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Vinony

Malaysian

  1. of, about, or relating to Malaysia or its inhabitants
L1402831 on Wikidata ↗

proper noun

  1. official language of Malaysia; standardized register of the Malacca dialect of Malay
  2. a person from or living in Malaysia
L34537 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /məˈleɪ.zi.ən/ / /məˈleɪ.ʒən/ / /məlejsiən/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Malay Melayuder. English Malay Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Malaysia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Malaysian From Malaysia + -an.

  1. Pertaining to the country of Malaysia.
  2. Pertaining to the Malay language spoken in Malaysia.
  3. Pertaining to the Malay Archipelago.

    “But, in their intercourse with strangers and enemies, the treachery of the Malaysian character is fully displayed.”

name

Etymology: Etymology tree Malay Melayuder. English Malay Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Malaysia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Malaysian From Malaysia + -an.

  1. The Malay language, specifically the one spoken in Malaysia.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Malay Melayuder. English Malay Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Malaysia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Malaysian From Malaysia + -an.

  1. A native of Malaysia.
  2. A native of the Malay Archipelago.

    “The insular position of the greater parts of the Malaysians has made them expert and intrepid mariners; and they have carried to a high degree of perfection the construction of their various kinds of vessels. The Achinese and the Siaks of Sumatra, the Macassars and Bugis of Celebes, the Tagales of Luzon, and the natives of Mandanao, Sooloo, and Bali, excel all the other Malaysians in this art.”