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noun
- The Malay language, an Austronesian language.
- A person of Malay ancestry, referring to a diverse group of Austronesian peoples inhabiting the Malay archipelago and Malay peninsula in Southeast Asia.
Translations: - Dutch: Maleis, Maleier
- French: malais
- German: Malaiisch
- Spanish: malayo
adjective
- of or related to the Malays, a people living in parts of Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia
- type of mild curry made with yoghurt and fruit, usually pineapple or lychee.
- She ordered chicken Malay with rice.
- (usage generally frowned upon by Malays and Malaysians) of or related to Malaysia, its people, or its culture.
Etymology: Malay melayu, of uncertain origin.
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