EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Malay (person, language, or race)...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/ma-LAY/
FIL: Isang tao na kabilang sa pangkat-etniko ng mga Malay, na pangunahing naninirahan sa Timog-silangang Asya; tumutukoy din sa kanilang wika.
EN: Malay (person, language, or race)
Our cousins in the neighborhood! The ones we share a lot of words, food, and maybe some ancient history with. When you hear 'Bahasa,' think Malay. They are our fellow Austronesians from Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, etc.
From Malay 'Melayu'.
The word 'malay' (ma-LAY) as a noun is distinct from 'malay' (MA-lay) which means consciousness or awareness.
🇵🇭 Maraming salitang Tagalog ang hiram sa wikang Malay.
🇺🇸 Many Tagalog words are borrowed from the Malay language.
🇵🇭 Ang mga ninuno ng maraming Pilipino ay pinaniniwalaang mga Malay.
🇺🇸 The ancestors of many Filipinos are believed to be Malays.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.