Malay. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Malay

SYLLABICATION:	Ma·lay
PRONUNCIATION:	m-l, ml
NOUN:	1. A member of a people inhabiting Malaysia, the northern Malay Peninsula, and parts of the western Malay Archipelago. 2. The Austronesian language of the Malays. Also called Bahasa Malay.
ADJECTIVE:	1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Malays or their language. 2. Of or relating to Malaysia, the Malay Peninsula, or the Malay Archipelago.
ETYMOLOGY:	Obsolete Dutch Malayo, from Malay Melayu.
OTHER FORMS:	Ma·layan (m-ln) —ADJECTIVE & NOUN


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