Malaysian

American  

[muh-ley-zhuhn, -shuhn] / məˈleɪ ʒən, -ʃən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Malaysia.

2. Malay.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Malaysia or its inhabitants.

Other Word Forms

• anti-Malaysian adjective
• pre-Malaysian adjective
• pro-Malaysian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Malaysian

First recorded in 1880–85; Malaysi(a) + -an

Example Sentences

CGS maintains an overweight rating on Malaysian banks, saying earnings would be largely defensive against any negative impact from elevated oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was part of the team that won a Gerald Loeb Award for its series of stories on the corruption scandal surrounding 1MDB, a Malaysian investment fund.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tan maintain an overweight rating on the Malaysian banking sector, citing strong capital, liquidity buffers and stable dividend outlooks, with preferred picks including RHB Bank, Public Bank and Hong Leong Bank.

From The Wall Street Journal

The players returning to Iran were at a hotel in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur awaiting their onward travel.

From Barron's

To determine whether these frogs had been significantly underestimated, Chan and his colleagues collected DNA from specimens gathered across the mountainous rainforests of Malaysian Borneo.

From Science Daily