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Malayize

Malayize verb: to make Malay; to give Malay traits to.

Verb

Malayize (third-person singular simple present Malayizes, present participle Malayizing, simple past and past participle Malayized)

  1. (transitive) To make Malay; to give Malay traits to.

Malayize meaning in Malay, Indonesian and Vietnamese

Malayize in Malay

to make Malay
melayukan

Malayize in Indonesian

to make Malay
melayukan

Malayize in Vietnamese

to make Malay
Mã Lai hóa, Mã Lai hoá

Forms of Malayize

third-person singular presentMalayizes
present participleMalayizing
past participleMalayized
pastMalayized
alternative formMalayise

Origin of Malayize

From Malay + -ize.

Words formed from Malayize

Questions about Malayize

What does Malayize mean?
Malayize means to make Malay; to give Malay traits to.
What is Malayize in Malay?
Malayize in Malay is melayukan. See Malayize meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is Malayize?
Malayize is a verb.
What is the past tense of Malayize?
The past tense of Malayize is Malayized.

Words near Malayize in the dictionary

  1. Malayised
  2. Malayises
  3. Malayising
  4. Malayization
  5. Malayizations
  6. Malayize
  7. Malayized
  8. Malayizes
  9. Malayizing
  10. Malayness
  11. Malayo-

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