Malayan
adjective
Malayan
American
[muh-lay-uhn]
/ məˈleɪ ən /
adjective
malayan
British
/ məˈleɪən /
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Malayan
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From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Public Investment Bank upgrades its rating on the Malaysian banking sector to overweight from neutral, naming Malayan Banking as its top pick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
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
It is unclear whether bamboo rats or Malayan porcupines can be infected with SARS-CoV-2, the study authors wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2024
She was a gray-haired woman, surely a head taller than her husband, with features that looked rather more Malayan than Japanese.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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