malay
IPA: mˈeɪɫeɪ
Root Word: Malay
noun
- (countable) A person of Malay ancestry, referring to a diverse group of Austronesian peoples inhabiting the Malay archipelago and Malay peninsula in Southeast Asia.
- Type of mild curry made with yoghurt and fruit, usually pineapple or lychee.
- (broad sense) The Malay language, an Austronesian language spoken by most Malay people and by others where it is an official language, including under the name Indonesian.
- (strict sense) The Malay language, an Austronesian language spoken by most Malay people and by others where it is an official language, excluding the national standard known as Indonesian.
adjective
- Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in Brunei, on the eastern coast of Sumatra, the islands of Bangka and Belitung, the Riau archipelago and the coastal areas of Kalimantan in Indonesia, in most of Malaysia (states where they are politically dominant), in Singapore and in the southernmost provinces of Thailand.
- (generally proscribed by Malays and Malaysians) Of or related to Malaysia, its people and/or culture.
- In, of or otherwise relating to the languages spoken by Malays.
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Examples of "malay" in Sentences
- It is the pinnacle of the classic Malay civilization.
- The Malays generally opposed the creation of the Union.
- He was the first Malay Commanding Officer of the battalion.
- Please distinguish Malay race and malay archipelago concept.
- The majority of Malay boys were still averse to wearing shorts.
- The Malays pound the leaves to apply it on the head to treat fever.
- Malay nationalism is dead and materialism and egoism are running amok.
- The musical was a showcase blending elements of the Malay performing arts.
- In other parts of the Malay world, the word ubi refers to any yam or tuber.
- Cebuano is 'not' a Malay dialect but a language of equal standing with Malay.
- To further confuse the issue, Indonesia, defines a 'malay' simply if you come from 2 regions.
- And so, looking back, Malaysia never had a 'malay' Prime Minister since independence. ...... t-o-u-g-h.
- The diagram below offers a much known migrational origins of the various Austronesians (only known as 'malay' in Malaysia).
- But regardless, circa 75\% of West Malaysian Austronesians are migrants from the Island of Java (Batavia), thus should be called Javanese instead of 'malay'.
- Wherever they come from, I'm very sure that once the Austronesian Race is correctly identified that the UMNO's demented definition of the word 'malay' would cease to be significant.
- For reasons best known only to the Individual Local Governments, the very insistence of a 'malay race', as well as the concept of 'Ketuanan Melayu' (Lordship of malays) continues to elude the Academia. who exactly are they referring to, when they mention the word 'malay', and who exactly do these 'malays' have Lordship over?