Malayan has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
2
A person from Malaysia or the former Malaya; a Malay.
Adjective
1
of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia
"Malaysian police crack down hard on drug smugglers"
"Malayan crocodiles"
2
of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
"Malay peoples"
"Malayan syllable structure"
3
of, or relating to Malaysia or the former Malaya; Malay
Example Sentences
"Malaysian police crack down hard on drug smugglers"
adjective
"Malayan crocodiles"
adjective
"Malay peoples"
adjective
"Malayan syllable structure"
adjective
Broader Terms (hypernyms)