Malayan vs. Malaysian — What's the Difference?

A member of a people inhabiting the Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago.

Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Malaysia or its people or their culture; as, Malaysian police cracked down hard on drug smugglers; Malaysian poetry.

The Austronesian language of the Malays. Also called Bahasa Melayu.

A native or inhabitant of Malaysia

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Malays or their language.

The Malay language spoken in Malaysia

Of or relating to Malaysia, the Malay Peninsula, or the Malay Archipelago.

Of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia;

A member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago

Of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia;

Of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago;