Malay
Malay has several meanings:
People and language
- Malays, ethnic group located mainly in the Malay peninsula, and parts of Sumatra and Borneo
- Malay language, the language of the Malays; spoken in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei
- Malaysian language, the official form of the Malay language in Malaysia
- Indonesian language, the official form of the Malay language in Indonesia
- Old Malay language(s), possible ancestor(s) of the Malay language
- Malay race, a mostly historical racial category corresponding to the Austronesian peoples
Geography
- Malay Peninsula, a peninsula in Southeast Asia
- Malay Archipelago, the group of islands located between mainland Southeast Asia and Australia
- Several communes in France:
- Malay, Saône-et-Loire, in the Saône-et-Loire département
- Malay-le-Grand, in the Yonne département
- Malay-le-Petit, in the Yonne département
Politics and history
- Malaysia, the modern country
- Malay states, the nine states of Malaysia that have hereditary rulers
- Melayu Kingdom, a kingdom in Indonesia that was part of the Srivijaya empire
Animals
- Malayan tiger, a subspecies of tiger
- Malayan tapir, a subspecies of tapir
- Malayan gharial, a species of reptile