Melayu

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) The Malay ethnic group.

Etymology
From.

Proper noun

 * 1) Malay
 * 2) Malay

Adjective

 * 1) Malay

Derived terms




Etymology
From, a kingdom on Sumatra's eastern coast (today's Jambi), mentioned by the Chinese Monk Yijing as 末羅瑜國 and during the Yuan (1271-1368) and Ming (1368-1644) dynasties as 木剌由 (Bok-la-yu or Mok-la-yu), 麻里予兒 (Ma-li-yu-er), 巫來由 (Wu-lai-yu) and 無來由 (Wu-lai-yu). The oldest known inscriptions in the Malay language were found at Kedukan Bukit and Talang Tuo, both in the vicinity of Palembang in southern Sumatra, and at Kota Kapur on Bangka island west of Sumatra. They are respectively dated 673, 684 and 686. Possibly cognate with 🇨🇬, referring to the Musi river at Palembang.

Proper noun

 * 1) Malay ethnic group, people, and language