馬來

See also: 马来, and 馬来

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (馬來)		馬	來
simp. (马来)		马	来

Etymology

From English Malay, from Malay Melayu.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Mǎlái

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄞˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): maa⁵ loi⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ma⁴ lai²

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Mâ-lòi
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Má-lâi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Mǎlái
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Mǎlái
    • Wade–Giles: Ma³-lai²
    • Yale: Mǎ-lái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maalai
    • Palladius: Малай (Malaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁵ loi⁴
    • Yale: máh lòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ loi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ loi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ lɔːi̯²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ma⁴ lai²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵐba²¹ lai⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Mâ-lòi
    • Hakka Romanization System: ma^ˊ loi^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ma¹ loi²
    • Sinological IPA: /ma²⁴ loi̯¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Má-lâi
    • Tâi-lô: Má-lâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: maflaai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lai²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lai²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lai¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lai²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lai²³/

Proper noun

馬來

1. (attributive) Malay
2. (often attributive) Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

Usage notes

Some people outside Malaysia or Singapore may incorrectly use this term to refer to the country Malaysia. Such usage is generally frowned upon by Malaysian Chinese because Malaysia is an ethnically diverse country and Malays are only one of the ethnic groups in the country. Therefore, usage of this term to refer to the whole country is deprecated.

Synonyms

• (Malay): 馬拉／马拉

Derived terms

• 馬來人／马来人 (Mǎláirén)
• 馬來半島／马来半岛 (Mǎlái Bàndǎo)
• 馬來話／马来话 (Mǎláihuà)
• 馬來語／马来语 (Mǎláiyǔ)
• 馬來雞／马来鸡