Malayan

[muh-ley-uhn]

adjective

1. Malay.

Other Word Forms

• anti-Malayan adjective
• non-Malayan adjective
• pre-Malayan adjective
• pro-Malayan adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Malayan¹

Malay + -an

Example Sentences

For the first time, I could picture the legendary tropical city of Malayan sampans, Chinese street hawkers and British colonial languor.

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They were joined by likenesses of the zoo’s red pandas, Lucas and Adira, as well as a Malayan tiger named Connor.

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He also served as a lieutenant in the Gurkha Rifles, fighting in the Malayan Emergency, a communist-inspired revolt against the British colonial authorities.

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“Bring them hope, so that they may come home to a better world,” Malayan Snapir said, before receiving a standing ovation.

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The samples from the stall that contained the coronavirus also contained DNA from a variety of animals, including dogs, rabbits, hoary bamboo rats, Malayan porcupines and masked palm civets.

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