Malaya

malaya English Etymology From en Malay -ia place, Latinization of en Malay. Compare en Malaysia. Pronunciation en /məˈleɪ.ə/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Malaya.wav Southern England Proper noun en Q1973345en historical en A <<peninsula>> and <<geographic region>> of <<r/Southeast Asia>> constituting the southern part of the Malay Peninsula and several nearby islands, currently forming the western part of <<c:also/Malaysia>>; now known as West Malaysia or Peninsular Malaysia. en Q871091en historical en A group of <<former>> British <<colonies>> and <<former protectorates:protectorates>> in <<r/Southeast Asia>>, existing on the southern part of the Malay Peninsula from 1826 to 1957, excepting the period of Japanese occupation during World War II British Malaya. en Q1479726en historical en A <<former colony>> and later a <<former>> independent <<country>> in <<r/Southeast Asia>>, existing on the southern part of the Malay Peninsula from 1948 to 1963; independent from 1957 and merged in 1963 with the territories of East Malaysia, forming modern Malaysia Federation of Malaya. Derived terms en British Malaya Federation of Malaya Indomalaya Malayan Malayan Union Malaysia States of Malaya Translations the Malay Peninsula Afrikaans: af Maleia Catalan: ca Malaia f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 馬來亞 Mǎláiyà Hindi: hi मलय m Irish: ga Leithinis Mhalae f, ga Malae an Malae Malay: ms Tanah Melayu Maranao: mrw Malaya Russian: ru Мала́йя f Tagalog Pronunciation Etymology 1 tl en Malaya, from en Malay -ia 1, with the root from tl ms Melayu. Proper noun + tl Malaya Q1973345,Q871091,Q1479726 Etymology 2 tl :bor es:malaya<ety:uder<ms:Melayu>> 2 1 Noun + tl Malayo: female Malay person Related terms tl Malay Malayo Malaysia Further reading tl Demonyms