Mã Lai

adjectiveproper noun Sino-Vietnamese

Hanoi [maː˦ˀ˥ laːj˧˧]Huế [maː˧˨ laːj˧˧]Saigon [maː˨˩˦ laːj˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

mãcreaky risingngã lailevelngang

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Mã Lai means Malay.

Chinese characters: 馬來

Meanings of Mã Lai in English

Adjective

Malay

Proper noun

Malaya, the Malay Peninsula

Example sentences with Mã Lai

Tôi hiện đang sống ở Mã Lai. I live in Malaysia.
Người nói đến từ Mã Lai. The speaker is from Malaysia.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 馬來.

Frequently asked questions

What does Mã Lai mean in English?

Mã Lai (adjective) means "Malay".

How do you pronounce Mã Lai?

IPA: Hanoi [maː˦ˀ˥ laːj˧˧]; Saigon [maː˨˩˦ laːj˧˧]. Tones: mã — creaky rising tone (ngã), lai — level tone (ngang).

Is Mã Lai a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. Mã Lai is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 馬來.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.