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Maleis
Maleis
See also: maleís
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Maleisch (obsolete spelling)
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯s
- Hyphenation: Ma‧leis
Etymology
From obsolete Malei + -s.
Adjective
Maleis (comparative Maleiser, superlative meest Maleis or Maleist)
- Malay, relating to people and/or language
Inflection
| Inflection of Maleis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | Maleis | |||
| inflected | Maleise | |||
| comparative | Maleiser | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | Maleis | Maleiser | het Maleist het Maleiste |
|
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | Maleise | Maleisere | Maleiste |
| n. sing. | Maleis | Maleiser | Maleiste | |
| plural | Maleise | Maleisere | Maleiste | |
| definite | Maleise | Maleisere | Maleiste | |
| partitive | Maleis | Maleisers | — | |
Noun
Maleis n (uncountable)
- The Malay language
Derived terms
- Hoogmaleis
- Laag-Maleis
- Maleis-Polynesisch