malay

• 指与东南亚的马来民族、马来语或马来文化相关的，主要分布在马来西亚、印度尼西亚、文莱和新加坡。

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.

   马来

   • 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.

   同义词malayan

• 名词，指马来人，即居住在马来半岛北部、马来西亚及马来群岛西部的民族成员；也指西马来-波利尼西亚语族的西部亚语支。

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.

专有名词

1. B1formal

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

   马来人

   • 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.

   马来语

   • 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.