police crack down hard on drug smugglers" "Malayan crocodiles"

Related terms: Malaysia Malaysia
3. [ noun ] a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
Synonyms: Malay
Related terms: Asian Malaysia Malay_Peninsula Malay_Archipelago
Similar spelling:   Malan
  malahini
  Malawian
  mallon
  Mallen
  Malian
  maya_lin