I. məˈlāən, (ˈ)mā|l- sometimes -āyən noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Malay (I) + English -an, n. suffix
1. : a native or inhabitant of Malaya
2. : deutero-malay
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Malay (I) + English -an, adjective suffix
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Malays
2. : of, relating to, or constituting the subdivision of the biogeographic Oriental region that includes the Malay peninsula, the Philippines, and the Indo-Malayan archipelago to Wallace's line