English Explanatory Dictionary

Malacca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A state in western Malaysia.
  2. The capital city of Malacca State, Malaysia.
  3. Ellipsis of Strait of Malacca.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of Malacca cane.

Pronunciation

/məˈlaka/ /məˈlakə/ /məˈlækə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Malacca.wav

Word forms

Malacca Melaka Malaccas

Etymology

From Malay Melaka, probably after melaka, a kind of tree that grows in the region.

Related words

gula melaka Molucca

Derived words

Malacca cane Strait of Malacca

Translations

Arabic: مَلَقَّا Burmese: မာလကာ Chinese Cantonese: 馬六甲 /马六甲 Hakka Chinese: 馬六甲 /马六甲 Chinese: 馬六甲 /马六甲 Chinese Mandarin: 馬六甲 /马六甲 Farefare: Malaka French: Malacca German: Malakka Greek: Μαλάκκα Hindi: मलाका Indonesian: Melaka Italian: Malacca Japanese: マラッカ Korean: 말라카 Malay: Melaka Marathi: मलाक्का Polish: Malakka Portuguese: Malaca Portuguese: Málaca Russian: Мала́кка Spanish: Malaca Tagalog: Malaka Tamil: மலாக்கா Telugu: మలక్కా Thai: มะละกา
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