Maleis
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See also: maleís
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch Maleis, from obsolete Malei + -s, from Malay Melayu.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio: (file)
Adjective[edit]
Maleis (attributive Maleise, not comparable)
- Malay, Malayan (of, from, or pertaining to Malaya, the Malay people or the Malay language)
- Malaysian (of, from, or pertaining to Malaysia, the Malaysian people, especially those of Malay descent, or the Malay language)
- Synonym: Maleisies
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Maleis
Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Maleisch (obsolete spelling)
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
Maleis (comparative Maleiser, superlative meest Maleis or Maleist)
- Malay, relating to people and/or language
Inflection[edit]
Declension of Maleis | ||||
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uninflected | Maleis | |||
inflected | Maleise | |||
comparative | Maleiser | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | Maleis | Maleiser | het Maleist het Maleiste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | Maleise | Maleisere | Maleiste |
n. sing. | Maleis | Maleiser | Maleiste | |
plural | Maleise | Maleisere | Maleiste | |
definite | Maleise | Maleisere | Maleiste | |
partitive | Maleis | Maleisers | — |
Proper noun[edit]
Maleis n
- The Malay language
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Caribbean Javanese: Malais
Categories:
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Malay
- Afrikaans terms with audio links
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- Afrikaans proper nouns
- af:Malaysia
- af:Languages
- Dutch terms suffixed with -s
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯s
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯s/2 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch adjectives
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns