Malayan
/məˈleɪən/noun, adjective
Malayan is spelled M-A-L-A-Y-A-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Malayan means “A person of whatever ethnicity from the former Malaya or Peninsular Malaysia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Malayan is Malayans.
How many letters and syllables are in Malayan?
| Letters | 7: M-A-L-A-Y-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Malayan?
Malayan appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Malayan?
- /məˈleɪən/
Malayan has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Malayan
- Malayans plural
- more Malayan comparative
- most Malayan superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Malayan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person of whatever ethnicity from the former Malaya or Peninsular Malaysia
- 2
Either of two lycaenid butterflies of the genus Megisba of Asia and Australasia.
adjective
- 1
of, or relating to the former Malaya; Malay
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Malayan come from?
From Malaya + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).