Maladewa
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- Maladif, Maladiv, Maladiwa (dated or obsolete)
Etymology
Perhaps from Dutch Malediven, Maldiven. Possibly altered by phono-semantically matched folk etymology, reanalysed as a compound of mala- + dewa by law of Hobson-Jobson.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [malaˈdewa]
Proper noun
Maladewa
- Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)
Synonyms
- (Standard Malay) Maldives
See also
- 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
- “Maladewa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.