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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