Meanings
- not comparablePertaining to the country of Malaysia.
- not comparablePertaining to the Malay language spoken in Malaysia.
- not comparableobsoletePertaining to the Malay Archipelago.
But, in their intercourse with strangers and enemies, the treachery of the Malaysian character is fully displayed.
1842, System of Descriptive Geography, Founded on the Works of Malte-Burn and Balbi, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, page 970
plural Malaysians
- A native of Malaysia.
- obsoleteA native of the Malay Archipelago.
1 more example
The insular position of the greater parts of the Malaysians has made them expert and intrepid mariners; and they have carried to a high degree of perfection the construction of their various kinds of vessels. The Achinese and the Siaks of Sumatra, the Macassars and Bugis of Celebes, the Tagales of Luzon, and the natives of Mandanao, Sooloo, and Bali, excel all the other Malaysians in this art.
1842, System of Descriptive Geography, Founded on the Works of Malte-Burn and Balbi, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, page 973
- The Malay language, specifically the one spoken in Malaysia.
Synonyms: Bahasa Kebangsaan, Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Melayu
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe Malay language, specifically the one spoken in Malaysia.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia
nounthe Malay language spoken in Malaysia or neighbouring countries
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- MalayMelayu
- EnglishMalay
- EnglishMalaysia
- EnglishMalaysian
Translations
Afrikaans Maleis, Maleisies
- MaleisPertaining to the Malay language
- MaleisiesPertaining to the Malay language
- MaleisiesPertaining to Malaysia
- Maleisiëra native of Malaysia
Arabic مَالَيْزِيّ, مَالَيْزِيّ
- مَالَيْزِيّ (malayziyy)Pertaining to Malaysia
- مَالَيْزِيّ (malayziyy)a native of Malaysia
- مَالَيْزِيَّة (malayziyya)a native of Malaysia
Bulgarian малайзийски
- малайзийски (malajzijski)Pertaining to Malaysia
Catalan malaisi
- malaisiPertaining to Malaysia
Chinese Mandarin 馬來語 /马来语, 馬來西亞 /马来西亚
- 馬來語 /马来语 (Mǎláiyǔ)Pertaining to the Malay language
- 馬來西亞 /马来西亚 (Mǎláixīyà)Pertaining to Malaysia
- 馬來西亞人 /马来西亚人 (Mǎláixīyà rén)a native of Malaysia
- 馬來人 /马来人 (Mǎlái rén)a native of Malaysia
Czech malajsijský, Malajsijec
- malajsijskýPertaining to Malaysia
- Malajsijeca native of Malaysia
- Malajsijkaa native of Malaysia
Dutch Maleisiër, Maleisische
- Maleisiëra native of Malaysia
- Maleisischea native of Malaysia
Esperanto malajziano, malajzianino
- malajzianoa native of Malaysia
- malajzianinoa native of Malaysia
Finnish malaijinkielinen, malesialainen
- malaijinkielinenPertaining to the Malay language
- malesialainenPertaining to Malaysia
- malesialainena native of Malaysia
French malaisien, Malaisien
- malaisienPertaining to Malaysia
- Malaisiena native of Malaysia
- Malaisiennea native of Malaysia
German malaysisch, Malaysier
- malaysischPertaining to Malaysia
- Malaysiera native of Malaysia
- Malaysierina native of Malaysia
Indonesian Malaysia, orang Malaysia
- MalaysiaPertaining to Malaysia
- orang Malaysiaa native of Malaysia
Italian malese
- malesePertaining to Malaysia
Japanese マレーシア人
- マレーシア人 (Marēshia-jin)a native of Malaysia
Malay Malaysia, orang Malaysia
- MalaysiaPertaining to Malaysia
- orang Malaysiaa native of Malaysia
Norwegian Bokmål malaysisk, malaysier
- malaysiskPertaining to Malaysia
- malaysiera native of Malaysia
Persian مالزیایی, مالزیایی
- مالزیایی (mâleziyâyi)Pertaining to Malaysia
- مالزیایی (mâleziyâyi)a native of Malaysia
Polish malezyjski, Malezyjczyk
- malezyjskiPertaining to Malaysia
- Malezyjczyka native of Malaysia
- Malezyjkaa native of Malaysia
Portuguese malaio, malaio
- malaioPertaining to Malaysia
- malaioa native of Malaysia
Romanian malaiez, malaiez
- malaiezPertaining to Malaysia
- malaieza native of Malaysia
- malaiezăa native of Malaysia
Russian малайзи́йский, мала́йский
- малайзи́йский (malajzíjskij)Pertaining to Malaysia
- мала́йский (malájskij)Pertaining to Malaysia
- малайзи́ец (malajzíjec)a native of Malaysia
- малайзи́йка (malajzíjka)a native of Malaysia
- мала́ец (malájec)a native of Malaysia
- мала́йка (malájka)a native of Malaysia
Spanish malasio, malasio
- malasioPertaining to Malaysia
- malasioa native of Malaysia
Swedish malaysisk
- malaysiskPertaining to Malaysia
Tagalog Malasyahin
- MalasyahinPertaining to Malaysia
Turkish Malezyalı
- Malezyalıa native of Malaysia
Ukrainian малайзі́йський, малайзі́єць
- малайзі́йський (malajzíjsʹkyj)Pertaining to Malaysia
- малайзі́єць (malajzíjecʹ)a native of Malaysia
- малайзі́йка (malajzíjka)a native of Malaysia
Welsh Maleisaidd
- MaleisaiddPertaining to Malaysia
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Malaysian
Cite this entry
Malaysian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malaysian
“Malaysian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malaysian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Malaysian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malaysian.
Source: Malaysian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.