Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malayanize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: malayanize
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make Malayan.

Example Sentences

"Due to their limited education, the service is not likely to be “Malayanized” for many years."
"In the ecological structure of some of the Malaysian cities the principles of an Islamized and Malayanized image of the Indian city of ancient Southeast Asia are still to be seen."
"At higher levels, the SWECs and DWECs began Malayanizing their elements in order to aid the transition to an independent national government; Malayans now had responsibility for their decisions in the counterinsurgency fight."

Etymology

From Malayan + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Malayan

Inflected Forms

Malayanizes (present, singular) Malayanizing (participle, present) Malayanized (participle, past) Malayanized (past) Malayanise (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Malayanization

Questions

What does malayanize mean?: To make Malayan.
Where does malayanize come from?: From Malayan + -ize.

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