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Etymology
Malay melayu, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ|-eɪ

Adjective
Malay

1. of or related to the Malays, a people living in parts of Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia
2. type of mild curry made with yoghurt and fruit, usually pineapple or lychee.

#: She ordered chicken Malay with rice.

1. (usage generally frowned upon by Malays and Malaysians) of or related to Malaysia, its people, or its culture.

Noun
Malay

1. The Malay language, an Austronesian language.
2. A person of Malay ancestry, referring to a diverse group of Austronesian peoples inhabiting the Malay archipelago and Malay peninsula in Southeast Asia.

Translations

Afrikaans: Maleis
Albanian: Malajzian
Amharic: ����
Arabic: ARchar|�ا��ز�ة f
Armenian: Õ´Õ¡Õ¬Õ¡ÕµÕ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ¶ (malayakan), Õ´Õ¡Õ¬Õ¥Õ¦Õ«Õ¥Ö�Õ¥Õ¶ (malezieren)
Basque: malaysiera
Belarusian: малозiй�ка� (malozijskaja)
Bulgarian: малай�ки (malajski)
Catalan: malai
Cherokee: �� (Mele)
Chinese: 马�语 (M�lài y�)
Croatian: Malajski
Czech: Malajský
Danish: malaysisk, malajisk
Dutch: Maleis, Maleier m
Estonian: Malai
Finnish: malaiji
French: malais
Frisian: Maleisk
Georgian: ���������� (malaiziuri)
German: Malaiisch
Greek: �αλα�κά (Malaïká) f|p
Hebrew: ����ת (malaya)
Hindi: मलय
Hungarian: maláj
Icelandic: Malajíska
Indonesian: bahasa Melayu
Irish: Malaeis
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Japanese: ���� (mar�go)
Korean: ���� (malei-eo)
Latvian: Malajiešu
Lithuanian: Malajie�ių, Malajietiškai
Macedonian: �алези�ки (maleziski)
Malay: bahasa Melayu
Maltese: Malazjan, Malajan
Moksha: малайен� (malajen�)
Mongolian: малайз (malayz)
Nepali: मलाया
Norwegian: malayisk
Occitan: malai
Persian: FAchar|�ا�ز�ا�� (maleziyayi)
Polish: malajski
Portuguese: malaio
Romanian: malaez�
Russian: малай�кий (malájskij)
Serbian: малези��ки (malezijski)
Slovak: Malajský
Slovene: Malajš�ina
Spanish: malayo
Swahili: Kimalaysia, Kimalasia
Swedish: malajiska
Tagalog: Malayo
Tamil: மல��ியன�
Tatar: малай (malay)
Thai: THchar|ภาษามา�ลย� (paas�a maalay)
Turkish: Malezyaca
Ukrainian: малай��кий (malajs�kyj)
Urdu: URchar|�ا�ائ (malâ�i)
Vietnamese: tiếng Mã-lai, tiếng Mã lai
Walloon: Malay
Welsh: Malai

See also
Malayam

External links
ethnologue|code=mly
ethnologue|langAmbonese Malay|codeabs
ethnologue|langBaba Malay|codembf
ethnologue|langBacanese Malay|codebtj
ethnologue|langBalinese Malay|codemhp
ethnologue|langBanda Malay|codebpq
ethnologue|langBerau Malay|codebve
ethnologue|langBukit Malay|codebvu
ethnologue|langCocos Islands Malay|codecoa
ethnologue|langJambi Malay|codejax
ethnologue|langKedah Malay|codemeo
ethnologue|langKota Bangun Kutai Malay|codemqg
ethnologue|langKupang Malay|codemkn
ethnologue|langMakassar Malay|codemfp
ethnologue|langManado Malay|codexmm
ethnologue|langNorth Moluccan Malay|codemax
ethnologue|langPattani Malay|codemfa
ethnologue|langSabah Malay|codemsi
ethnologue|langSatun Malay|codemeo
ethnologue|langTenggarong Malay|codevkt

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