Malawi en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (UK) audio
- /məˈlɐːwi/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /-wi/ (Scotland)
- /-wɪ/ (Scotland)
- /məˈlɑːwi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /mɑˈlɑwi/ (US)
- /məˈlawe/ (Scotland)
- (US) audio
- /məˈlɑwi/ (US)
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.
Meanings
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A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Malawi.
A possible constitutional crisis loomed in Malawi following the reported death of President Bingu wa Mutharika, once hailed as a positive steward for the southern African country.
2012 April 6, Faith Karimi, “Potential crisis looms in Malawi amid reports of president’s death”, in CNN, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaŵi | alternative, rare | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Malawi gar · Malawian · Lake Malawi
Holonyms
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (83)
hy Մալավի (Republic of Malawi) · nrf Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · fa مالاوی (Republic of Malawi) · uk Мала́ві (Republic of Malawi) · sh Malavi (Republic of Malawi) · lo ມາລາວີ (Republic of Malawi) · luo Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · ko 말라위 (Republic of Malawi) · pt Malavi (Republic of Malawi) · ha Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · yo Màláwì (Republic of Malawi) · am ማላዊ (Republic of Malawi) · fr Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · ar مَالَاوِي (Republic of Malawi) · ia Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · fi Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · my မာလဝီ (Republic of Malawi) · af Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · br Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · ky Малави (Republic of Malawi) · pt Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · vi Ma-la-uy (Republic of Malawi) · ast Malaui (Republic of Malawi) · lv Malāvija (Republic of Malawi) · sh Малави (Republic of Malawi) · nv Malááwii (Republic of Malawi) · ki Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · ti ማላዊ (Republic of Malawi) · sw Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · ro Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · ka მალავი (Republic of Malawi) · et Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · kln Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · luy Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · hi मालावी (Republic of Malawi) · nl Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · ja マラウイ (Republic of Malawi) · zu IMalawi (Republic of Malawi) · mg Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · bg Мала́ви (Republic of Malawi) · ast Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · sk Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · pl Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · be Мала́ві (Republic of Malawi) · eo Malavio (Republic of Malawi) · ga An Mhaláiv (Republic of Malawi) · mn Малави (Republic of Malawi) · tum Malaŵi (Republic of Malawi) · ru Мала́ви (Republic of Malawi) · tr Malavi (Republic of Malawi) · hu Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · bn মালাউই (Republic of Malawi) · mi Marāwi (Republic of Malawi) · es Malaui (Republic of Malawi) · ng Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · it Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · arz مالاوى (Republic of Malawi) · kam Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · ca Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · mt il-Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · cmn 馬拉維 /马拉维 (Republic of Malawi) · da Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · cs Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · tg Малави (Republic of Malawi) · aii ܡܵܠܵܘܝܼ (Republic of Malawi) · ga Poblacht na Maláive (Republic of Malawi) · hi मलावी (Republic of Malawi) · lt Malavis (Republic of Malawi) · de Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · sv Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · sl Malavi (Republic of Malawi) · tl Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · mer Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · ny Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · mk Мала́ви (Republic of Malawi) · km ម៉ាឡាវី (Republic of Malawi) · ta மலாவி (Republic of Malawi) · el Μαλάουι (Republic of Malawi) · kk Малави (Republic of Malawi) · th มาลาวี (Republic of Malawi) · pt Malaui (Republic of Malawi) · nb Malawi (Republic of Malawi) · ar مَلَاوِي (Republic of Malawi)