malayan

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia

- Malaysian police crack down hard on drug smugglers

- Malayan crocodiles

Similar word(s): malaysian

2. 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): malay

noun

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

Similar word(s): malay

Definition categories: person, asian, asiatic