Malay may refer to:
Languages Malayic languages, a branch of closely related Austronesian languages spoken in the Malay Archipelago in Maritime Southeast Asia Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century Indonesian language, the official form of the Malay language in Indonesia Malaysian Malay, the official form of the Malay language in Malaysia, also known as Standard Malay Malay trade and creole languages, a set of pidgin languages Cocos Malay, spoken by the Cocos Malays in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island, Australia Sri Lanka Malay language, spoken by the Malay race minority in Sri Lanka Bangka Malay, a Malayic language spoken on the island of Bangka, Indonesia Berau Malay, a Malayic language spoken in Berau Regency, Indonesia Brunei Malay, a variety of the Malay language spoken in Brunei, distinct from standard Malay Kedah Malay, a variety of the Malay languages spoken in Malaysia and Thailand Kelantan–Pattani Malay, variety of Malay spoken in State of Kelantan, Malaysia and South Thailand Jambi Malay, a Malayic language primarily spoken by the Jambi Malay people in Jambi, Indonesia Malayic Dayak languages, a dialect chain of Malayic spoken in West and Central Kalimantan, Indonesia Ketapang Malay, spoken by the Malay people in parts of West Kalimantan Negeri Sembilan Malay, a language spoken in Malaysia by the descendants of Minangkabau settlers from Sumatra, related to Standard Malay Pahang Malay, a Malayic language spoken in the Malaysian state of Pahang Perak Malay, spoken within the state of Perak, Malaysia Pontianak Malay, a Malayic language primarily spoken in West Kalimantan, Indonesia Reman Malay, a Malayic language spoken in the Malaysian states of Kedah and Perak Riau Malay language, a dialect continuum of Malayic languages primarily spoken by the Riau Malays in Riau and the Riau Islands in Indonesia Sarawak Malay, a Malayic language native to the State of Sarawak, Malaysia South Barisan Malay, or Central Malay or Middle Malay, collection of closely related Malayic isolects spoken in southwestern Sumatra Terengganu Malay, a Malayic language spoken in far Eastern Malaysia
Race and ethnic groups Malay race, a racial category used in the late 19th and early 20th century to describe Austronesian peoples Overseas Malays, people of Malay race ancestry living outside Malay archipelago home areas Cape Malays, a Malay race descent or community in South Africa Cocos Malays, the predominant ethnic group (Malay race descent) of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, now part of Australia. Sri Lankan Malays, a Malay race descent or community in Sri Lanka Malays (ethnic group), the ethnic group located primarily in the Malay peninsula, and parts of Sumatra and Borneo Bruneian Malay people, ethnic Malays in Brunei Darussalam Malaysian Malays, a constitutionally defined group of Muslim Malaysian citizens Malay Indonesian, ethnic Malays in Indonesia Malay Singaporeans, a broad ethnic group defined by the Singaporean government Riau Malays, ethnic Malays who inhabit the area of Riau and the Riau Islands Thai Malays, ethnic Malays in Thailand
People Malay (record producer) (born 1978), American music producer Jessi Malay (born 1986), American singer in No Secrets Malay Ghosh (born 1944), Indian statistician and Distinguished Professor at the University of Florida Malay Roy Choudhury (born 1939), Bengali poet and novelist who founded the "Hungryalist Movement" in the 1960s Malay Banerjee (born 1955), Indian former cricketer Malay Bhowmick (born 1956) Andrei Malay (born 1973) Charlie Malay (1879–1905), professional baseball player Joe Malay (1905–1989), American baseball player Alicia Malay, American politician
Places Malay, Azerbaijan, a village in Azerbaijan Malay, Aklan, a municipality in the Philippines Malay, Saône-et-Loire, a commune in the Saône-et-Loire département of France Malay Archipelago, the group of islands located between mainland Southeast Asia and Australia Malay-le-Grand, a commune in the Yonne département of France Malay-le-Petit, a commune in the Yonne département of France Malay Peninsula, the geographic area containing Malaysia and Singapore, as well as parts of Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand Malay Sheykh-e Ginklik, a village in Golestan Province, Iran Malay Town, the unofficial name for an area of Cairns in Australia
Nation-states Peninsular Malaysia, a group of nine states of Malaysia (all located in West Malaysia) which have hereditary rulers Malaysia, the modern country that encompasses most of the ancient Malay ethnic group states Melayu Kingdom, a historical 7th-century classical Southeast Asian kingdom in Sumatra, Indonesia
Animals Malay Game, a breed of chicken originating in Asia Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni), a subspecies of tiger from the Malay peninsula
Ships SS Malay, a Norwegian cargo ship in service from 1959 to 1961 and now known as SS Ambria SS Malay, an American oil tanker built in 1921 USS Malay (SP-735), a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919
Other uses Malay alphabet, the more common of the two alphabets used today to write the Malay language Malay cuisine, the cuisine of Malay people of Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Mindanao and Southern Thailand Malay Village, a museum in Geylang, Singapore Malay world, geopolitical and sociolinguistic term for the Malay-speaking countries of Southeast Asia, or the homeland of the Austronesian people
See also Malay grammar, the body of rules that describe the structure of expressions in the Malay language Malay Democrats of the Philippines, a political party of the Philippines Malay Falls, Nova Scotia, a community in Canada Malayalis, also spelt Malayalee, a Dravidian ethnic group originating in South India Malayalamoid languages, a group of Dravidian languages native to South India Malayalam, one of the eleven classical languages of India Malaysian (disambiguation) Malaya (disambiguation) Malays (disambiguation) Melee (disambiguation)