Main Entry:

Ma·lay

Pronunciation:

\mə-ˈlā, ˈmā-(ˌ)lā\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

obsolete Dutch Malayo (now Maleier), from Malay Mĕlayu

Date:

1598

1 : a member of a people of the Malay Peninsula, eastern Sumatra, parts of Borneo, and some adjacent islands 2 : the Austronesian language of the Malays

— Malay adjective

— Ma·lay·an \mə-ˈlā-ən, mā-; ˈmā-ˌlā-\ noun or adjective