"Melayu" meaning in All languages combined

See Melayu on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Malay Melayu. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ms|Melayu}} Malay Melayu Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Melayu pl (plural only)
  1. The Malay ethnic group. Tags: plural, plural-only

Adjective [Indonesian]

IPA: [məˈlaju] Forms: Melajoe [alternative]
Etymology: From Malay Melayu. Etymology templates: {{der|id|ms|Melayu}} Malay Melayu Head templates: {{id-adj}} Melayu
  1. Malay (pertaining to ethnic group or language) Derived forms: melayukan (english: (transitive) to make something become Malay), memelayukan (english: form of melayukan), pemelayuan (english: malayisation), bahasa Melayu (english: Malay language), orang Melayu (english: Malay people)
    Sense id: en-Melayu-id-adj-Z2N68eal

Proper name [Indonesian]

IPA: [məˈlaju] Forms: Melajoe [alternative]
Etymology: From Malay Melayu. Etymology templates: {{der|id|ms|Melayu}} Malay Melayu Head templates: {{id-proper noun}} Melayu
  1. Malay (ethnic group)
    Sense id: en-Melayu-id-name-rbE16Zht Categories (other): Ethnicity Disambiguation of Ethnicity: 41 52 7
  2. Malay (language)
    Sense id: en-Melayu-id-name-NL8YMshu Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Indonesian terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Languages Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 36 9 55 Disambiguation of Indonesian terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 32 23 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 35 18 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 17 47 Disambiguation of Languages: 36 7 57

Proper name [Malay]

IPA: [mə.la.ju] Audio: LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-Melayu.wav , LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-bahasa Melayu.wav Forms: ملايو [Jawi]
Rhymes: -ju, -u Etymology: From Malayu, a kingdom on Sumatra's eastern coast (today's Jambi). See more at English Malay. Etymology templates: {{etymon|ms|id=ethnicity}}, {{m+|en|Malay}} English Malay Head templates: {{ms-proper noun|j=ملايو}} Melayu (Jawi spelling ملايو)
  1. Malay (ethnic group, people, and language) Synonyms: Jawi Derived forms: bahasa Melayu, masuk Melayu, orang Melayu

Alternative forms

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