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Etymology edit

From Malay Putrajaya; from Sanskrit पुत्र (putra, son) + जय (jayá, victory).

Proper noun edit

Putrajaya

  1. A federal territory in western Malaysia.
  2. The administrative capital of Malaysia, located in the federal territory of the same name.
  3. (metonymically) The Malaysian government.

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Malay edit

 
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Etymology edit

putra (prince) +‎ jaya (success), ultimately from Sanskrit पुत्र (putra) + जय (jayá); from the name of the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /putərad͡ʒaja/
    Note: Unlike many other Malay words that end with an "a", the final-syllable "a" in "putra" and "jaya" in "Putrajaya" are not reduced to a schwa.
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /putərad͡ʒaja/
  • Rhymes: -ajə, -jə,
  • Rhymes: -a

Proper noun edit

Putrajaya (Jawi spelling ڤوتراجاي)

  1. Putrajaya (a federal territory in western Malaysia)
  2. Putrajaya (the administrative capital of Malaysia)

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