Malay vs Sunda - What's the difference?
malay | sunda |
Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in Brunei, on the eastern coast of Sumatra, the islands of Bangka and Belitung, the Riau archipelago and the coastal areas of Kalimantan in Indonesia, in most of Malaysia (states where they are politically dominant), in Singapore and in the southernmost provinces of Thailand.
(usage generally frowned upon by Malays and Malaysians) Of or related to Malaysia, its people and/or culture.
In, of or otherwise relating to Malay, a generic name for the languages spoken by Malays.
A person of Malay ancestry, referring to a diverse group of Austronesian peoples inhabiting the Malay archipelago and Malay peninsula in Southeast Asia.
Type of mild curry made with yoghurt and fruit, usually pineapple or lychee.
The Malay language, an Austronesian language spoken by most Malay people and in states they dominate.
Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the western part of the Malay archipelago
Sunda Strait, the strait between Java and Sumatra
Sunda Shelf, part of the continental shelf of Southeast Asia
Sundaland, a biogeographical region of Southeastern Asia
a kingdom that existed in west part of Java island from the 7th century to the 16th century
the Sundanese people
the language of the Sundanese
the Sundanese script
Sunda Kommuna, a municipality in the Faroe Islands
a clan (gotra) of Jats in India
a clan (gotra) of Nath in India
an Asura brother of Upasunda
As proper nouns the difference between malay and sunda
is that malay is the Malay language, an Austronesian language spoken by most Malay people and in states they dominate while Sunda is sunda Islands, a group of islands in the western part of the Malay archipelago.As an adjective Malay
is of or relating to the Malays, a people living in Brunei, on the eastern coast of Sumatra, the islands of Bangka and Belitung, the Riau archipelago and the coastal areas of Kalimantan in Indonesia, in most of Malaysia (states where they are politically dominant), in Singapore and in the southernmost provinces of Thailand.As a noun Malay
is a person of Malay ancestry, referring to a diverse group of Austronesian peoples inhabiting the Malay archipelago and Malay peninsula in Southeast Asia.malay
English
(wikipedia Malay)Adjective
(-)Derived terms
* Malay appleNoun
(en noun)- She ordered chicken Malay with rice.