Malawi

Alternative forms

• Malaŵi (rare, scholarly)

Etymology

Said to be from Chichewa malawi (“flames”), after the appearance of the sunrise over Lake Malawi; also possibly from Maravi, the name of an early Malawi tribe, or from an old name for a lake. Chosen by Hastings Banda in 1964.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /məˈlɑːwi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /məˈlɑːwi/, /mɑːˈlɑːwi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Malawi

2. A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Malawi.

   Synonym: (historical) Nyasaland

See also

• Countries of the world
• (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: en:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

Further reading

• Malawi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Malwai, walima

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Malawi

1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa; capital: Lilongwe)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məˈla.wi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [maˈla.wi]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Proper noun

Malawi

1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

Etymology

Chosen by Hastings Banda in 1964, ostensibly from malaŵí (“flames”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈɽá.w⁽ᵝ⁾i/

Proper noun

Maláŵi

1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmalavɪ]

Proper noun

Malawi n (indeclinable, relational adjective malawský or malawiský, demonym Malawijec)

1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

Further reading

• “Malawi”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Proper noun

Malawi

1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

Etymology

From Chichewa malawi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑlɑwi/, [ˈmɑ̝lɑ̝wi]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑwi
• Hyphenation^(key): Ma‧la‧wi

Proper noun

Malawi

1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Malawi n (proper noun, genitive Malawis or (optionally with an article) Malawi)

1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

See also

• (countries of Africa) Staaten Afrikas; Ägypten, Algerien, Angola, Äquatorialguinea, Äthiopien, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Dschibuti, Elfenbeinküste, Eritrea, Eswatini, Gabun, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kamerun, Kap Verde, Kenia, Komoren, Demokratische Republik Kongo, Republik Kongo, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyen, Madagaskar, Malawi, Mali, Marokko, Mauretanien, Mauritius, Mosambik, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Ruanda, Sambia, São Tomé und Príncipe, Senegal, Seychellen, Sierra Leone, Simbabwe, Somalia, Südafrika, Sudan, Südsudan, Tansania, Togo, Tschad, Tunesien, Uganda, Zentralafrikanische Republik ^{(Category: de:Countries in Africa)}

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɒlɒvi]
• Hyphenation: Ma‧la‧wi
• Rhymes: -vi

Proper noun

Malawi

1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

   Synonym: Malawi Köztársaság

Proper noun

Malawi m

1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

Proper noun

Malawi

1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

Proper noun

Malawi

1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

Etymology

Borrowed from English Malawi, from Chichewa malawi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈla.vi/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -avi
• Syllabification: Ma‧la‧wi

Proper noun

Malawi n (indeclinable, related adjective malawijski)

1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

See also

• (countries of Africa) państwa Afryki; Algieria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Czad, Demokratyczna Republika Konga, Dżibuti, Egipt, Erytrea, Eswatini, Etiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gwinea, Gwinea Bissau, Gwinea Równikowa, Kamerun, Kenia, Komory, Kongo, Lesotho, Liberia, Libia, Madagaskar, Malawi, Mali, Maroko, Mauretania, Mauritius, Mozambik, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Południowa Afryka, Republika Środkowoafrykańska, Republika Zielonego Przylądka, Rwanda, Sahara Zachodnia, Senegal, Seszele, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Sudan Południowy, Tanzania, Togo, Tunezja, Uganda, Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej, Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: pl:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

Further reading

• Malawi in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Alternative forms

• Maláui, Malaui, Malávi, Malavi, Maláwi

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malawi m

1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

Proper noun

Malawi ?

1. Alternative spelling of Malaui: Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Proper noun

Malawi

1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

See also

• (countries of Africa) nchi za Afrika; Algeria or Aljeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Kamerun or Cameroon or Kameruni, Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, Chad or Chadi, Komori or Visiwa vya Ngazija, Cote d'Ivoire or Kodivaa, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo or Kongo-Kinshasa, Jibuti or Djibouti, Misri or Umisri, Guinea ya Ikweta or Ginekweta, Eritrea, Ethiopia or Uhabeshi or Habeshi, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea or Gine or Gini, Guinea Bisau or Guinea-Bisau or Ginebisau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagaska or Bukini, Malawi or Unyasa, Mali, Mauritania, Morisi, Mayotte, Moroko or Maroko, Msumbiji or Mozambik, Namibia, Niger or Nijeri, Nigeria or Nijeria or Naijeria, Jamhuri ya Kongo or Kongo-Brazzaville, Réunion, Rwanda or Ruanda, Mtakatifu Helena, Sao Tome na Principe, Senegal or Senegali, Shelisheli, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Afrika Kusini, Sudan Kusini, Sudan, Uswazi or Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Sahara ya Magharibi, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: sw:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Malawi n (genitive Malawis)

1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

References

• Malawi in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Svensk MeSH

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Malaui (“Malawi”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈlawi/ [mɐˈlaː.wɪ]
• Rhymes: -awi
• Syllabification: Ma‧la‧wi

Proper noun

Malawi (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜏᜒ)

1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

Proper noun

Malawi f

1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

See also

• (countries of Africa) gwledydd Affrica; yr Aifft, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Bwrcina Ffaso, Bwrwndi, Cabo Verde, Camerŵn, Cenia, y Comoros, De Affrica, De Swdan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gini, Gini Bisaw, Gini Gyhydeddol, Gorllewin Sahara, Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica, Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo, Gweriniaeth y Congo, Jibwti, Lesotho, Liberia, Libia, Madagasgar, Malawi, Mali, Mawrisiws, Mawritania, Moroco, Mosambic, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sambia, São Tomé a Príncipe, Senegal, y Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Simbabwe, Somalia, Swdan, Tansania, Tiwnisia, Togo, y Traeth Ifori, Tsiad, Wganda ^{(Category: cy:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

References

• Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN

Etymology

Borrowed from English Malawi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mà.lá.wì/

Proper noun

Màláwì

1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

Etymology

From Spanish Malaui (“Malawi”).

Proper noun

Malawi

1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)