a member of a people of the Malay peninsula and adjacent islands
the Austronesian language of spoken in the Malay peninsula
Malay adj
early Dutch Malayo (now Maleier) from Malay Mĕlayu. Malay words that have passed into English include amok, bamboo, caddy, cockatoo, gingham, gong, gutta-percha, kapok, ketchup, rattan, sago, and sarong