Malaysia

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.

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

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Malaysia

2. A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Kuala Lumpur.

• Bahasa Malaysia
• Malaysian

•   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

Malaysia

1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

• IPA^(key): [maˈlaɪ̯zi̯a]

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• Hyphenation: Ma‧lay‧sia

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

1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

   Synonym: (Austria) Malaysien

•   Malaysia on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Malaysia” in Duden online

From English Malaysia.

• IPA^(key): [malajsiʲa]
• (nonstandard) IPA^(key): [malajʃa]
• Hyphenation: Ma‧lay‧sia

Malaysia

1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

   orang Malaysia ― Malaysian (person)

• (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

• “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.

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

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

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

Malaysia (Jawi spelling مليسيا)

1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

   orang Malaysia ― Malaysian (person)

Borrowed from English Malaysia.

Yn Valaysia f

1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

• Yn Valayish (“Malay”)

Malaysia

1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

• malaysier
• malaysisk

Malaysia

1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

• malaysiar
• malaysisk

Malaysia

1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

   Synonym: Malesia

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Malaysia n (genitive Malaysias)

1. Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)