Malay vs Bahasa Melayu language
Bahasa Melayu language vs MalayMalay and Bahasa Melayu language both are nouns.
Malay is an adjective but Bahasa Melayu language is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malay | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Bahasa Melayu language | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
Bahasa Melayu language is a hyponym of
Malay; that is, Bahasa Melayu language is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
Malay:
- Malay: a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
- Bahasa Melayu language: the Malay language spoken in Malaysia or neighbouring countries
Other hyponyms of Malay include
Bahasa Kebangsaan, Bahasa Kebangsaan language, Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Malaysia language, Bahasa Melayu, Malaysian, Malaysian language, Bahasa, Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesian.
| Malay (noun) | Bahasa Melayu language (noun) |
|---|---|
| a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages | the Malay language spoken in Malaysia or neighbouring countries |
| a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago |
| Malay (adjective) | Bahasa Melayu language (adjective) |
|---|---|
| of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago |
Words related to "Malay"
- Asian
- Asiatic
- Bahasa
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Bahasa Kebangsaan
- Bahasa Kebangsaan language
- Bahasa Malaysia
- Bahasa Malaysia language
- Bahasa Melayu
- Bahasa Melayu language
- East India
- East Indies
- Federation of Malaysia
- Indonesian
- Malay Archipelago
- Malay Peninsula
- Malayan
- Malaysia
- Malaysian
- Malaysian language
- The Malay Archipelago
- Western Malayo-Polynesian
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