transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈlā, ˈmā-(ˌ)lā ]
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