Malayo-

A form of Malay — Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in Brunei and coastal regions of Borneo including Kalimantan in Indonesia, on the eastern coast of Sumatra, the islands of Bangka and Belitung, the Riau archipelago, in most of the Malay Peninsula including the southernmost provinces of Thailand, states of West Malaysia (where they are politically dominant in the federation), and in Singapore.

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Meanings

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  1. in compoundsCombining form of Malay, a language and diverse group of people that inhabit Malaya and parts of the Malay Archipelago's islands of Sumatra and Borneo, which the aforementioned places today lie within Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia.

Origin

From Malay + -o-.

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APA

Malayo-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malayo-

MLA

“Malayo-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malayo-. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Malayo-,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malayo-.

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