Standard Lemma guide

Malaysian

adj · name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /məˈleɪ.zi.ən/
  • /məˈleɪ.ʒən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Malaysia: /məlejsiən/
  • Malaysia: /məlejʃən/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: M AH0 L EY1 ZH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to the country of Malaysia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Pertaining to the Malay language spoken in Malaysia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Pertaining to the Malay Archipelago.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

The Malay language, specifically the one spoken in Malaysia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A native of Malaysia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A native of the Malay Archipelago.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective

Meaning 7

of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Malaysian police crack down hard on drug smugglers
  • Malayan crocodiles

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Malayan

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

the Malay language spoken in Malaysia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Melayu, Bahasa Kebangsaan

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Malay

9

noun

Meaning 9

a native or inhabitant of Malaysia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Asian, Asiatic

Narrower terms: Bornean, Sabahan, Sarawakian

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Malay Melayuder. English Malay Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Malaysia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Malaysian From Malaysia + -an.

Across languages

Translations

79 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Maleisies — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Arabic: مَالَيْزِيّ (malayziyy) — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Asturian: malayu — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Asturian: malasiu — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Belarusian: малайзі́йскі (malajzíjski) — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Bulgarian: малайзийски (malajzijski) — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Catalan: malaisi — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 馬來西亞 /马来西亚 (Mǎláixīyà) — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Czech: malajsijský — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Finnish: malesialainen — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • French: malaisien — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Galician: malaisiano — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Galician: malaio — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • German: malaysisch — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Indonesian: Malaysia — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Italian: malese — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Malay: Malaysia — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Maltese: Malazjan — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Norwegian Bokmål: malaysisk — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: malaysisk — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Persian: مالزیایی (mâleziyâyi) — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Polish: malezyjski — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Portuguese: malaio — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Romanian: malaiez — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Russian: малайзи́йский (malajzíjskij) — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Russian: мала́йский (malájskij) — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Spanish: malasio — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Swedish: malaysisk — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Tagalog: Malasyahin — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Ukrainian: малайзі́йський (malajzíjsʹkyj) — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Welsh: Maleisaidd — Pertaining to Malaysia
  • Afrikaans: Maleis — Pertaining to the Malay language
  • Afrikaans: Maleisies — Pertaining to the Malay language
  • Asturian: malayu — Pertaining to the Malay language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 馬來語 /马来语 (Mǎláiyǔ) — Pertaining to the Malay language
  • Finnish: malaijinkielinen — Pertaining to the Malay language
  • Afrikaans: Maleisiër — a native of Malaysia
  • Arabic: مَالَيْزِيّ (malayziyy) — a native of Malaysia
  • Arabic: مَالَيْزِيَّة (malayziyya) — a native of Malaysia
  • Asturian: malayu — a native of Malaysia
  • Asturian: malasiu — a native of Malaysia
  • Asturian: malaya — a native of Malaysia
  • Asturian: malasia — a native of Malaysia
  • Belarusian: малайзі́ец (malajzíjec) — a native of Malaysia
  • Belarusian: малайзі́йка (malajzíjka) — a native of Malaysia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 馬來西亞人 /马来西亚人 (Mǎláixīyà rén) — a native of Malaysia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 馬來人 /马来人 (Mǎlái rén) — a native of Malaysia
  • Czech: Malajsijec — a native of Malaysia
  • Czech: Malajsijka — a native of Malaysia
  • Dutch: Maleisiër — a native of Malaysia
  • Dutch: Maleisische — a native of Malaysia
  • Esperanto: malajziano — a native of Malaysia
  • Esperanto: malajzianino — a native of Malaysia
  • Finnish: malesialainen — a native of Malaysia
  • French: Malaisien — a native of Malaysia
  • French: Malaisienne — a native of Malaysia
  • Galician: malaisiano — a native of Malaysia
  • Galician: malaio — a native of Malaysia
  • German: Malaysier — a native of Malaysia
  • German: Malaysierin — a native of Malaysia
  • Indonesian: orang Malaysia — a native of Malaysia
  • Japanese: マレーシア人 (Marēshia-jin) — a native of Malaysia
  • Malay: orang Malaysia — a native of Malaysia
  • Norwegian Bokmål: malaysier — a native of Malaysia
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: malaysiar — a native of Malaysia
  • Persian: مالزیایی (mâleziyâyi) — a native of Malaysia
  • Polish: Malezyjczyk — a native of Malaysia
  • Polish: Malezyjka — a native of Malaysia
  • Portuguese: malaio — a native of Malaysia
  • Romanian: malaiez — a native of Malaysia
  • Romanian: malaieză — a native of Malaysia
  • Russian: малайзи́ец (malajzíjec) — a native of Malaysia
  • Russian: малайзи́йка (malajzíjka) — a native of Malaysia
  • Russian: мала́ец (malájec) — a native of Malaysia
  • Russian: мала́йка (malájka) — a native of Malaysia
  • Spanish: malasio — a native of Malaysia
  • Turkish: Malezyalı — a native of Malaysia
  • Ukrainian: малайзі́єць (malajzíjecʹ) — a native of Malaysia
  • Ukrainian: малайзі́йка (malajzíjka) — a native of Malaysia
Real reading context

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