馬來人

Chinese

		Malay	man; person; people
trad. (馬來人)		馬來	人
simp. (马来人)		马来	人
alternative forms		馬來儂／马来侬

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Mǎláirén

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ loi⁴ jan^4-2
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Má-lâi-lâng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Mǎláirén
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Mǎláirén
    • Wade–Giles: Ma³-lai²-jên²
    • Yale: Mǎ-lái-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maalairen
    • Palladius: Малайжэнь (Malajžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁵ loi⁴ jan^4-2
    • Yale: máh lòih yán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ loi⁴ jan^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ loi⁴ yen^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ lɔːi̯²¹ jɐn²¹⁻³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Má-lâi-lâng
    • Tâi-lô: Má-lâi-lâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: maflailaang
    • IPA (Philippines): /ma⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

Noun

馬來人

1. Malay person or people; ethnic Malay

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 馬來人 (“Malay person”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		馬來人
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	馬來人
	Malaysia	馬來人, 巫人
	Singapore	馬來人
Cantonese	Hong Kong	馬拉人
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	馬拉人
	Penang (Guangfu)	馬拉人
	Ipoh (Guangfu)	馬拉人
	Singapore (Guangfu)	馬拉人
Eastern Min	Sitiawan (Gutian)	番囝
Southern Min	Xiamen	馬來儂
	Penang (Hokkien)	番仔
	Singapore (Hokkien)	番仔, 番囝
	Manila (Hokkien)	馬來儂
	Medan (Hokkien)	番仔
	Singapore (Teochew)	番囝
	Batam (Teochew)	番囝
	Singapore (Hainanese)	番囝