Malay
noun
Ma·lay mə-ˈlā 
ˈmā-(ˌ)lā
ˈmā-(ˌ)lā 1
: a member of a people of the Malay Peninsula, eastern Sumatra, parts of Borneo, and some adjacent islands
2
: the Austronesian language of the Malays
Malay adjective
Malayan
mə-ˈlā-ən
noun or adjective mā-;
ˈmā-ˌlā-
Word History
Etymology
obsolete Dutch Malayo (now Maleier), from Malay Mĕlayu
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1