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Malay vs Malaysian

Malaysian vs Malay

Malay and Malaysian both are nouns.

Malay and Malaysian both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Malay Yes Yes No No
Malaysian Yes Yes No No
As nouns, Malaysian is a hyponym of Malay; that is, Malaysian is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Malay:
  • Malay: a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
  • Malaysian: the Malay language spoken in Malaysia or neighbouring countries
Malay (noun) Malaysian (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 a native or inhabitant of Malaysia
Malay (adjective) Malaysian (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 of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia
Difference between Malay and Malaysian

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