Tanah Melayu

Indonesian

Etymology

From tanah +‎ Melayu.

Noun

Tanah Melayu

  1. a geographic area of Southeast Asia inhabited by the Malay ethnic group, which includes parts of North Sumatra, Riau, the Riau Islands, Jambi, West Kalimantan, Temiang and the south of Aceh, Sabah, Serawak, the Malay Peninsula and Southern Thailand
  2. synonym of Semenanjung Malaya
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