Malay meaning

mə-lā', mā'lā'
The Austronesian language of the Malays.
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Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Malays or their language.
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Of or relating to Malaysia, the Malay Peninsula, or the Malay Archipelago.
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A member of a large group of indigenous peoples of the Malay Peninsula, the Malay Archipelago, and nearby islands.
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The Western Austronesian family of languages of these peoples, including the official languages of Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Of the Malays or their language or culture.
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(law) Abbreviation of Malaysia.
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A member of a people inhabiting the Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago.
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Origin of malay

  • Obsolete Dutch Malayo from Malay Melayu
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Malay Sentence Examples

  • In the north of Australia there are traces of Malay and Papuan blood.

  • Federated Malay under British Protection.......

  • The Malayan province comprising the Malay islands, besides the Malay peninsula, and the very remarkable Philippines, possess an extraordinary number of peculiar and interesting genera.

  • The Asiatic elephant inhabits the forest-lands of India, Burma, the Malay Peninsula, Cochin China, Ceylon and Sumatra.

  • Four great intercontinental enclosed seas are included between adjacent continents - the Arctic Sea, the Central American or West Indian Sea, the Australo-Asiatic or Malay Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

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