Malawi

See also: malawi, mälawi, Malaŵi, and Maláwi

English

Alternative forms

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/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Malawi

  1. A country in Southern Africa, previously named Nyasaland. Official name: Republic of Malawi

Holonyms

Translations

See also

Further reading

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Malawi

  1. Malawi (a country in Africa)

Catalan

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malawi

  1. Malawi

Chichewa

Etymology

Chosen by Hastings Banda in 1964, ostensibly from malaŵí (“flames”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈɽá.w⁽ᵝ⁾i/

Proper noun

Maláŵi

  1. Malawi

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmalavɪ]

Proper noun

Malawi n (indeclinable, related adjective malawský)

  1. Malawi (a country in East Africa; capital: Lilongwe)

Declension

  • Indeclinable.

Further reading

  • Malawi in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Proper noun

Malawi

  1. Malawi

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

From Chichewa malawi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑlɑwi/, [ˈmɑlɑwi]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlɑwi
  • Syllabification(key): Ma‧la‧wi

Proper noun

Malawi

  1. Malawi

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 —
instructive — —
abessive Malawitta —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Malawi (type risti)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Malawini —
accusative nom. Malawini —
gen. Malawini
genitive Malawini —
partitive Malawiani —
inessive Malawissani —
elative Malawistani —
illative Malawiini —
adessive Malawillani —
ablative Malawiltani —
allative Malawilleni —
essive Malawinani —
translative Malawikseni —
instructive — —
abessive Malawittani —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Malawisi —
accusative nom. Malawisi —
gen. Malawisi
genitive Malawisi —
partitive Malawiasi —
inessive Malawissasi —
elative Malawistasi —
illative Malawiisi —
adessive Malawillasi —
ablative Malawiltasi —
allative Malawillesi —
essive Malawinasi —
translative Malawiksesi —
instructive — —
abessive Malawittasi —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Malawimme —
accusative nom. Malawimme —
gen. Malawimme
genitive Malawimme —
partitive Malawiamme —
inessive Malawissamme —
elative Malawistamme —
illative Malawiimme —
adessive Malawillamme —
ablative Malawiltamme —
allative Malawillemme —
essive Malawinamme —
translative Malawiksemme —
instructive — —
abessive Malawittamme —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Malawinne —
accusative nom. Malawinne —
gen. Malawinne
genitive Malawinne —
partitive Malawianne —
inessive Malawissanne —
elative Malawistanne —
illative Malawiinne —
adessive Malawillanne —
ablative Malawiltanne —
allative Malawillenne —
essive Malawinanne —
translative Malawiksenne —
instructive — —
abessive Malawittanne —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Malawinsa —
accusative nom. Malawinsa —
gen. Malawinsa
genitive Malawinsa —
partitive Malawiaan
Malawiansa
—
inessive Malawissaan
Malawissansa
—
elative Malawistaan
Malawistansa
—
illative Malawiinsa —
adessive Malawillaan
Malawillansa
—
ablative Malawiltaan
Malawiltansa
—
allative Malawilleen
Malawillensa
—
essive Malawinaan
Malawinansa
—
translative Malawikseen
Malawiksensa
—
instructive — —
abessive Malawittaan
Malawittansa
—
comitative — —

Derived terms

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Malawi n (proper noun, genitive Malawis or (optionally with an article) Malawi)

  1. Malawi (a country in East Africa)

Derived terms

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɒlɒvi]
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧la‧wi
  • Rhymes: -vi

Proper noun

Malawi

  1. Malawi (a country in Africa)
    Synonym: Malawi Köztársaság

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
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 —
Possessive forms of Malawi
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

Italian

Proper noun

Malawi m

  1. Malawi

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Malawi

  1. Malawi

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Malawi

  1. Malawi

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Malawi, from Chichewa malawi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈla.vi/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -avi
  • Syllabification: Ma‧la‧wi

Proper noun

Malawi n (indeclinable)

  1. Malawi (a country in East Africa)

Derived terms

adjective
  • malawijski
nouns

Further reading

  • Malawi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Malawi in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malawi m

  1. Malawi (a country in southeastern Africa)

Spanish

Proper noun

Malawi ?

  1. Alternative spelling of Malaui

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Malawi

  1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

See also

Swedish

Proper noun

Malawi n (genitive Malawis)

  1. Malawi

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Malaui (“Malawi”).

Proper noun

Malawi

  1. Malawi, a country in Africa.

Yoruba

Màláwì

Etymology

Borrowed from English Malawi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mà.lá.wì/

Proper noun

Màláwì

  1. Malawi (a country in Africa)

Yucatec Maya

Etymology

From Spanish Malaui (“Malawi”).

Proper noun

Malawi

  1. Malawi (a country in Africa)
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