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Malaysian

  • /məˈleɪ.zi.ən/
  • /məˈleɪ.ʒən/
  • /məlejsiən/ Malaysia
  • /məlejʃən/ Malaysia

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

adjective

  1. not comparable Pertaining to the country of Malaysia.
  2. not comparable Pertaining to the Malay language spoken in Malaysia.
  3. not comparable, obsolete Pertaining to the Malay Archipelago. But, in their intercourse with strangers and enemies, the treachery of the Malaysian character is fully displayed.

Similar: Malayan

noun Malaysians

  1. A native of Malaysia.
  2. obsolete A native of the Malay Archipelago. The insular position of the greater parts of the Malaysians has made them expert and intrepid mariners; and they have carried to a high degree of perfection the construction of their various kinds of vessels. The Achinese and the Siaks of Sumatra, the Macassars and Bugis of Celebes, the Tagales of L

Similar: Malayan, Malay

proper noun

  1. The Malay language, specifically the one spoken in Malaysia.

    Similar: Bahasa Kebangsaan, Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Melayu

Similar: Malayan, Malay

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bahasa malaysia, malayan, bahasa kebangsaan, bahasa melayu, ringgit, malay, malaysia, malaya, abdullah, kuala, malays, kelantanese, malaccan, malayali, malesian, sarawakian

adjective

Similar: Malayan

noun

Similar: Malayan, Malay

proper noun

Similar: Malayan, Malay

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adj Pertaining to Malaysia

Españolmalasio
中文馬來西亞 /马来西亚 Mǎláixīyà
Portuguêsmalaio
Françaismalaisien
Deutschmalaysisch
Italianomalese
Românămalaiez
Русскиймалайзи́йский malajzíjskij, мала́йский malájskij
العربيةمَالَيْزِيّ malayziyy

adj Pertaining to the Malay language

中文馬來語 /马来语 Mǎláiyǔ

noun a native of Malaysia

Españolmalasio
日本語マレーシア人 Marēshia-jin
中文馬來西亞人 /马来西亚人 Mǎláixīyà rén, 馬來人 /马来人 Mǎlái rén
Portuguêsmalaio
FrançaisMalaisien, Malaisienne
DeutschMalaysier, Malaysierin
Românămalaiez, malaieză
Русскиймалайзи́ец malajzíjec, малайзи́йка malajzíjka, мала́ец malájec, мала́йка malájka
العربيةمَالَيْزِيّ malayziyy, مَالَيْزِيَّة malayziyya

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@misc{malaysian_2026,
  title = {Malaysian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malaysian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}