| prop. n. | 1. | One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago. | |||
| prop. a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country.
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| Noun | 1. | Malay - a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago Synonyms: Malayan |
| 2. | Malay - a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages | |
| Adj. | 1. | Malay - of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago; "Malay peoples"; "Malayan syllable structure" Synonyms: Malayan |