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/
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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
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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
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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
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A native of Malaysia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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6
noun
Meaning 6
A native of the Malay Archipelago.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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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