Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malayan

/məˈleɪən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: malayan
IPA: /məˈleɪən/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person of whatever ethnicity from the former Malaya or Peninsular Malaysia

noun

Either of two lycaenid butterflies of the genus Megisba of Asia and Australasia.

adj

of, or relating to the former Malaya; Malay

name

A surname from Armenian.

Example Sentences

"The third class is intended to provide cheap travel for the poorest Malayans; wooden seats are the rule, the compensation lying in the fare of four cents a mile (about 1d)."

Etymology

Etymology tree English Malaya Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Malayan From Malaya + -an.

Inflected Forms

Malayans (plural) more Malayan (comparative) most Malayan (superlative)

Phrases

Malayan bear Malayan slit-faced bat Malayan tapir

Synonyms

malay malaysian

Rhymes With

mcmahon himalayan rayon uruguayan mahan mahon dayan payan skehan tehan mayhan ghanaian

Questions

How do you pronounce malayan?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈleɪən/.
What does malayan mean?: A person of whatever ethnicity from the former Malaya or Peninsular Malaysia
Where does malayan come from?: Etymology tree English Malaya Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Malayan From Malaya + -an.

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