Definition of malay Malay

/mejˈlej/ - [meyley] - Ma•lay

We found 14 definitions of malay from 6 different sources.

What does malay mean?

Noun
malay - a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
		Malayan
		asian, asiatic a native or inhabitant of Asia
		malaya, malaysia a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957
		malay peninsula a peninsula in southeastern Asia occupied by parts of Malaysia and Thailand and Myanmar
		east india, east indies, malay archipelago a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia
malay - a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
		western malayo-polynesian a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
		bahasa kebangsaan, bahasa malaysia, bahasa melayu, malaysian the Malay language spoken in Malaysia
Adjective Malay, malaier, malaiest
malay - 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; "Malay peoples"; "Malayan syllable structure"
		Malayan

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malay (Noun)
A person of Malay ancestry, referring to a diverse group of Austronesian peoples inhabiting the Malay archipelago and Malay peninsula in Southeast Asia.
malay (Noun)
Type of mild curry made with yoghurt and fruit, usually pineapple or lychee.
malay (Adjective)
Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in Brunei, on the eastern coast of Sumatra, the islands of Bangka and Belitung, the Riau archipelago and the coastal areas of Kalimantan in Indonesia, in most of Malaysia states where they are politically dominant, in Singapore and in the southernmost provinces of Thailand.
malay (Adjective)
Of or related to Malaysia, its people and/or culture.
malay (Adjective)
In, of or otherwise relating to Malay, a generic name for the languages spoken by Malays.

malay (n.)
One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago.
malay (a.)
Alt. of Malayan

malay
An Austronesian language spoken mainly in Malaysia and its neighbouring countries.
malay
A citizen of Malaysia or someone who is originally from Malaysia.

Malay is a group of humans that usually live in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam. Countries that Malay language is used widely include Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, China and Saudi Arabia.