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Malaysian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /məlejsiən/ (Malaysia)
• /məˈleɪ.zi.ən/
• /məˈleɪ.ʒən/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /məlejʃən/ (Malaysia)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the country of Malaysia.
2. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the Malay language spoken in Malaysia.
3. (not-comparable, obsolete) Pertaining to the Malay Archipelago.
   • But, in their intercourse with strangers and enemies, the treachery of the Malaysian character is fully displayed. 1842, System of Descriptive Geography, Founded on the Works of Malte-Burn and Balbi, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, page 970:

Deriveds

Malaysian exploding ant · Malaysianness · Malaysian English

Synonyms

Malayan

Translations (36)

mt Malazjan (Pertaining to Malaysia) · uk малайзі́йський (Pertaining to Malaysia) · gl malaio (Pertaining to Malaysia) · cs malajsijský (Pertaining to Malaysia) · ast malayu (Pertaining to Malaysia) · id Malaysia (Pertaining to Malaysia) · pt malaio (Pertaining to Malaysia) · fa مالزیایی (Pertaining to Malaysia) · ms Malaysia (Pertaining to Malaysia) · af Maleisies (Pertaining to the Malay language) · de malaysisch (Pertaining to Malaysia) · it malese (Pertaining to Malaysia) · es malasio (Pertaining to Malaysia) · fi malesialainen (Pertaining to Malaysia) · ar مَالَيْزِيّ (Pertaining to Malaysia) · cmn 馬來西亞 /马来西亚 (Pertaining to Malaysia) · af Maleis (Pertaining to the Malay language) · gl malaisiano (Pertaining to Malaysia) · af Maleisies (Pertaining to Malaysia) · nn malaysisk (Pertaining to Malaysia) · be малайзі́йскі (Pertaining to Malaysia) · ast malayu (Pertaining to the Malay language) · tl Malasyahin (Pertaining to Malaysia) · nb malaysisk (Pertaining to Malaysia) · ro malaiez (Pertaining to Malaysia) · ru мала́йский (Pertaining to Malaysia) · ast malasiu (Pertaining to Malaysia) · bg малайзийски (Pertaining to Malaysia) · ca malaisi (Pertaining to Malaysia) · ru малайзи́йский (Pertaining to Malaysia) · pl malezyjski (Pertaining to Malaysia) · fi malaijinkielinen (Pertaining to the Malay language) · cmn 馬來語 /马来语 (Pertaining to the Malay language) · cy Maleisaidd (Pertaining to Malaysia) · fr malaisien (Pertaining to Malaysia) · sv malaysisk (Pertaining to Malaysia)

Malaysian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /məlejsiən/ (Malaysia)
• /məˈleɪ.zi.ən/
• /məˈleɪ.ʒən/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /məlejʃən/ (Malaysia)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A native of Malaysia.
2. (obsolete) 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. 1842, System of Descriptive Geography, Founded on the Works of Malte-Burn and Balbi, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, page 973:

Forms

Synonyms

Malay · Malayan

Translations (43)

gl malaisiano (a native of Malaysia) · tr Malezyalı (a native of Malaysia) · af Maleisiër (a native of Malaysia) · cmn 馬來人 /马来人 (a native of Malaysia) · ast malasia (a native of Malaysia) · fa مالزیایی (a native of Malaysia) · ast malaya (a native of Malaysia) · ru малайзи́ец (a native of Malaysia) · cs Malajsijka (a native of Malaysia) · ru мала́ец (a native of Malaysia) · ar مَالَيْزِيَّة (a native of Malaysia) · ar مَالَيْزِيّ (a native of Malaysia) · cs Malajsijec (a native of Malaysia) · nl Maleisiër (a native of Malaysia) · pl Malezyjka (a native of Malaysia) · ast malayu (a native of Malaysia) · cmn 馬來西亞人 /马来西亚人 (a native of Malaysia) · ru малайзи́йка (a native of Malaysia) · nn malaysiar (a native of Malaysia) · be малайзі́йка (a native of Malaysia) · nl Maleisische (a native of Malaysia) · fi malesialainen (a native of Malaysia) · pt malaio (a native of Malaysia) · eo malajzianino (a native of Malaysia) · ru мала́йка (a native of Malaysia) · ja マレーシア人 (a native of Malaysia) · fr Malaisien (a native of Malaysia) · uk малайзі́йка (a native of Malaysia) · ast malasiu (a native of Malaysia) · eo malajziano (a native of Malaysia) · nb malaysier (a native of Malaysia) · fr Malaisienne (a native of Malaysia) · es malasio (a native of Malaysia) · ro malaieză (a native of Malaysia) · be малайзі́ец (a native of Malaysia) · uk малайзі́єць (a native of Malaysia) · de Malaysier (a native of Malaysia) · pl Malezyjczyk (a native of Malaysia) · ro malaiez (a native of Malaysia) · ms orang Malaysia (a native of Malaysia) · id orang Malaysia (a native of Malaysia) · gl malaio (a native of Malaysia) · de Malaysierin (a native of Malaysia)

Malaysian en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /məlejsiən/ (Malaysia)
• /məˈleɪ.zi.ən/
• /məˈleɪ.ʒən/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /məlejʃən/ (Malaysia)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Synonyms

Bahasa Malaysia · Bahasa Melayu · Bahasa Kebangsaan · Malay · Malayan