n.
Pronunciation: m ə - ' l ā , ' m ā -( ˌ )l ā
Function: noun
Etymology: obsolete Dutch Malayo (now Maleier ), from Malay M ĕ layu
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 \ m ə - ' l ā - ə n, m ā -; ' m ā - ˌ l ā - \ noun or adjective