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malayo

Malay, Malaysian

adjective mah-LAH-yoh Rare
People & Society Nationality

Usage Note

Malayo refers to the Malay people, language, or anything from Malaysia or the broader Malay world. As a noun it names the language (habla malayo — she speaks Malay) or a person (un malayo). The feminine form is malaya and the nationality adjective is sometimes expanded to malasio/a specifically when referring to a Malaysian citizen.

Examples

"El idioma malayo tiene millones de hablantes."

Natural Translation

The Malay language has millions of speakers.

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