malay

• Относящийся к малайскому народу, языку или культуре Юго-Восточной Азии, в основном в Малайзии, Индонезии, Брунее и Сингапуре.

Relating to the Malay people, language, or culture of Southeast Asia, primarily in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and Singapore.

1. Relating to Malay people or languageB1formal

   Of or pertaining to the Malay people, their language, or the region of Malaysia, the Malay Peninsula, and parts of the western Malay Archipelago.

   Малайский

   • She studies Malay literature at the university.
   • The Malay archipelago has a rich cultural history.
   • He is fluent in the Malay language.
   • The traditional Malay house features distinct architectural elements.

   Synonymsmalayan

• Существительное, обозначающее представителя народа, населяющего северную часть Малайского полуострова, Малайзию и части западного Малайского архипелага, или западную подгруппу западно-малайско-полинезийских языков.

A noun referring to a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula, Malaysia, and parts of the western Malay Archipelago, or to a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages.

proper noun

1. B1formal

   A member of an ethnic group native to the Malay Peninsula, Malaysia, and parts of the western Malay Archipelago.

   Малаец

   • The Malay people have a rich cultural heritage.
   • He is a Malay from the northern region of the peninsula.
   • Many Malays live in rural areas of Malaysia.

2. B1formal

   A Western Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by the Malay people and used as an official language in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and Singapore.

   Малайский язык

   • She is learning to speak Malay for her job.
   • Malay is written in both Latin and Arabic scripts.
   • The word 'orangutan' comes from the Malay language.