malay
Ma.lay \m*-'la-, 'ma--(.)la-\ \m*-'la--*n, 'ma--.la--\ n [obs. D Malayo (now Maleier), fr. Malay Mehachek>layu] 1: a member of a people of the Malay peninsula, eastern Sumatra, parts of B orneo, and some adjacent islands 2: the Austronesian language of the Malays - Malay aj