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