Malayan
adjective
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Malayan
American
[muh-lay-uhn]
/ məˈleɪ ən /
adjective
malayan
British
/ məˈleɪən /
adjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Malayan
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Fundamentally, banks with good control of funding costs are expected to be able to tap a healthy loan growth pipeline, supporting their preference for Malayan Banking and Hong Leong Bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Malayan Banking, Hong Leong Bank and Alliance Bank Malaysia are viewed as relatively less exposed to bond-market swings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
On that same day, the court heard Derbyshire Police launched Operation Malayan, a cross-border investigation into Zablocka's death.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
He also served as a lieutenant in the Gurkha Rifles, fighting in the Malayan Emergency, a communist-inspired revolt against the British colonial authorities.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2024
He had survived pellagra in Persia, scurvy in the Malayan archipelago, leprosy in Alexandria, beriberi in Japan, bubonic plague in Madagascar, an earthquake in Sicily, and a disastrous shipwreck in the Strait of Magellan.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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