Malaysia

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

• (US, UK) IPA^(key): /məˈleɪʒə/, /məˈleɪziə/
• (Malaysia) IPA^(key): /məlejsiə/, /məlejʃə/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Malaysia

2. A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Kuala Lumpur.
3. (obsolete) The Malay Archipelago.
   • 1842, System of Descriptive Geography, Founded on the Works of Malte-Burn and Balbi‎, 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.

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

Proper noun

Malaysia

1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maˈlaɪ̯zi̯a]

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• Hyphenation: Ma‧lay‧sia

Proper noun

Malaysia n (proper noun, genitive Malaysias or (optionally with an article) Malaysia)

1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

   Synonym: (Austria) Malaysien

Etymology

From English Malaysia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /maˈlajsia/ [maˈlai̯.si.a]
• Syllabification: Ma‧lay‧si‧a

Proper noun

Malaysia

1. 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.

Etymology

From English Malaysia, via Malays +‎ -ia, the root being from Melayu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Malaysian) IPA^(key): /məlesia, -ʃa/; /malesia/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [məlesjə, -ʃə]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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• (Baku) IPA^(key): /malesia/
• Rhymes: -sia, -ia, -a

Proper noun

Malaysia (Jawi spelling مليسيا)

1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

   orang Malaysia ― Malaysian (person)

Further reading

• “Malaysia” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Etymology

Borrowed from English Malaysia.

Proper noun

Yn Valaysia f

1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

Mutation

Proper noun

Malaysia

1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

Proper noun

Malaysia

1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

Proper noun

Malaysia

1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

   Synonym: Malesia

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Malaysia n (genitive Malaysias)

1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

References

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