Tanah Melayu it is a Malay name which literally means Malay's Land/Soil or Land/Soil of the Malays
Add in facts: The answer above is only true for half of Malaysia. The Tanah Melayu only refers to the West Malaysia. East Malaysia is originally known as North Borneo as it is located in the northern part of Borneo.
In 1963, the North Borneo and the Tanah Melayu and Singapore decided to jointly form a country by the name of Malaysia.
Before Malaysia's independence in 1957, it's local name was 'Tanah Melayu', 'tanah' meaning 'land' and 'Melayu' meaning 'Malay'. Its international name, however was Malaya.
"Tanah Melayu" or "Semenajung Tanah Melayu" (both are in Malay).
It is used since Malacca Empire back in 15th Centuries
Malaya or Tanah Melayu.
Malaya
ancient language of malaysia
old name for malaysia
federation of malaya
Malaysia.
Melaka or just Malacca-it's still called that.
Peninsular Malaysia older name was "Semenanjung Tanah Melayu", literally translated into English as "The Peninsular Land of the Malay". "Semenanjung Tanah Melayu" became "Malaysia" in September 1963 when the states of Sabah and Sarawak (in Borneo island) joined "Semenanjung Tanah Melayu" . Why the old name was "Tanah Melayu" - because the Malay people was the earliest people to establish a system of governance in various part of the "Semenanjung Tanah Melayu". There were already original inhabitants, known as "Orang Asli" (indigeneous people) before the establishment of such governances by the Malay people.
Malaysia Vasudevan's birth name is Vasudevan Nair.
This year, 2010, Malaysia is 53 years old.
Since the Malacca Empire in 15th Century, "Tanah Melayu" and "Semenanjung Tanah Melayu" have been used unofficially in the Malaysian language, meaning "land of the Malay" or "peninsulas of the Malay".The name Malaysia itself has no nicknames associated with it, English or Malaysian.The term Suvarnabhumi ("Land of Gold"), is commonly thought to refer to the Southeast Asian Peninsula, including lower Burma and the Thai-Malay Peninsula.
"Malaysia Truly Asia" is a tagline to promote Malaysia as a tourist destination.
on 1957
in malaysia.
SUKMA refers to "Sukan Malaysia" in Malay Language. "Sukan" = Sport