malaio

Portuguese

Etymology

From Malay Malayu, Melayu.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈlaj.u/ [maˈlaɪ̯.u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈlaj.u/ [maˈlaɪ̯.u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈlaj.o/ [maˈlaɪ̯.o]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈlaj.u/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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Adjective

malaio (feminine malaia, masculine plural malaios, feminine plural malaias)

1. Malay

   Synonym: malásio

Noun

malaio m (plural malaios, feminine malaia, feminine plural malaias)

1. Malay (person)

Noun

malaio m (uncountable)

1. Malay (language)

Related terms

• Malaísia
• Malásia

Further reading

• “malaio”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “malaio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026