Malayan.
A person of whatever ethnicity from the former Malaya or Peninsular Malaysia
Meaning & usage
A person of whatever ethnicity from the former Malaya or Peninsular Malaysia
Either of two lycaenid butterflies of the genus Megisba of Asia and Australasia.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English Malaya Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Malayan From Malaya + -an.
of, or relating to the former Malaya; Malay
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English Malaya Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Malayan From Malaya + -an.
A surname from Armenian.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Armenian Մալա (Mala) Proto-Indo-European *-iyn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-iHn̥ Old Armenian -եան (-ean) Armenian -յան (-yan) Armenian Մալայան (Malayan)bor. English Malayan Borrowed from Armenian Մալայան (Malayan).
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