英语词汇malaysia的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	malaysia
词源	Malaysia federation comprising the southern end of the Malay peninsula (except Singapore) and the northwestern part of Borneo, from Malay + Latinate ending -ia. Originally an early 19c. British geographers' name for the Indonesian archipelago. Related: Malaysian. Entries linking to malaysia Malay n. "native of the Malay peninsula or the adjecent islands," also "the language of the Malays," 1590s, from native (Austronesian) name Malayu. As an adjective from 1779; the earlier adjective form was Malayan (1660s). updated on November 06, 2018
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