马来亚 Traditional form: 馬來亞 Pinyin (reading): Mǎláiyà Definitions: Malaya Characters: 马 - horse; surname 来 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on 亚 - Asia; second Traditional characters: 馬 - horse; surname 來 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on 亞 - Asia; second