Old Malay

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Proper noun

Old Malay

  1. (linguistics) The oldest attested form of Malay language.
  2. (linguistics) The ancestor of Malay language (all form and dialects), spoken in Sumatra from about 1,000 BCE.
    Synonyms: Proto-Malay, Ancient Malay
    Coordinate terms: Classical Malay, Standard Malay
  3. (nonstandard, colloquial, proscribed) Archaic Malay speech or writing, or an imitation of this: "old" Malay.

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