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old malay

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
old -malay
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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The oldest attested form of Malay language.

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The ancestor of Malay language (all form and dialects), spoken in Sumatra from about 1,000 BCE.

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Archaic Malay speech or writing, or an imitation of this: "old" Malay.

Colloquial

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

Classical Malay Standard Malay

Synonyms

Proto-Malay Ancient Malay

Questions

What does old malay mean?
The oldest attested form of Malay language.

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