malay

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

• 🇵🇹Relativo ao povo, à língua ou à cultura malaia do Sudeste Asiático, principalmente na Malásia, Indonésia, Brunei e Singapura.

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.

   🇵🇹Malaio

   Sinônimos: malayan

• more malay comparative form
• most malay superlative form

nome próprio

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.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um membro do povo que habita a parte norte da Península Malaia, a Malásia e partes do arquipélago malaio ocidental, ou o subgrupo ocidental das línguas malaio-polinésias ocidentais.

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.

   🇵🇹Malaio

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.

   🇵🇹Língua malaia

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