Definitions of Malayan:

• noun:   a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
• adjective:   of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago

  Example: "Malayan syllable structure"

• adjective:   of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia

  Example: "Malayan crocodiles"