Malay

Malay may refer to:

Language

Malay language, the language of Malaysia and Brunei, lingua franca of the Malay Archipelago
Old Malay language(s), possible ancestor(s) of Bahasa Melayu, and the Indonesian language
Sri Lankan Creole Malay language, a language spoken by the Malay ethnic minority in Sri Lanka

People

Malays (ethnic group), the ethnic group located primarily in the Malay peninsula, and parts of Sumatra and Borneo
Malay race, a racial category encompassing the people of South East Asia and sometimes the Pacific Islands
Malaysian Malays, a constitutionally defined group of Muslim Malaysian citizens
Malays in Singapore
Malay Indonesian, ethnic Malays in Indonesia
Thai Malays, ethnic Malays in Thailand
Sri Lankan Malays, an ethnic group in Sri Lanka of Indonesian ancestry
Cape Malays, an ethnic group or community in South Africa
Cocos Malays, the predominant group ethnic group of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, now part of Australia
Overseas Malays, people of Malay ancestry living outside Malaysia and neighbouring ethnic Malay home areas
Kedahan Malay, the earliest settler in Malay Peninsular and young ancestor to the people of Malay Archipelago

Geography

Malay Peninsula, the geographic area containing Malaysia and Singapore, as well as parts of Myanmar and Thailand
Malay Archipelago, anachronistic name from European colonial era for the group of islands located between mainland Southeast Asia (Indochina) and Australia
Malay, Azerbaijan, a village
Malay, Aklan, a municipality in the Philippines
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
Malay Falls, Nova Scotia

Politics/history

Malaysia, the modern country that encompasses most of the ancient malay states
Malay states, a group of nine states of Malaysia (all located in West Malaysia) which have hereditary rulers
Melayu Kingdom or Malayu kingdom, once prospered in Indonesia as part of Srivijaya

Other

Malay (producer), an American music producer
Jessi Malay, an American singer
Malay Chicken, a breed of chicken
Malayan Tiger, a species of tiger that live in the jungles of Malay peninsula, Borneo and Thailand

Translation

The word "Malay" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Italian, Dutch, Swedish.

Translation(s) in other languages: German: Malay (Begriffsklärung), Spanish: Malay (desambiguación), Korean: 말레이, Japanese: マレー, Portuguese: Malaio, Finnish: Malaiji, Tagalog: Malay (paglilinaw), Thai: มลายู, Vietnamese: Mã Lai, Chinese: 馬來 (消歧義).