Malay

Examples

• All

• 5 (83.3%) respondents were Malay and 1 (16.7%) respondent was Indian.

  Academic text (2007)

• In 1980, the Malaysian population consisted of 55.3% Malay, 33.8% Chinese, and 10.2% Indian people (Gonzalez, 1988: 846-847).

  Academic text (1997)

• Of course, the Indians and Malays were better treated and and let go early.

• If they were Malay, the cordite likely came from Japanese artillery.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Why, for example, is Mahathir concerned about creating the so-called New Malay, they ask?

  Academic text (2009)

• Self-reported ethnic composition of the sample was as follows: 80.5% Chinese, 10.4% Malay, 4.9% Indian, and 4.2% others.

  Academic text (2006)

• The highest incidence was seen in Chinese (62.5%), followed by Malay (26.7%) and Indian (10.2%) ethnic groups.

  Academic text (2007)

• When considering only patients who had mastectomy or lumpectomy, the racial breakdown was 65 Chinese (60.7%), 30 Malay (28.0%), and 12 Indian (11.2%).

  Academic text (2007)

• Results: 52 RA patients were recruited. 43 (82.7%) patients were female, and 9 (17.3%) were male. 43 (82.7%) patients were Malay, 2 (3.8%) patients were Chinese, 6 (11.5%) patients were Indian, and 1 (1.9%) patient was Sikh.

  Academic text (2007)

• During the cultural festival, many Malays showcased their traditional dance and music.

Synonyms

M

Malayan

vsMalay

1 7.2

A person native to the Malay Peninsula and parts of Malaysia and nearby islands

has the same meaning but exists as an alternative written form

Compounds

M

Malay Peninsula

1 4.6

A long piece of land in Southeast Asia between the South China Sea and the Andaman Sea

M

Malay Archipelago

7.2

A group of islands in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and the Philippines, between Asia and Australia

Surface Forms

Etymology