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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Malay

/māl'-ā/ · Ma·lay · IPA /ˈmeɪ̯leɪ̯/
01 prop. n. One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago.
  1. 1.
    One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago.
02 prop. a. Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country.
Phrases & compounds
Malay apple — a myrtaceous tree (Eugenia Malaccensis) common in India; also, its applelike fruit.