malay

adjective

1. of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago

- Malay peoples

- Malayan syllable structure

Similar word(s): malayan

noun

1. a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago

Similar word(s): malayan

Definition categories: person, asian, asiatic

2. a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages

Definition categories: communication