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Malay

Pronunciation: /məˈleɪ/

Definition of Malay

noun

  • 1a member of a people inhabiting Malaysia and Indonesia.
  • a person of Malay descent.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Austronesian language of the Malays, closely related to Indonesian and spoken by about 20 million people.

adjective

  • relating to the Malays or their language.

Origin:

from Malay Malayu (now Melayu)

Malay in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Malay in the US English dictionary