Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "malay" can be used as noun, proper noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Deutero-Malay Federated Malay States Malay apple Malay bear Malay camphor Malay gate Malayan Proto-Malay

Context

legal usage generally frowned upon by malays and malaysians

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

Asian Asiatic Western Malayo-Polynesian

Type Of (IsA)

east indian human western malayo polynesian

Related Terms

Malaya Malayalam Malayan Malaysia Wiktionary’s coverage of Malay terms

Related Terms

archipelago austronesian bangka belitung brunei curry fruit indonesia kalimantan lychee malaya malayalam malayan malaysia malaysian pineapple riau archipelago singapore sumatra thailand yoghurt

Synonym Network

bahasa malaysia malayan

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.