malay

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

• 🇪🇸Relativo al pueblo malayo, su idioma o su cultura del Sudeste Asiático, principalmente en Malasia, Indonesia, Brunéi y Singapur.

1. Relating to Malay people or language B1 formal

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

   • 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.

   🇪🇸malayo

   Sinónimos: malayan

• more malay comparative form
• most malay superlative form

nombre propio

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.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa a un miembro del pueblo que habita el norte de la península malaya, Malasia y partes del archipiélago malayo occidental, o al grupo occidental de las lenguas malayo-polinesias occidentales.

1. Ethnic group B1 formal

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

   • 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.

   🇪🇸Persona del grupo étnico malayo

2. Language B1 formal

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

   • 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.

   🇪🇸malayo (idioma)

• malays plural form
• malays' possessive plural form
• malay's possessive singular form