Definition of Malay

1. Noun. A member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago.

Exact synonyms: Malayan
Group relationships: East India, East Indies, Malay Archipelago, Malaya, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula
Generic synonyms: Asian, Asiatic
Derivative terms: Malayan

2. Adjective. 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. "Malayan syllable structure"
Exact synonyms: Malayan
Derivative terms: Malayan, Malaysia

3. Noun. A western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages.

Definition of Malay

1. n. One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago.

2. a. Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Malay

Malawian monetary unit
Malawi kwacha
malax
malaxage
malaxages
malaxate
malaxated
malaxates
malaxation
malaxed
malaxes
malaxing
Malaxis
Malaxis-unifolia
Malaxis ophioglossoides
Malay (current term)
Malaya
Malayalam
malayan
Malayan
Malayan tapir
Malayo-Polynesian
malaysia
Malaysia
Malaysian
Malaysian capital
Malaysian monetary unit
Malaysian Mujahidin Group
Malaysia Militant Group
Malay Archipelago

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