Putrajaya
English edit
Etymology edit
From Malay Putrajaya; from Sanskrit पुत्र (putra, “son”) + जय (jayá, “victory”).
Proper noun edit
Putrajaya
- A federal territory in western Malaysia.
- The administrative capital of Malaysia, located in the federal territory of the same name.
- (metonymically) The Malaysian government.
Translations edit
federal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
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Malay edit
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, -ə
- Rhymes: -a
Proper noun edit
Putrajaya (Jawi spelling ڤوتراجاي)
- Putrajaya (a federal territory in western Malaysia)
- Putrajaya (the administrative capital of Malaysia)