malay
Noun · AdjectiveUS[mey-ley]/ˈmeɪleɪ/2 syllables
Synonyms:
Malayan
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay ArchipelagoSynonyms: MalayanType of Asian, AsiaticMember of The Malay Archipelago, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula
- a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languagesType of Western Malayo-PolynesianKinds Malaysian, Indonesian
Adjective (1)
- 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”Synonyms: Malayan
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ma·lay′ prop. n.
One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago.
Ma·lay′, Ma·lay′an prop. a.
Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country. — noun The Malay language.
Malay apple Botany, a myrtaceous tree (Eugenia Malaccensis) common in India; also, its applelike fruit.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54