Malaga

See also: malaga, Málaga, and Màlaga

English

Malaga, Spain

Alternative forms

• Málaga

Etymology

From Spanish Málaga, from Arabic مَالَقَة (Mālaqa), from Latin Malaca, from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤊 (Málaka or Malake) of uncertain origin but possibly derived from Proto-West Semitic *milḥ- (“salt”). The American places are from the Spanish city. The surname is also sometimes derived via Polish Malaga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæləɡə/, /məˈlɑːɡə/

  • Audio (Southern England)

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Proper noun

Malaga (countable and uncountable, plural Malagas)

1. A port city in Andalusia, Spain.
2. A province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city.
3. A census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Ohio, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington, United States.
7. A surname.

Derived terms

• Malagan

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Malaga is the 36204^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 619 individuals. Malaga is most common among Hispanic/Latino (65.91%), White (20.68%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (12.28%) individuals.

Translations

port city in Spain

• Arabic: مَالَقَة f (Mālaqa)

  Hijazi Arabic: مالقة f (Mālaga, Mālga)

• Armenian: Մալագա (Malaga)
• Catalan: Màlaga f
• French: Malaga (fr)
• Galician: Málaga (gl)
• Greek:

  Ancient: Μάλακα f (Málaka)

  Modern: Μάλαγα f (Málaga)

• Hebrew: מָלָגָה (Malága)
• Latin: Malaca f
• Polish: Malaga (pl) f, Málaga (pl) f
• Portuguese: Málaga f
• Russian: Ма́лага (ru) (Málaga)
• Spanish: Málaga (es) f

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Malaga”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 496.

Polish

Malaga

Alternative forms

• Málaga (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Málaga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.la.ɡa/, (colloquial) /maˈla.ɡa/

• Audio 1

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• Audio 2

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• Rhymes: -aɡa
• Syllabification: Ma‧la‧ga
• Homophone: malaga

Proper noun

Malaga f (related adjective malagijski)

1. Malaga (a city and province of Spain)

Declension

Declension of Malaga

	singular
nominative	Malaga
genitive	Malagi
dative	Maladze
accusative	Malagę
instrumental	Malagą
locative	Maladze
vocative	Malago

Derived terms

nouns

• malaga
• malagijczyk
• malagijka

 

Further reading

• Malaga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Malaga in PWN's encyclopedia