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Asturian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From mal + haya. Similar formation to Spanish mal haya and Portuguese mal haja.
Interjection
malaya
- darn (used to express annoyance or unpleasant surprise)
Etymology 2
Adjective
malaya
- feminine singular of malayu
References
- Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, Gramática de la llingua asturiana, 3rd edition (2001)
Javanese
Romanization
malaya
- Romanization of ꦩꦭꦪ
Spanish
Noun
malaya f (plural malayas)
- female equivalent of malayo
Adjective
malaya
- feminine singular of malayo
Swahili
Etymology
Ultimately from Persian بلایه (balâya, “harlot”).
Pronunciation
Noun
malaya (n class, plural malaya)
- prostitute, whore
- Synonyms: kiberenge, kahaba, kibiritingoma, mwanamkendege
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
From ma- + laya.
Pronunciation
Adjective
malayà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜌ)
- free (to choose)
Malaya tayong bumoto ng kung sinong pinaniniwalaan nating ikabubuti ng bansa.- We are free to vote for whom we believe will be beneficial for our country.
- loose; free (to move)
Malayang nagtakbuhan sina Inggo sa pagpapatintero nila.- Inggo and the others freely ran about as they played patintero.
- freed from prison; not confined in prison
Malaya ka na.- You're free to go.
- independent (from a foreign power)
- Synonym: awtonomo
Ang Pilipinas ay malaya mula sa banyagang kolonisasyon.- The Philippines is free from foreign colonization.
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “malaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018