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classical malay

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
clas-si-cal -malay
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The older linguistic form of Malay and Indonesian originally spoken and written in the Malay Peninsula from about 1500 AD to 1800 AD. It developed from Old Malay, with heavy influence from Arabic and Persian after mass Islamisation.

Phrases

Ancient Malay Modern Malay Old Malay Pre-Modern Malay

Frequently Paired Words

Ancient Malay Indonesian Malay Modern Malay Old Malay Pre-Modern Malay

Questions

What does classical malay mean?
The older linguistic form of Malay and Indonesian originally spoken and written in the Malay Peninsula from about 1500 AD to 1800 AD. It developed from Old Malay, with heavy influence from Arabic and Persian after mass Islamisation.

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