馬來
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (馬來) | 馬 | 來 | |
| simp. (马来) | 马 | 来 | |
Etymology
From English Malay, from Malay Melayu.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Mǎlái
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Mǎlái
- Wade–Giles: Ma3-lai2
- Yale: Mǎ-lái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maalai
- Palladius: Малай (Malaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maa5 loi4
- Yale: máh lòih
- Cantonese Pinyin: maa5 loi4
- Guangdong Romanization: ma5 loi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /maː¹³ lɔːi̯²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: ma4 lai2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ᵐba²¹ lai⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Mâ-lòi
- Hakka Romanization System: maˊ loiˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ma1 loi2
- Sinological IPA: /ma²⁴ loi̯¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Má-lâi
- Tâi-lô: Má-lâi
- Phofsit Daibuun: maflaai
- IPA (Xiamen): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lai²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lai²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lai¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lai²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lai²³/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
馬來
- (attributive) Malay
- (often attributive) Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)
Usage notes
This term may be used by speakers outside of Malaysia and Singapore to refer to the country of Malaysia. Such usage is generally frowned upon by Malaysian Chinese because Malaysia is an ethnically diverse country and Malays are only one of the ethnic groups in the country.