馬來西亞語
简 马来西亚语 · 繁 馬來西亞語Meanings
- 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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Mandarin tones
3–2–1–4–3 · Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4 yu3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3 jyu5
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- Malaysian language (the official variety of Malay spoken in Malaysia)
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