Malayan

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Malayan^¹

/məˈleɪən/

Rhymes with -eɪən

noun Malayans

A person of whatever ethnicity from the former Malaya or Peninsular Malaysia The third class is intended to provide cheap travel for the poorest Malayans; wooden seats are the rule, the compensation lying in the fare of four cents a mile (about 1d).
Either of two lycaenid butterflies of the genus Megisba of Asia and Australasia.

adjective more Malayan · most Malayan

of, or relating to the former Malaya; Malay

Malayan^²

proper noun Malayans

A surname from Armenian.

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@misc{malayan_2026,
  title = {Malayan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malayan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}