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Malaysian

Malaysian

41 3.0
Relating to Malaysia and its people
  • adjective
  • /məˈleɪʒən/
translation icon : malasio
  • Subjects were students from a U.S. Catholic school, a U.S. public school, and a Malaysian Muslim school.
  • the Malaysian prime minister
  • the Malaysian government
  • Malaysian students

Thai Curry, Malaysian Curry, Indian Curry, Jamaican Curry.

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Examples

  • The main body of the Malaysian Chinese Association responded by founding the Save Bukit China Fund.

    Academic text (1993)
  • I ate Malaysian food for the first time ever.

  • But they were making a splash in Malaysian society by being cute little clean cut girls.

  • In the past three years, there has been a dramatic increase in Malaysian faculty.

    Academic text (1990)
  • However, it turns out that the story of Malaysian inflation is exactly the opposite!

    Blog text (8)
  • Please give a warm Malaysian welcome to our new flight through Sir Richard Branson.

  • The meeting with the Malaysian Trade Minister is now at 4:30.

  • Kites first appeared about three thousand years ago in both Chinese and Malaysian culture.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The city of Melaka is the most significant single locus of six centuries of Malaysian history.

    Academic text (1993)
  • I enjoyed a delicious Malaysian meal made with traditional spices and ingredients.

Synonyms

Malayan
vsMalaysian
2 6.5

Relating to Malaysia, its people, language, or culture

is the more common adjective form used for the country and people

Compounds

A secret armed group in Southeast Asia linked to al-Qaeda that supports violent religious attacks

The Malay language people speak in Malaysia and nearby countries

Surface Forms

Malaysian positive

Morphology

Malaysian = Malaysia (transparent) = Malaysia + n

Adjectival/demonymic formation from 'Malaysia' yields 'of or relating to Malaysia', which is directly interpretable.

Etymology

Malaysian as an adjective comes from the country name Malaysia, itself from Malay, the name of the people and language of the region. So Malaysian describes things or culture 'from Malaysia'.