noun
Malaysian person; Malay person
Refers to a person from Malaysia. The gloss 'Malay person' can be ambiguous because Malay is an ethnic group, not synonymous with Malaysian nationality; in Japanese, マレーシア人 usually means Malaysian citizen regardless of ethnicity.
彼はマレーシア人です。
He is Malaysian.
マレーシア人の友達がクアラルンプールに住んでいます。
My Malaysian friend lives in Kuala Lumpur.