Malayan

[ muh-ley-uh n ]

/ məˈleɪ ən /

Malay.

Origin of Malayan

Malay + -an

non-Ma·lay·an, adjective, noun pre-Ma·lay·an, adjective pro-Ma·lay·an, adjective, noun

The inhabitants of Polynesia are included in the Malayan family.

Ancient Society |Lewis Henry Morgan
We must therefore conclude that the Malayan race was, at the outset, extremely barbarous.

The Desert World |Arthur Mangin
In another variety, the Malayan cuts his left forearm, and smears his face with the blood thus drawn.

Castes and Tribes of Southern India |Edgar Thurston
The primitive Malayan is full of beliefs and dreads of the malignant spirits which throng his environment.

The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon |David P. Barrows

Most children have the Malayan fold of the eyelid; the lower lid is often much straighter than it is on the average American.

The Bontoc Igorot |Albert Ernest Jenks

Malayan

/ (məˈleɪən) /

of or relating to Malaya or its inhabitants

a native or inhabitant of Malaya