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From Malay Kuala Lumpur.

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  • (Malaysia) IPA(key): /ˈkuala ˈlumpʊr/, /ˈkuala ˈlumpʊə/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /kuˈɑːlə ˈlʊmpə(ɹ)/, /kuˈɑːlə ˈlʊmpʊə/
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Kuala Lumpur

  1. A federal territory in western Malaysia, in which the country’s current capital of the same name is located.
  2. The capital city of Malaysia, located in the federal territory of the same name.

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  • (all senses): KL

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Kuala Lumpur

  1. Alternative spelling of Koeala Loempoer

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Unadapted borrowing from Malay Kuala Lumpur.

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Kuala Lumpur m

  1. Kuala Lumpur

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Kuala Lumpur m inan (related adjective kualalumpurský)

  1. Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)
  2. Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)

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Etymology edit

From Malay Kuala Lumpur.

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Kuala Lumpur

  1. Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)
  2. Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)

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Borrowed from Malay Kuala Lumpur.

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Kuala Lumpur m

  1. Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)
  2. Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)

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Borrowed from Malay Kuala Lumpur.

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Kuala Lumpur n (proper noun, genitive Kuala Lumpurs or (optionally with an article) Kuala Lumpur)

  1. Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)
  2. Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)

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Etymology edit

Compound of kuala (confluence) +‎ lumpur (mud), from Malay Kuala Lumpur.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkua̯la ˈlʊmpʊr/

Proper noun edit

Kuala Lumpur

  1. Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)
  2. Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)

Italian edit

 
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Unadapted borrowing from Malay Kuala Lumpur.

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Kuala Lumpur f

  1. Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)
  2. Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)

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kuala (confluence) +‎ lumpur (mud).

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Kuala Lumpur (Jawi spelling کوالا لمڤور)

  1. Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)
  2. Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)

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Kuala Lumpur f

  1. Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)
  2. Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)

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Kuala Lumpur f

  1. Kuala Lumpur

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Kuala Lumpur m inan (genitive singular Kuala Lumpuru, declension pattern of dub)

  1. Kuala Lumpur (the capital of Malaysia)

References edit

  • Kuala Lumpur”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Malay Kuala Lumpur.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌkwala lumˈpuɾ/ [ˌkwa.la lũmˈpuɾ]
  • Syllabification: Kua‧la Lum‧pur

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Kuala Lumpur m

  1. Kuala Lumpur (a state of Malaysia)
  2. Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)

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Etymology edit

From English Kuala Lumpur, from Malay Kuala Lumpur.

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Kuala Lumpur

  1. Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)
  2. Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)