Malaya
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See also: malaya
English
Etymology
From Malay + -ia, Latinization of Malay. Compare English Malaysia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məˈleɪ.ə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
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.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
the Malay Peninsula
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈlaja/
- 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)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish malaya, from Malay Melayu.
Noun
Malaya (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜌ)
Related terms
Further reading
- “Malaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018