Malay
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/meɪ̯ˈleɪ̯/
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/mɐˈlaɪ̯/
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/məˈleɪ̯/
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/ˈmeɪ̯leɪ̯/
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- (broad sense) The Malay language, an Austronesian language spoken by most Malay people and by others where it is an official language, including under the name Indonesian.
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malais
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Malay
adjective
/meɪ̯ˈleɪ̯/
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/mɐˈlaɪ̯/
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/məˈleɪ̯/
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/ˈmeɪ̯leɪ̯/
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- Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in Brunei, on the eastern coast of Sumatra, the islands of Bangka and Belitung, the Riau archipelago and the coastal areas of Kalimantan in Indonesia, in most of Malaysia (states where they are politically dominant), in Singapore and in the southernmost provinces of Thailand.
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malais
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Malay
noun
/meɪ̯ˈleɪ̯/
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/mɐˈlaɪ̯/
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/məˈleɪ̯/
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- (countable) A person of Malay ancestry, referring to a diverse group of Austronesian peoples inhabiting the Malay archipelago and Malay peninsula in Southeast Asia.
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Malais,
Malaise
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malais
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