Definition of Bahasa Melayu

1. Noun. The Malay language spoken in Malaysia.

Exact synonyms: Bahasa Kebangsaan, Bahasa Malaysia, Malaysian
Generic synonyms: Malay

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bahasa Melayu

Bagolini test
Baha
Bahai
Bahaism
Bahama Islands
Bahamas
Bahamian
Bahamian dollar
Bahamians
Baharna Arabic
Bahasa
Bahasa Indonesia
Bahasa Kebangsaan
Bahasa Malaysia
Bahasa Melayu (current term)
Bahia
Bahian
Bahktinian
Bahman
Bahrain
Bahrain Island
Bahrain dinar
Bahraini
Bahrainian monetary unit
Bahrainis
Bahram
Bahrein

Literary usage of Bahasa Melayu

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Migration in Asia: Trends and Policies by Oecd (2001)
"... ten-year stay in Malaysia within a period of twelve years, a good understanding of the national language (Bahasa Melayu); and have no criminal record. ..."

2. Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei by Karl-Heinz Reger (1997)
"Today, bahasa melayu is a living language; its scope, expressiveness and usefulness have been increased through the adoption of words and terms from ..."

3. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary (romanized) by Richard James Wilkinson (1908)
"... alean maana bahasa Melayu, he had not grasped the true spirit of the Malay language. magang, overripe (of fruit). ..."

4. Internationalisation and Trade in Higher Education: Opportunities and Challenges by OECD Staff, Kurt Larsen (2004)
"... regardless of discipline: Malaysian studies, Bahasa Melayu, Islamic studies for Muslim students and moral education for non-Muslims (Kandasamy and ..."

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