Malaysian
/məˈleɪ.zi.ən/
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Malaysia/məlejsiən/
Malaysian adjective: pertaining to the country of Malaysia.
Adjective
Malaysian (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the country of Malaysia.
- Pertaining to the Malay language spoken in Malaysia.
- Pertaining to the Malay Archipelago.
- But, in their intercourse with strangers and enemies, the treachery of the Malaysian character is fully displayed.1842, System of Descriptive Geography, Founded on the Works of Malte-Burn and Balbi, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, page 970
Noun
Malaysian (plural Malaysians)
- A native of Malaysia.
- A native of the Malay Archipelago.
- The insular position of the greater parts of the Malaysians has made them expert and intrepid mariners; and they have carried to a high degree of perfection the construction of their various kinds of vessels. The Achinese and the Siaks of Sumatra, the Macassars and Bugis of Celebes, the Tagales of...1842, System of Descriptive Geography, Founded on the Works of Malte-Burn and Balbi, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, page 973
Proper noun
Malaysian
- The Malay language, specifically the one spoken in Malaysia.
- Synonyms:
- Bahasa Kebangsaan, Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Melayu
Malaysian meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Tagalog and Arabic
Malaysian in Hindi
- Malaysian
- मलेशियाई maleśiyāī
Malaysian in Bengali
- মালয়েশীয়
Malaysian in Tagalog
- Pertaining to Malaysia
- Malasyahin
Malaysian in Arabic
- Pertaining to Malaysia
- مَالَيْزِيّ malayziyy
- a native of Malaysia
- مَالَيْزِيّ malayziyy, مَالَيْزِيَّة malayziyya
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- Malaysian in Malay
- Malaysia, orang Malaysia
- Malaysian in Indonesian
- Malaysia, orang Malaysia
- Malaysian in Persian
- مالزیایی mâleziyâyi
Synonyms of Malaysian
- Bahasa Kebangsaan
- Bahasa Malaysia
- Bahasa Melayu
- Malayan
- Malay
Forms of Malaysian
| plural | Malaysians |
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Origin of Malaysian
From Malaysia + -an.
Words formed from Malaysian
Phrases with Malaysian
Words that rhyme with Malaysian
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about Malaysian
- What does Malaysian mean?
- Malaysian means pertaining to the country of Malaysia.
- What is Malaysian in Hindi?
- Malaysian in Hindi is मलेशियाई (maleśiyāī). See Malaysian meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Malaysian?
- Malaysian can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Malaysian?
- Malaysian is pronounced /məˈleɪ.zi.ən/.
Words near Malaysian in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Malaysian (page history and authors); मलेशियाई (Hindi) (page history and authors); Malaysian (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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