Malaysianadj.n.

Brit.

/məˈleɪzɪən/,

/məˈleɪʒ(ə)n/, U.S.

/məˈleɪʒ(ə)n/

Forms: 1600s Maleysian, 1600s Malusian, 1800s– Malaysian.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. From a proper name, combined with an English element. Probably partly a borrowing from Dutch, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Malaysia , -an suffix; Dutch Maleisch , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < Malaysia (1857), a name given to the whole of Indonesia and Malaysia, and since 1963 to the territories included in the Federation of Malaysia ( < Malay n. + -sia , probably after Australasia (1766), Indonesia (1850)) + -an suffix. The isolated early examples in quots. c1615² at sense A., c1615 at sense B. are probably independently < Dutch †Maleisch (see Malays n.) + -ian suffix (with the form, compare Chinesian n.).

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Malay Archipelago, or (more recently) the Federation of Malaysia (formed in 1963 from the states of Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak, and the, now independent, State of Singapore).

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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Malaysia and Indonesia > [adjective] > Malaysia

Malayan1598

Malay1608

Malaysianc1615

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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Malaysia and Indonesia > [adjective] > Malaysia > Federation of

Malaysian1962

c1615 tr. P. Floris Voy. to E. Indies: Jrnl. (1934) 37 Wee had a greate deale of Maleysian apparell.

c1615 tr. P. Floris Voy. to E. Indies: Jrnl. (1934) 33 Translate the Kings letter into the Malusian tongue.

1883 Encycl. Brit. XV. 324/2 This astonishing expansion of the Malaysian peoples throughout the Oceanic area.

1884 Q. Rev. Apr. 332 The principal..actors in the life drama of the Malaysian stage.

1962 Times 9 Jan. 9/3 English is to remain as an ‘international language’ in the proposed Malaysian Federation.

1963 Daily Tel. 12 Sept. 21/7 The agreement covers the question of sovereignty for Singapore and arrangements as between the Singapore Government and the Malaysian Government for emergency security measures.

1963 Guardian 16 Sept. 9/4 The Malaysian Government is fully aware that recognition is not a right but a privilege.

1973 J. M. White Garden Game 97 A crumpled fistful of Malaysian money.

1992 Economist 24 Oct. 119/2 Malaysian equities issued before that date can still be traded in Singapore.

B. n.

A native or inhabitant of the Malay Archipelago, or (more recently) of the Federation of Malaysia.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Malaysia > [noun]

Malaysianc1615

bumiputra1966

c1615 tr. P. Floris Voy. to E. Indies: Jrnl. (1934) 44 I cannot imagine what the Hollanders meane, to suffer these Maleysians, Chinesians and other Moores of these contries.

1909 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Malaysian, n., a native of Malaysia.

1955 Times 15 June 9/6 The population of the Malay States comprises roughly 50 per cent. Malaysians, 40 per cent. Chinese, 10 per cent. others.

1965 Guardian 24 July 8/6 His efforts to overrun the Malaysians in Borneo.

1974 ‘G. Black’ Golden Cockatrice v. 93 You are as good a Malaysian as I am a Taiwanese.

1990 Atlantic Jan. 92/2 Many of the old Chinese Malaysians who work in the shops do their part to sustain the tintype atmosphere.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	malaysian
释义	Malaysianadj.n. Brit. /məˈleɪzɪən/, /məˈleɪʒ(ə)n/, U.S. /məˈleɪʒ(ə)n/ Forms: 1600s Maleysian, 1600s Malusian, 1800s– Malaysian. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. From a proper name, combined with an English element. Probably partly a borrowing from Dutch, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Malaysia , -an suffix; Dutch Maleisch , -ian suffix. Etymology: < Malaysia (1857), a name given to the whole of Indonesia and Malaysia, and since 1963 to the territories included in the Federation of Malaysia ( < Malay n. + -sia , probably after Australasia (1766), Indonesia (1850)) + -an suffix. The isolated early examples in quots. c1615² at sense A., c1615 at sense B. are probably independently < Dutch †Maleisch (see Malays n.) + -ian suffix (with the form, compare Chinesian n.). A. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Malay Archipelago, or (more recently) the Federation of Malaysia (formed in 1963 from the states of Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak, and the, now independent, State of Singapore). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Malaysia and Indonesia > [adjective] > Malaysia Malayan1598 Malay1608 Malaysianc1615 Malayic1723 the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Malaysia and Indonesia > [adjective] > Malaysia > Federation of Malaysian1962 c1615 tr. P. Floris Voy. to E. Indies: Jrnl. (1934) 37 Wee had a greate deale of Maleysian apparell. c1615 tr. P. Floris Voy. to E. Indies: Jrnl. (1934) 33 Translate the Kings letter into the Malusian tongue. 1883 Encycl. Brit. XV. 324/2 This astonishing expansion of the Malaysian peoples throughout the Oceanic area. 1884 Q. Rev. Apr. 332 The principal..actors in the life drama of the Malaysian stage. 1962 Times 9 Jan. 9/3 English is to remain as an ‘international language’ in the proposed Malaysian Federation. 1963 Daily Tel. 12 Sept. 21/7 The agreement covers the question of sovereignty for Singapore and arrangements as between the Singapore Government and the Malaysian Government for emergency security measures. 1963 Guardian 16 Sept. 9/4 The Malaysian Government is fully aware that recognition is not a right but a privilege. 1973 J. M. White Garden Game 97 A crumpled fistful of Malaysian money. 1992 Economist 24 Oct. 119/2 Malaysian equities issued before that date can still be traded in Singapore. B. n. A native or inhabitant of the Malay Archipelago, or (more recently) of the Federation of Malaysia. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Malaysia > [noun] Malaysianc1615 bumiputra1966 c1615 tr. P. Floris Voy. to E. Indies: Jrnl. (1934) 44 I cannot imagine what the Hollanders meane, to suffer these Maleysians, Chinesians and other Moores of these contries. 1909 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Malaysian, n., a native of Malaysia. 1955 Times 15 June 9/6 The population of the Malay States comprises roughly 50 per cent. Malaysians, 40 per cent. Chinese, 10 per cent. others. 1965 Guardian 24 July 8/6 His efforts to overrun the Malaysians in Borneo. 1974 ‘G. Black’ Golden Cockatrice v. 93 You are as good a Malaysian as I am a Taiwanese. 1990 Atlantic Jan. 92/2 Many of the old Chinese Malaysians who work in the shops do their part to sustain the tintype atmosphere. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.c1615
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