Associations to the word «Malayan»

Wiktionary

MALAYAN, noun. A person from Malaysia or the former Malaya; a Malay
MALAYAN, adjective. Of, or relating to Malaysia or the former Malaya; Malay
MALAYAN NIGHT HERON, noun. A medium-sized heron, Gorsachius melanolophus, distributed in southern and eastern Asia, and breeding in India, Taiwan, China, and the Philippines.
MALAYAN NIGHT HERONS, noun. Plural of Malayan night heron

Dictionary definition

MALAYAN, noun. A member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago.
MALAYAN, adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia; "Malaysian police crack down hard on drug smugglers"; "Malayan crocodiles".
MALAYAN, adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago; "Malay peoples"; "Malayan syllable structure".

Wise words

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