Maleis
See also: maleís
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch Maleis, from obsolete Malei + -s, from Malay Melayu.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
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
- Kaaps-Maleis
Related terms
Proper noun
Maleis
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Maleisch (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From obsolete Malei + -s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maːˈlɛi̯s/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ma‧leis
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯s
Adjective
Maleis (comparative Maleiser, superlative meest Maleis or Maleist)
- Malay, relating to people and/or language
Declension
| Declension of Maleis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Maleis n
- the Malay language
Derived terms
- Hoogmaleis
- Laagmaleis
- Maleis-Polynesisch
Related terms
Descendants
- → Caribbean Javanese: Malais