Malawi
English
Alternative forms
- Malaŵi (rare, scholarly)
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /məˈlɑːwi/
- (US) IPA(key): /məˈlɑːwi/, /mɑːˈlɑːwi/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (UK): (file) Audio (US): (file)
Proper noun
Malawi
- A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Malawi.
Holonyms
Derived terms
Translations
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See also
- Countries of the world
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini ~ eSwatini, Swaziland
- 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
Further reading
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Malawi
- Malawi (a country in Southern Africa; capital: Lilongwe)
Derived terms
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Malawi
- Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
Chichewa
Etymology
Chosen by Hastings Banda in 1964, ostensibly from malaŵí (“flames”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈɽá.w⁽ᵝ⁾i/
Proper noun
Maláŵi
- Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
Derived terms
- Nyanja ya Maláŵi (“Lake Malawi”)
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmalavɪ]
Proper noun
Malawi n (indeclinable, relational adjective malawský or malawiský, demonym Malawijec)
- Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
Further reading
- “Malawi”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Proper noun
Malawi
- Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑlɑwi/, [ˈmɑ̝lɑ̝wi]
- Rhymes: -ɑlɑwi
- Syllabification(key): Ma‧la‧wi
- Hyphenation(key): Ma‧la‧wi
Proper noun
Malawi
- Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
Declension
| 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 | — | |
| abessive | Malawitta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Malawi n (proper noun, genitive Malawis or (optionally with an article) Malawi)
- Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
Derived terms
See also
- Ägypten
- Algerien
- Angola
- Äquatorialguinea
- Äthiopien
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Demokratische Republik Kongo
- Dschibuti
- Elfenbeinküste
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Gabun
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kamerun
- Kap Verde
- Kenia
- Komoren
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libyen
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marokko
- Mauretanien
- Mauritius
- Mosambik
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republik Kongo
- Ruanda
- Sambia
- Senegal
- Seychellen
- Sierra Leone
- Simbabwe
- Somalia
- Südafrika
- Sudan
- Südsudan
- São Tomé und Príncipe
- Tansania
- Togo
- Tschad
- Tunesien
- Uganda
- Zentralafrikanische Republik
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɒlɒvi]
- Hyphenation: Ma‧la‧wi
- Rhymes: -vi
Proper noun
Malawi
- Malawi (a country in Southern Africa; official name: Malawi Köztársaság)
Declension
| 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 | — |
| 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 terms
- malawi (“Malawian”)
See also
- Algéria
- Angola
- Benin
- Bissau-Guinea
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Comore-szigetek
- Csád
- Dél-afrikai Köztársaság
- Dél-Szudán
- Dzsibuti
- Egyenlítői-Guinea
- Egyiptom
- Elefántcsontpart
- Eritrea
- Etiópia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghána
- Guinea
- Kamerun
- Kenya
- Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaság
- Kongói Köztársaság
- Közép-afrikai Köztársaság
- Lesotho
- Libéria
- Líbia
- Madagaszkár
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marokkó
- Mauritánia
- Mauritius
- Mozambik
- Namíbia
- Niger
- Nigéria
- Ruanda
- Seychelle-szigetek
- Sierra Leone
- São Tomé és Príncipe
- Szenegál
- Szomália
- Szudán
- Szváziföld
- Tanzánia
- Togo
- Tunézia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Zöld-foki Köztársaság
Italian
Proper noun
Malawi m
- Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Malawi
- Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Malawi
- Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
Related terms
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Malawi, from Chichewa malawi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈla.vi/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -avi
- Syllabification: Ma‧la‧wi
Proper noun
Malawi n (indeclinable, related adjective malawijski)
- Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
Derived terms
See also
- Algieria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Czad
- Demokratyczna Republika Konga
- Dżibuti
- Egipt
- Erytrea
- Eswatini
- Etiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Gwinea
- Gwinea Bissau
- Gwinea Równikowa
- Kamerun
- Kenia
- Komory
- Kongo
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libia
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Maroko
- Mauretania
- Mauritius
- Mozambik
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Południowa Afryka
- Republika Środkowoafrykańska
- Republika Zielonego Przylądka
- Rwanda
- Sahara Zachodnia
- Senegal
- Seszele
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Sudan Południowy
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunezja
- Uganda
- Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
- Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Further reading
- Malawi in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Malawi.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈla.wi/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /maˈlaw.i/
Proper noun
Malawi m
- Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈlawi/ [maˈla.wi]
- Rhymes: -awi
- Syllabification: Ma‧la‧wi
Proper noun
Malawi ?
- alternative spelling of Malaui: Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Proper noun
Malawi
- Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
See also
- Afrika Kusini
- Algeria ~ Aljeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Chad ~ Chadi
- Cote d'Ivoire ~ Kodivaa
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia, Uhabeshi ~ Habeshi
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea Bisau ~ Guinea-Bisau ~ Ginebisau
- Guinea ya Ikweta ~ Ginekweta
- Guinea ~ Gine ~ Gini
- Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati
- Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
- Jamhuri ya Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville
- Jibuti ~ Djibouti
- Kamerun ~ Cameroon ~ Kameruni
- Kenya
- Komori, Visiwa vya Ngazija
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagaska, Bukini
- Malawi, Unyasa
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mayotte
- Misri, Umisri
- Morisi
- Moroko ~ Maroko
- Msumbiji, Mozambik
- Mtakatifu Helena
- Namibia
- Niger ~ Nijeri
- Nigeria ~ Nijeria ~ Naijeria
- Rwanda ~ Ruanda
- Réunion
- Sahara ya Magharibi
- Sao Tome na Principe
- Senegal ~ Senegali
- Shelisheli
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Sudan Kusini
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Uswazi, Swaziland
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈlɑːvɪ/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Malawi n (genitive Malawis)
- Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
Related terms
See also
- Algeriet
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Centralafrikanska republiken
- Demokratiska republiken Kongo
- Djibouti
- Egypten
- Ekvatorialguinea
- Elfenbenskusten
- Eritrea
- Etiopien
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kamerun
- Kap Verde
- Kenya
- Komorerna
- Kongo-Brazzaville
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libyen
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marocko
- Mauretanien
- Mauritius
- Moçambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé och Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychellerna
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Sydafrika
- Sydsudan
- Tanzania
- Tchad
- Togo
- Tunisien
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
References
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Malaui (“Malawi”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈlawi/ [mɐˈlaː.wɪ]
- Rhymes: -awi
- Syllabification: Ma‧la‧wi
Proper noun
Malawi (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜏᜒ)
- Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
Welsh
Proper noun
Malawi f
- Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
See also
- Angola
- Algeria
- Benin
- Botswana
- Bwrcina Ffaso
- Bwrwndi
- Cabo Verde
- Camerŵn
- Cenia
- De Affrica
- De Swdan
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Gini
- Gini Bisaw
- Gini Gyhydeddol
- Gorllewin Sahara
- Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica
- Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo
- Gweriniaeth y Congo
- Jibwti
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libia
- Madagasgar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mawrisiws
- Mawritania
- Moroco
- Mosambic
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sambia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Simbabwe
- Somalia
- Swdan
- São Tomé a Príncipe
- Tansania
- Tiwnisia
- Togo
- Tsiad
- Wganda
- y Comoros
- y Seychelles
- y Traeth Ifori
- yr Aifft
References
- Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
Yoruba
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mà.lá.wì/
Proper noun
Màláwì
- Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
Yucatec Maya
Etymology
From Spanish Malaui (“Malawi”).
Proper noun
Malawi
- Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)