Maladewa
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps from Dutch Malediven, Maldiven. Possibly altered by phono-semantically matched folk etymology, reanalysed as a compound of mala- + dewa.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Maladewa
- Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)
Alternative forms edit
Synonyms edit
- (Standard Malay) Maldives
See also edit
- (countries of Asia) negara-negara di Asia; Afganistan, Arab Saudi, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Filipina, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Israel, Jepang, Kamboja, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea Selatan, Korea Utara, Kuwait, Laos, Libanon, Maladewa, Malaysia, Mesir, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestina, Qatar, Rusia, Singapura, Siprus, Sri Lanka, Suriah, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tiongkok, Turki, Turkmenistan, Uni Emirat Arab, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yaman, Yordania
Further reading edit
- “Maladewa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.