malaysian
/məˈleɪ.zi.ən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to the country of Malaysia.
adj
Pertaining to the Malay language spoken in Malaysia.
name
The Malay language, specifically the one spoken in Malaysia.
Example Sentences
- "But, in their intercourse with strangers and enemies, the treachery of the Malaysian character is fully displayed."
- "The insular position of the greater parts of the Malaysians has made them expert and intrepid mariners; and they have carried to a high degree of perfection the construction of their various kinds of vessels. The Achinese and the Siaks of Sumatra, the Macassars and Bugis of Celebes, the Tagales of Luzon, and the natives of Mandanao, Sooloo, and Bali, excel all the other Malaysians in this art."
Etymology
Etymology tree Malay Melayuder. English Malay Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Malaysia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Malaysian From Malaysia + -an.