มลายู
má-laa-yoo
Meanings
1NounA2
Malay (language)
the Malay language, spoken in Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, and parts of Indonesia and southern Thailand.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutภาษามลายูpaa-săa má-laa-yooภาษามลายูpaa-săa má-laa-yooMalay language
He speaks the Malay language.
2NounA2
a Malay person; the Malays
a person of the Malay ethnic group; the Malay people collectively.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนมลายูkon má-laa-yooคนมลายูkon má-laa-yooMalay person
He is a Malay person.
3AdjectiveB1
Malay; of or relating to the Malays
of or relating to the Malay people, their language, or their culture.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)วัฒนธรรมมลายูwát-tá-ná-tam má-laa-yooวัฒนธรรมมลายูwát-tá-ná-tam má-laa-yooMalay cultureโดยเฉพาะdoi chá-pórโดยเฉพาะdoi chá-pórespecially; particularly; specificallyอาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)นาซิเลอมักnaa-sí ler-mákนาซิเลอมักnaa-sí ler-máknasi lemak (Malay coconut-milk rice dish)
I like Malay culture, especially foods like Nasi Lemak.