馬來西亞語

简 马来西亚语 · 繁 馬來西亞語
Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ lái xī yà yǔ

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  1. Malaysian Malay (the official variety of Malay spoken in Malaysia)
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馬
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來
lái · come, coming; return, returning
西
xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
亞
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語
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马
mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
来
lái · come, coming; return, returning
亚
yà · Asia; second
语
yǔ · language, words; saying, expression
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3–2–1–4–3 · Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4 yu3

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maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3 jyu5

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  1. Malaysian language (the official variety of Malay spoken in Malaysia)

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Exact source record馬來西亞語 马来西亚语 [Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4 yu3] /Malaysian Malay (the official variety of Malay spoken in Malaysia)/