Malaysia
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English
Etymology
From Malays + -ia, amended from the previous form, Malaya. The ⟨-s⟩ was added to honour the inclusion of Singapore, Sarawak and North Borneo (Sabah) with Malaya in the formation of The Federation of Malaysia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Malaysia
- A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Kuala Lumpur.
- (obsolete) The Malay Archipelago.
- 1842, System of Descriptive Geography, Founded on the Works of Malte-Burn and Balbi[1], Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, page 974:
- For the purpose of topographical description, Malaysia may be divided into six groups of islands, namely — 1. Sumatra, and the smaller islands adjacent ; 2. The long chain of islands which extends east and west from the Strait of Sunda to New Guinea, including Java, Madura, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Comobo, Flares, Jindana or Sandelwood, Adenar, Solor, Lomblem, Pantar, Ombay, Timor, Semao, Rotte, Savu, Cambi, Wetter, Serwatty, Babba, Timorlaut, &c. ; 3. The Banda and Molucca Islands ; 4. Celebes and the smaller adjacent islands; 5. Borneo and adjacent islands; 6. The Philippine Islands.
Derived terms
Translations
country in Southeast Asia
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See also
Malaysia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
Danish
Proper noun
Malaysia
- Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Malaysia n (proper noun, genitive Malaysias or (optionally with an article) Malaysia)
- Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)
- Synonym: (Austria) Malaysien
Further reading
Malaysia on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Malaysia” in Duden online
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [malajsiʲa]
- (nonstandard) IPA(key): [malajʃa]
- Hyphenation: Ma‧lay‧sia
Proper noun
Malaysia
- Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)
- orang Malaysia ― Malaysian (person)
See also
- (countries of Asia) negara-negara di Asia; Afganistan, Arab Saudi, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Filipina, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Israel, Jepang, Kamboja, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea Selatan, Korea Utara, Kuwait, Laos, Libanon, Maladewa, Malaysia, Mesir, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestina, Qatar, Rusia, Singapura, Siprus, Sri Lanka, Suriah, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tiongkok, Turki, Turkmenistan, Uni Emirat Arab, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yaman, Yordania
Further reading
- “Malaysia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From English Malaysia, via Malays + -ia, the root being from Melayu.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Malaysian) IPA(key): /məlesia, -ʃa/; /malesia/
- (Baku) IPA(key): /malajsia/
- Rhymes: -sia, -ia, -a
Proper noun
Malaysia (Jawi spelling مليسيا)
- Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)
- orang Malaysia ― Malaysian (person)
Manx
Etymology
Borrowed from English Malaysia.
Proper noun
Yn Valaysia f
- Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)
Related terms
- Yn Valayish (“Malay”)
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Malaysia | Valaysia | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Malaysia
- Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)
See also
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Malaysia
- Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)
See also
Swahili
Proper noun
Malaysia
- Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)
- Synonym: Malesia
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Malaysia n (genitive Malaysias)
- Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)
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