Lilongwe
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Chichewa Lilongwe. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /lɪˈlɒŋw(e)ɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ləˈlɑŋwi/, /lɪˈlɔŋweɪ/
Proper noun
Lilongwe
- A city, the capital city of Malawi.
Translations
capital of Malawi
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Afrikaans
Proper noun
Lilongwe
- Lilongwe (the capital city of Malawi)
Chichewa
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɽiˈɽo.ᵑɡʷe/
Proper noun
Lilongwe
- Lilongwe (a city, the capital city of Malawi)
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɪloŋɡvɛ]
Proper noun
Lilongwe n (indeclinable, relational adjective lilongwský)
- Lilongwe (the capital city of Malawi)
Further reading
- “Lilongwe”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Lilongué
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Chichewa Lilongwe. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /li.lõˈɡwɛ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /li.lõˈɡwɛ/
Proper noun
Lilongwe ?
- Lilongwe (a city, the capital city of Malawi)
Slovak
Proper noun
Lilongwe n
References
- “Lilongwe”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025