馬六甲

See also: 马六甲

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (馬六甲)		馬	六	甲
simp. (马六甲)		马	六	甲
alternative forms		嗎六呷／吗六呷 historical

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay Melaka, via Hokkien.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Mǎliùjiǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ luk⁶ gaap³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Mâ-liuk-kap
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Má-la̍k-kah

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Mǎliùjiǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Mǎliòujiǎ
    • Wade–Giles: Ma³-liu⁴-chia³
    • Yale: Mǎ-lyòu-jyǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maaliowjea
    • Palladius: Малюцзя (Maljuczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁵ luk⁶ gaap³
    • Yale: máh luhk gaap
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ luk⁹ gaap⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ lug⁶ gab³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ lʊk̚² kaːp̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Mâ-liuk-kap
    • Hakka Romanization System: ma´ liug` gab`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ma¹ liug⁵ gab⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ma²⁴ li̯uk̚² kap̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Má-la̍k-kah
    • Tâi-lô: Má-la̍k-kah
    • Phofsit Daibuun: maflagkaq
    • IPA (Penang): /ma⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ lak̚⁴⁻³ kaʔ³/

Proper noun

馬六甲

1. Malacca (a state of Malaysia)
2. Malacca (a city in Malacca, Malaysia)

Synonyms

• (state): 甲州 (Jiǎzhōu)
• (city): 甲市 (Jiǎshì)
• (archaic) 滿剌加／满剌加 (Mǎnlàjiā)

Dialectal synonyms of 馬六甲 (“Malacca”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	麻六甲
	Malaysia	馬六甲
	Singapore	馬六甲
Cantonese	Hong Kong	馬六甲
Southern Min	Penang (Hokkien)	馬六甲

Derived terms

• 馬六甲海峽／马六甲海峡 (Mǎliùjiǎ Hǎixiá)