Malay
of, relating to, or characteristic of a racially intermixed people who are the dominant population of the Malay Peninsula and adjacent islands.
of or relating to the language or culture of these people.
a member of the Malay people.
an Austronesian language of Malaysia and Singapore, differing from Indonesian only in orthography.
Other words from Malay
- non-Malay, adjective, noun
- pre-Malay, adjective
Words Nearby Malay
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How to use Malay in a sentence
Sentosa means “a place of peace and tranquility” in Malay, but Mossman says the 1,048-foot super carrier is more of a “floating industrial plant.”
Essential, invisible: Covid has 200,000 merchant sailors stuck at sea | Taylor Telford, Jacob Bogage | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostKuching means ‘Cat City’ in Malay; nobody will look sideways at those who hug street strays or shriek ‘pusspusspuss!’
The Cat's Meow: Top 10 Destinations for Feline Fanatics | Lonely Planet | December 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs we'd once left Singapore, now Laila and I had recently been considering moving from the Malay Peninsula altogether.
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks | Max Brooks | January 14, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTWe might have created a force large enough to clear the Malay Peninsula, then Southeast Asia, and from there, who knows?
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks | Max Brooks | January 14, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTPerhaps it was just the contrast with the bombs going off every day at ATMs in the main border town on the Thai-Malay frontier.
The Americansʼ good and honest intentions were only equalled by their nescience of the Malay character.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanIt is shaped something like a Malay's hat, only the peak tapers to a point about eight feet high.
And why did that Malay waiting at table stare with such disagreeable intentness at him, Fabio?
Dream Tales and Prose Poems | Ivan TurgenevThe Malay did not stir at Fabio's entry, he merely turned his eyes upon him, and again bent them upon Muzzio.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems | Ivan TurgenevThe Malay bent his head from above downwards, and disentangling his right hand from his shawl, he pointed imperiously to the door.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems | Ivan Turgenev
British Dictionary definitions for Malay
/ (məˈleɪ) /
a member of a people living chiefly in Malaysia and Indonesia who are descendants of Mongoloid immigrants
the language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family
of or relating to the Malays or their language
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