Maleis
See also: maleís
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch Maleis, from English Malay, from Malay Melayu.
Noun
Maleis (plural [please provide])
- Malaysian; the Malay language
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Maleisch (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From obsolete Malei + -s.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯s
audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ma‧leis
Adjective
Maleis (comparative Maleiser, superlative meest Maleis or Maleist)
- Malay, relating to people and/or language
Inflection
| Inflection 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 | — | |
Noun
Maleis n (uncountable)
- The Malay language
Derived terms
- Hoogmaleis
- Laag-Maleis
- Maleis-Polynesisch
Related terms
- Maleier
- Maleisië
- Maleisisch