Maldives - Wiktionary

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:MaldivesWikipedia

Etymology

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Based on Malé Islands; from Malé, the name of the main island (from Dhivehi މާލެ (māle)) + Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva, “island”), from Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpá).

Pronunciation

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• (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɒl.diːvz/, /ˈmɔːl.diːvz/, /ˈmɔːl.daɪvz/
• (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɔl.daɪvz/, /ˈmæl.daɪvz/; (cot–caught merger) /ˈmɑl.daɪvz/; /-divz/

• Audio (UK):

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• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

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the Maldives pl

1. An archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India. Official name: Republic of Maldives. Capital: Malé.

Descendants

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• ⇒ Japanese: モルディブ (Morudibu)

Translations

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Afrikaans: Maledive, Maledive-eilande Amharic: ማልዲቭስ (maldivs) Arabic: الْمَالْدِيف f (al-māldīf), مَالْدِيفْز f (maldīfz), مَحَلْدِيب (maḥaldīb) (archaic), ذِيبَةَ الْمَهَل (ḏībata l-mahal) (archaic) Hijazi Arabic: المالديف f (al-māldīf, al-māldīv) Armenian: Մալդիվներ pl (Maldivner) Assamese: মালদ্বীপ (maldip) Asturian: Maldives (ast) Azerbaijani: Maldiv adaları (az) pl, Maldivlər pl Bashkir: Мальдив (Maldiv) Belarusian: Мальды́вы pl (Malʹdývy) Bengali: মালদ্বীপ (bn) (maldip) Breton: Maldivez Buginese: ᨆᨛᨒᨉᨗᨓᨗ Bulgarian: Малди́ви pl (Maldívi) Burmese: မော်လဒိုက် (maula.duik) Catalan: Maldives (ca) f pl Chinese: Mandarin: 馬爾代夫 / 马尔代夫 (zh) (Mǎ'ěrdàifū) Crimean Tatar: Maldivler Czech: Maledivy (cs) pl Danish: Maldiverne pl Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ (dv) (divehirājje) Dutch: Malediven (nl) pl, Maldiven (nl) pl Esperanto: Maldivoj (eo) pl Estonian: Maldiivid (et) pl Farefare: Maldivro pl Finnish: Malediivit (fi) French: Maldives (fr) f pl Gagauz: Maldivler pl Georgian: მალდივები (ka) pl (maldivebi), მალდივის რესპუბლიკა (maldivis resṗubliḳa) German: Malediven (de) pl Greek: Μαλδίβες (el) f pl (Maldíves) Hausa: Maldibi, Maldives Hebrew: האיים המלדיביים pl (ha-iyim ha-maldiviyim) Hindi: मालदीव (hi) (māldīv), मालद्धीप (hi) m (māladdhīp) Hungarian: Maldív-szigetek (hu) Ido: Maldivi Indonesian: Maladewa (id) Interlingua: Maldivas Irish: Oileáin Mhaildíve m pl Italian: Maldive (it) f pl Japanese: モルディブ (ja) (Morudibu), モルジブ (ja) (Morujibu) Kalenjin: Maldova Kamba: Maldova Kazakh: Мәлдивтер pl (Mäldivter) Khmer: ម៉ាល់ឌីវ (km) (maldiiw) Kikuyu: Maldova Korean: 몰디브 (ko) (Moldibeu), 말디브 (ko) (Maldibeu) (North Korea) Kyrgyz: Мальдивдер pl (Maldivder) Lao: ມານດີວ (mān dīu) Latin: Divi Latvian: Maldīvija f Lithuanian: Maldyvai (lt) m pl Luhya: Maldova Luo: Maldova Macedonian: Малди́ви f pl (Maldívi) Malay: Maldives (ms) Malayalam: മാലദ്വീപ് (māladvīpŭ) Maltese: il-Maldiv Maori: Maratīwi Meru: Maldova Mongolian: Cyrillic: Мальдив (Malʹdiv) Navajo: Naakaii Dootłʼizhí Bikéyah Yázhí Norman: Maldives f pl Norwegian: Bokmål: Maldivene (no) pl Nynorsk: Maldivane (nn) pl Persian: مالدیو (mâldiv), مالدِیف (mâldif) (Dari), ذیبةالمهل (zibat-ol-mahal) (archaic) Polish: Malediwy (pl) Portuguese: Maldivas (pt) f pl Romanian: Maldive (ro) f pl Russian: Мальди́вы (ru) f pl (Malʹdívy) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: Малдиви m pl Roman: Maldivi m pl Slovak: Maldivy f pl Slovene: Maldívi (sl) m pl Spanish: Maldivas (es) f pl Swahili: Maldova (sw) Swedish: Maldiverna (sv) c pl Sylheti: ꠝꠣꠟ꠆ꠖꠤꠚ (maldifó) Tagalog: Maldibas Tajik: Малдив (Maldiv), Молдив (Moldiv) Tamil: மாலத்தீவு (mālattīvu), மாலத்தீவுகள் (mālattīvukaḷ), மாலைத்தீவு (ta) (mālaittīvu), மாலைத்தீவுகள் (mālaittīvukaḷ) Tatar: Мальдивалар pl (Malʹdiwalar) Telugu: మాల్దీవులు (te) (māldīvulu) Thai: มัลดีฟส์ (th) (mal-díif) Turkish: Maldivler (tr) pl Turkmen: Maldiwler pl Udmurt: Мальдив (Maľďiv) Ukrainian: Мальді́ви (uk) pl (Malʹdívy) Urdu: مالْدِیپ m (māldīp) Uyghur: مالدىۋ ئاراللىرى pl (maldiw aralliri), مالدىۋې (maldiwë) Uzbek: Maldivalar (uz) pl Vietnamese: Man-đi-vơ Yakut: Мальдивтар pl (Malʹdivtar), Мальдив Арыылара pl (Malʹdiv Arïïlara) Yoruba: Maladifi Zazaki: (Southern Zazaki) Maldiwi

