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Synonyms of Malaysian

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Another word for Malaysian is Malayan. Other synonyms of Malaysian are Bahasa Kebangsaan, Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Melayu and Malay.

Synonyms and similar words for Malaysian

proper nounThe Malay language, specifically the one spoken in Malaysia.

  • Bahasa Kebangsaan
  • Bahasa MalaysiaThe official language of Malaysia, otherwise known as Malay.
  • Bahasa Melayu

adjectiveMore synonyms

  • MalayanOf, or relating to the former Malaya; Malay.

nounMore synonyms

Meaning of Malaysian

  1. adjective Pertaining to the country of Malaysia.
  2. adjective Pertaining to the Malay language spoken in Malaysia.
  3. adjective Pertaining to the Malay Archipelago.

Full definition of Malaysian

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Questions about synonyms of Malaysian

What is another word for Malaysian?
Malaysian has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as Malayan, Bahasa Kebangsaan, Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Melayu and Malay.
What does Malaysian mean?
Malaysian means pertaining to the country of Malaysia.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Malaysian (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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