Amerika Syarikat

Malay

Etymology

Calque of Indonesian Amerika Serikat.[1] By surface analysis, compound of Amerika +‎ syarikat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a.mɛ.ri.ka ʃa.ri.kat]
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Proper noun

Amerika Syarikat (Jawi spelling اميريکا شريکت)

  1. United States of America (a country in North America)

Alternative forms

References

  1. ^ Namri Sidek (29 November 2017) “Sejarah Dan Asal-Usul Sebutan Nama-Nama Negara Dalam Bahasa Melayu [The History and Origins of the Pronunciations of Country Names in Malay]”, in Iluminasi‎[1] (in Malay)

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