Definition of "Malayan" :

noun: a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago

adjective: of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago

"Malayan syllable structure."

adjective: of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia

"Malayan crocodiles."