MalayPronunciation: /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