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Malays

UK/məˈleɪz/

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

noun

pluralplural of Malay

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Malays

days ways phase raise res phrase praise gays hayes stays erase blaze maze maize bays gaze haze hays mays craze grays amaze daze mayonnaise

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APA

Malays. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malays

MLA

“Malays.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malays. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Malays,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malays.

Source: Malays on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.