Deutero-Malay

noun

A member of an Iron Age people regarded as direct ancestors of the present-day Malay people.

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Meanings

nounDeutero-Malay (plural Deutero-Malays)

plural Deutero-Malays

  1. historicalA member of an Iron Age people regarded as direct ancestors of the present-day Malay people.

Origin

From deutero- + Malay.

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APA

Deutero-Malay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deutero-Malay

MLA

“Deutero-Malay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deutero-Malay. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Deutero-Malay,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deutero-Malay.

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