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📚 adj • entry_id 8834

Malay

/məˈleɪ̯/
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malayo
Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in Brunei, on the eastern coast of Sumatra, the islands of Bangka and Belitung, the Riau archipelago and the coastal areas of Kalimantan in Indonesia, in most of Malaysia (states where they are politically dominant), in Singapore and in the southernmost provinces of Thailand.
There were not many passengers, and the journey was uneventful until the frontier was reached at Padang Besar, although an armed escort of Malay police accompanied the train from A…
“I heard the Malay fellas talking at the office.”
malayo
Of or related to Malaysia, its people and/or culture.
malayo
In, of or otherwise relating to the languages spoken by Malays.
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📚 noun • entry_id 8835

Malay

/məˈleɪ̯/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
malayo
A person of Malay ancestry, referring to a diverse group of Austronesian peoples inhabiting the Malay archipelago and Malay peninsula in Southeast Asia.
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