Malawi
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- Malaŵi (rare, scholarly)
EtymologyEdit
Said to be from Chichewa malawi (“flames”), after the appearance of the sunrise over Lake Malawi; also possibly from Maravi, the name of an early Malawi tribe, or from an old name for a lake. Chosen by Hastings Banda in 1964.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Malawi
- A country in Southern Africa, previously named Nyasaland. Official name: Republic of Malawi
HolonymsEdit
TranslationsEdit
Republic of Malawi
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See alsoEdit
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: en:Countries) [edit]
Further readingEdit
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AfrikaansEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
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Malawi
CatalanEdit
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Malawi
ChichewaEdit
EtymologyEdit
Chosen by Hastings Banda in 1964, ostensibly from malaŵí (“flames”).
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Maláŵi
CzechEdit
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Malawi n
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Further readingEdit
- Malawi in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
DanishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Malawi
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FinnishEdit
PronunciationEdit
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Malawi
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of Malawi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Malawi | — | |
| genitive | Malawin | — | |
| partitive | Malawia | — | |
| illative | Malawiin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Malawi | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Malawi | — |
| gen. | Malawin | ||
| genitive | Malawin | — | |
| partitive | Malawia | — | |
| inessive | Malawissa | — | |
| elative | Malawista | — | |
| illative | Malawiin | — | |
| adessive | Malawilla | — | |
| ablative | Malawilta | — | |
| allative | Malawille | — | |
| essive | Malawina | — | |
| translative | Malawiksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Malawitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Malawi (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Malawini | Malawimme |
| 2nd person | Malawisi | Malawinne |
| 3rd person | Malawinsa | |
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GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
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Malawi n (proper noun, genitive Malawis or (optionally with an article) Malawi)
- Malawi (a country in East Africa)
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HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Malawi
- Malawi (a country in Africa)
- Synonym: Malawi Köztársaság
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Malawi | — |
| accusative | Malawit | — |
| dative | Malawinak | — |
| instrumental | Malawival | — |
| causal-final | Malawiért | — |
| translative | Malawivá | — |
| terminative | Malawiig | — |
| essive-formal | Malawiként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Malawiban | — |
| superessive | Malawin | — |
| adessive | Malawinál | — |
| illative | Malawiba | — |
| sublative | Malawira | — |
| allative | Malawihoz | — |
| elative | Malawiból | — |
| delative | Malawiról | — |
| ablative | Malawitól | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Malawié | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Malawiéi | — |
| Possessive forms of Malawi | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Malawim | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Malawid | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Malawija | — |
| 1st person plural | Malawink | — |
| 2nd person plural | Malawitok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Malawijuk | — |
Derived termsEdit
- malawi (“Malawian”)
ItalianEdit
Proper nounEdit
Malawi m
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Norwegian BokmålEdit
Proper nounEdit
Malawi
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Norwegian NynorskEdit
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Malawi
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PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English Malawi, from Chichewa malawi.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Malawi n (indeclinable)
Derived termsEdit
nouns
adjective
Further readingEdit
- Malawi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Malawi in Polish dictionaries at PWN
PortugueseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
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Malawi m
SpanishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Malawi ?
- Alternative spelling of Malaui
SwahiliEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper nounEdit
Malawi
- Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
See alsoEdit
- (countries of Africa) nchi za Afrika; Algeria or Aljeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Kamerun or Cameroon or Kameruni, Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, Chad or Chadi, Komori or Visiwa vya Ngazija, Cote d'Ivoire or Kodivaa, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo or Kongo-Kinshasa, Jibuti or Djibouti, Misri or Umisri, Guinea ya Ikweta or Ginekweta, Eritrea, Ethiopia or Uhabeshi or Habeshi, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea or Gine or Gini, Guinea Bisau or Guinea-Bisau or Ginebisau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagaska or Bukini, Malawi or Unyasa, Mali, Mauritania, Morisi, Mayotte, Moroko or Maroko, Msumbiji or Mozambik, Namibia, Niger or Nijeri, Nigeria or Nijeria or Naijeria, Jamhuri ya Kongo or Kongo-Brazzaville, Réunion, Rwanda or Ruanda, Mtakatifu Helena, Sao Tome na Principe, Senegal or Senegali, Shelisheli, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Afrika Kusini, Sudan Kusini, Sudan, Uswazi or Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Sahara ya Magharibi, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: sw:Countries in Africa) [edit]
SwedishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Malawi n (genitive Malawis)
TagalogEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Spanish Malaui (“Malawi”).
Proper nounEdit
Malawi
- Malawi, a country in Africa.
YorubaEdit
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Màláwì
Yucatec MayaEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Spanish Malaui (“Malawi”).
Proper nounEdit
Malawi