English Explanatory Dictionary

Classical Malay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The older linguistic form of Malay and Indonesian originally spoken and written in the Malay Peninsula from about 1500 AD to 1800 AD. It developed from Old Malay, with heavy influence from Arabic and Persian after mass Islamisation.

Word forms

Classical Malay

Related words

Ancient Malay Indonesian Malay Modern Malay Old Malay Pre-Modern Malay
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