Malaya

See also: malaya

English

Etymology

From Malay +‎ -ia, Latinization of Malay. Compare English Malaysia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈleɪ.ə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Malaya

2. (historical) A peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia constituting the southern part of the Malay Peninsula and several nearby islands, currently forming the western part of Malaysia; now known as West Malaysia or Peninsular Malaysia.
4. (historical) A group of former British colonies and protectorates in 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; in full, British Malaya.
6. (historical) A former colony and later a former independent country in 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; in full, Federation of Malaya.

Derived terms

• British Malaya
• Federation of Malaya
• Malayan
• Malayan Union
• Malaysia
• States of Malaya

Translations

the Malay Peninsula

• Afrikaans: Maleia
• Catalan: Malaia f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬來亞 / 马来亚 (zh) (Mǎláiyà)

• Hindi: मलय (hi) m (malay)
• Irish: Leithinis Mhalae f, an Malae
• Malay: Tanah Melayu
• Maranao: Malaya
• Russian: Мала́йя (ru) f (Malájja)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈlaja/ [mɐˈlaː.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: Ma‧la‧ya

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Malaya, from Malay +‎ -ia, with the root from Malay Melayu.

Proper noun

Malaya (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜌ)

1. (historical) Malaya (a peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia constituting the southern part of the Malay Peninsula and several nearby islands, currently forming the western part of Malaysia; now known as West Malaysia or Peninsular Malaysia)
2. (historical) Malaya (a group of former British colonies and protectorates in 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; in full, British Malaya)
3. (historical) Malaya (a former colony and later a former independent country in 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; in full, Federation of Malaya)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish malaya, from Malay Melayu.

Noun

Malaya (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜌ)

1. female equivalent of Malayo: female Malay (person)

Related terms

• Malay
• Malayo
• Malaysia

Further reading

• “Malaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018