Old Malay
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English
Proper noun
- (linguistics) The oldest attested form of Malay language.
- (linguistics) The ancestor of Malay language (all form and dialects), spoken in Sumatra from about 1,000 BCE.
- Synonyms: Proto-Malay, Ancient Malay
- Coordinate terms: Classical Malay, Standard Malay
- (nonstandard, colloquial, proscribed) Archaic Malay speech or writing, or an imitation of this: "old" Malay.
Translations
Ancient Malay language; Proto-Malay
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