See also

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• Countries of the world

countries in Asia (appendix)edit

• Afghanistan
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Brunei
• Cambodia
• China
• Cyprus
• East Timor
• Egypt
• Georgia
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Israel
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Lebanon
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mongolia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• North Korea
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palestine
• Philippines
• Qatar
• Russia
• Saudi Arabia
• Singapore
• South Korea
• Sri Lanka
• Syria
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• Thailand
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• United Arab Emirates
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam
• Yemen

References

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• Dictionary.com

Catalan

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Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:MaldivesWikipedia ca

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): (Central) [məlˈdi.βəs]
• IPA(key): (Balearic) [məlˈdi.vəs]
• IPA(key): (Valencia) [malˈdi.ves]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Proper noun

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Maldives f pl (plural only)

1. Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)

Derived terms

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• maldivià

French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:MaldivesWikipedia fr

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /mal.div/

• Audio (France (Paris)):

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Proper noun

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Maldives f pl (plural only)

1. Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)

Derived terms

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• Maldivien
• maldivien

Descendants

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• → Persian: مالدیو (mâldiv)

See also

[edit] countries in Asia: pays d'Asie (appendix)edit

• Afghanistan
• Arabie saoudite
• Arménie
• Azerbaïdjan
• Bahreïn
• Bangladesh
• Bhoutan
• Birmanie
• Brunei
• Cambodge
• Chine
• Chypre
• Corée du Nord
• Corée du Sud
• Émirats arabes unis
• Géorgie
• Inde
• Indonésie
• Irak
• Iran
• Israël
• Japon
• Jordanie
• Kazakhstan
• Kirghizistan
• Koweït
• Laos
• Liban
• Malaisie
• Maldives
• Mongolie
• Népal
• Oman
• Ouzbékistan
• Pakistan
• Palestine
• Philippines
• Qatar
• Russie
• Singapour
• Sri Lanka
• Syrie
• Tadjikistan
• Thaïlande
• Timor oriental
• Turkménistan
• Turquie
• Vietnam
• Yémen

Malay

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Malay Wikipedia has an article on:MaldivesWikipedia ms

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English Maldives.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈmaldiv/ [ˈmal.div]

Proper noun

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Maldives (Jawi spelling مالديۏ)

1. Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)

Synonyms

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• (Standard Indonesian) Maladewa

See also

[edit] countries in Asia: negara-negara di Asia (appendix)edit

• Afghanistan
• Arab Saudi
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Brunei
• China
• Cyprus
• Emiriah Arab Bersatu
• Filipina
• Georgia
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Israel
• Jepun
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kemboja
• Korea Selatan
• Korea Utara
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Lubnan
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mesir
• Mongolia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palestin
• Qatar
• Rusia
• Singapura
• Sri Lanka
• Syria
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• Thailand
• Timor Leste
• Turki
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam
• Yaman

Welsh

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Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:MaldivesWikipedia cy

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English Maldives.

Proper noun

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y Maldives

1. the Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)

Coordinate terms

[edit] countries in Asia: gwledydd Asia (appendix)edit

• Affganistan
• Armenia
• Aserbaijan
• Bangladesh
• Bahrain
• Bhwtan
• Brwnei
• Cambodia
• Casachstan
• Catar
• Cirgistan
• Coweit
• Cyprus
• De Corea
• Dwyrain Timor
• Fietnam
• Georgia
• Gogledd Corea
• Gwlad Tai
• Gwlad yr Iorddonen
• Iemen
• India
• Indonesia
• Irac
• Iran
• Israel
• Japan
• Laos
• Libanus
• Maldives
• Maleisia
• Mongolia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Oman
• Pacistan
• Palesteina
• Rwsia
• Sawdi Arabia
• Singapôr
• Sri Lanca
• Syria
• Taiwan
• Tajicistan
• Tsieina
• Twrci
• Tyrcmenistan
• Wsbecistan
• y Philipinau
• yr Emiradau Arabaidd Unedig