From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Malay may refer to:

Language

• Malay language, the language of Malaysia and Brunei, lingua franca of the Malay Archipelago
• Old Malay language(s), possible ancestor(s) of Bahasa Melayu, and the Indonesian language
• Sri Lankan Creole Malay language, a language spoken by the Malay ethnic minority in Sri Lanka

People

• Malays (ethnic group), the ethnic group located primarily in the Malay peninsula, and parts of Sumatra and Borneo
• Malay race, a racial category encompassing the people of South East Asia and sometimes the Pacific Islands
• Malaysian Malays, a constitutionally defined group of Muslim Malaysian citizens
• Malays in Singapore
• Malay Indonesian, ethnic Malays in Indonesia
• Thai Malays, ethnic Malays in Thailand
• Sri Lankan Malays, an ethnic group in Sri Lanka of Indonesian ancestry
• Cape Malays, an ethnic group or community in South Africa
• Cocos Malays, the predominant group ethnic group of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, now part of Australia
• Overseas Malays, people of Malay ancestry living outside Malaysia and neighbouring ethnic Malay home areas
• Kedahan Malay, the earliest settler in Malay Peninsular and young ancestor to the people of Malay Archipelago

Geography

• Malay Peninsula, the geographic area containing Malaysia and Singapore, as well as parts of Myanmar and Thailand
• Malay Archipelago, anachronistic name from European colonial era for the group of islands located between mainland Southeast Asia (Indochina) and Australia
• Malay, Azerbaijan, a village
• Malay, Aklan, a municipality in the Philippines
• Several communes in France:
  • Malay, Saône-et-Loire, in the Saône-et-Loire département
  • Malay-le-Grand, in the Yonne département
  • Malay-le-Petit, in the Yonne département
• Malay Falls, Nova Scotia

Politics/history

• Malaysia, the modern country that encompasses most of the ancient malay states
• Malay states, a group of nine states of Malaysia (all located in West Malaysia) which have hereditary rulers
• Melayu Kingdom or Malayu kingdom, once prospered in Indonesia as part of Srivijaya

Other

• Malay (producer), an American music producer
• Jessi Malay, an American singer
• Malay Chicken, a breed of chicken
• Malayan Tiger, a species of tiger that live in the jungles of Malay peninsula, Borneo and Thailand

See also

• Malaya

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From Wikitravel

Malay is a municipality-gateway to Boracay Island in the province of Aklan, Philippines.

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Malay edition of Wiktionary

English

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Malay

Wikipedia

Etymology

Recorded in English since 1598; from Malay melayu, of uncertain origin; possibly exonymous from Malayalam മല (Mala or Malai), “‘mountain’”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /məˈleɪ/, SAMPA: /m@"leI/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Adjective

Malay (not comparable)

1. of or related to the Malays, a people living in Brunei, Singapore and most of Malaysia (states where they are politically dominant) and parts of Indonesia and the Philippines.
2. (usage generally frowned upon by Malays and Malaysians) of or related to Malaysia, its people and/or culture.
3. in, of or otherwise relating to the their Malay language

Translations

Noun

Malay (plural Malays)

1. A person of Malay ancestry, referring to a diverse group of Austronesian peoples inhabiting the Malay archipelago and Malay peninsula in Southeast Asia.
2. Type of mild curry made with yoghurt and fruit, usually pineapple or lychee.

   She ordered chicken Malay with rice.

Translations

Proper noun

Malay

1. The Malay language, an Austronesian language spoken by most Malay people and in states they dominate.

Translations

Related terms

• Malaya
• Malaysia

See also

• Malayalam
• Category:Malay language for words in Malay

External links

• Malay–English Dictionary from Webster’s Online Dictionary
• ISO 639-1 code ms, ISO 639-3 code msa (SIL). It's a family or related languages. The individual ones are:

Related Languages:

• Ethnologue entry for Ambonese Malay, abs
• Ethnologue entry for Baba Malay, mbf
• Ethnologue entry for Balinese Malay, mhp
• Ethnologue entry for Banda Malay, bpq
• Ethnologue entry for Kupang Malay, mkn
• Ethnologue entry for Makassar Malay, mfp