Malay n. : One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago.

Malay a. : Alt. of Malayan

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Taxonomy
Malay, languages, affixes, Malaysia, Malay language, Bahasa, root words, Brunei, official language, speakers, reduplication, national language, English, adjective, orang, bukan, lamat, Indonesian.

Defination from the web:
Malay, including differences with Indonesian, usage, loan words, and simple phrases. ... Malay refers to a group of languages closely related to each other to the point of mutual intelligibility but that linguists consider to be ...