Lilongwe

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Chichewa Lilongwe. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /lɪˈlɒŋw(e)ɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ləˈlɑŋwi/, /lɪˈlɔŋweɪ/

Proper noun

Lilongwe

  1. A city, the capital city of Malawi.

Translations

Afrikaans

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Proper noun

Lilongwe

  1. Lilongwe (the capital city of Malawi)

Chichewa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Chichewa Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

Lilongwe

  1. Lilongwe (a city, the capital city of Malawi)

Czech

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lilongwe n (indeclinable, related adjective lilongwský)

  1. Lilongwe (the capital city of Malawi)

Further reading

  • “Lilongwe”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Chichewa Lilongwe. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lilongwe

  1. Lilongwe (a city, the capital city of Malawi)

Slovak

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Proper noun

Lilongwe n

  1. Lilongwe (the capital of Malawi)

References

  • “Lilongwe”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
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