What does "malay" mean?
Malay: One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago.
Additional senses
- 2.Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country. -- n. The Malay language. Malay apple (Bot.), a myrtaceous tree (Eugenia Malaccensis) common in India; also, its applelike fruit.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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