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Malayan en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /məˈleɪən/

Etymology

Etymology tree English Malaya Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Malayan From Malaya + -an.

Meanings

1. of, or relating to the former Malaya; Malay

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Deriveds

Malayan slit-faced bat · Malayan bear · Malayan tapir

Malayan en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /məˈleɪən/

Etymology

Etymology tree English Malaya Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Malayan From Malaya + -an.

Meanings

1. A person of whatever ethnicity from the former Malaya or Peninsular Malaysia
   • The third class is intended to provide cheap travel for the poorest Malayans; wooden seats are the rule, the compensation lying in the fare of four cents a mile (about 1d). 1950 October, R. A. Marshall, “Kuala Lumpur, an important Malayan Railway Centre”, in Railway Magazine, page 706:
2. Either of two lycaenid butterflies of the genus Megisba of Asia and Australasia.

Forms

Malayan en · PROPN · etymology 2

Etymology

Etymology tree Armenian Մալա (Mala) Proto-Indo-European *-iyn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-iHn̥ Old Armenian -եան (-ean) Armenian -յան (-yan) Armenian Մալայան (Malayan)bor. English Malayan Borrowed from Armenian Մալայան (Malayan).

Meanings

1. A surname from Armenian.

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