malai

See also: malaí, málaí, mălai, Mǎlái, and mal aí

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi मलाई (malāī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈlaɪ/

Noun

malai (uncountable)

1. (cooking) An Indian cream made by heating and then cooling non-homogenized whole milk and then skimming off the resulting fatty layer.
   • 2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 109:

     The milk had malai on top.

Derived terms

• malai kofta
• ras malai

 

Anagrams

• Lamia, Malia, ilama, lamia, malia

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English Malay, from Malay Melayu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məˈlaj]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [maˈlaj]
• Hyphenation: ma‧lai

Adjective

malai (feminine malaia, masculine plural malais, feminine plural malaies)

1. Malay (pertaining to the Malay Peninsula, to the Malay people, or to the Malay language)

Derived terms

• península Malaia (“Malay Peninsula”)

Noun

malai m (plural malais, feminine malaia)

1. Malay (an individual of the Malay people)

Noun

malai m (uncountable)

1. Malay (a Malayic language of Malaysia)

Latvian

Noun

malai f

1. dative singular of mala

Malay

Noun

malai (Jawi spelling مالاي, plural malai-malai, informal 1st possessive malaiku, 2nd possessive malaimu, 3rd possessive malainya)

1. garland, especially an elaborate one adorned with gold, gemstones etc.

References

• “malai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

malai (needs class)

1. milk cream