Malaya
See also: malaya
English edit
Etymology edit
Malay + -ia, Latinization of Malay. Compare English Malaysia.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Malaya
- The southern part of the Malay Peninsula and several nearby islands, currently forming the western part of the Federation of Malaysia, now known as West Malaysia.
- (historical) An independent country in Southeast Asia from 1957 to 1963.
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Derived terms
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Tagalog edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from English Malaya, from Malay + -ia, with the root from Malay Melayu.
Proper noun edit
Malaya (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜌ)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Spanish malaya, from Malay Melayu.
Noun edit
Malaya (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜌ)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Malaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018