Kuala Lumpur

English

Etymology

From Malay Kuala Lumpur.

Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur

  1. Federal territory in western Malaysia in which the country’s current capital of the same name is located.
  2. Current national capital of Malaysia, located in the federal territory of the same name.

Synonyms
  • (all senses): KL

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

From Malay Kuala Lumpur.

Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur

  1. Kuala Lumpur (capital of Malaysia)
  2. Kuala Lumpur (federal territory in Malaysia)

French

Etymology

From Malay Kuala Lumpur.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kwa.la lum.puʁ/

Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur m

  1. Kuala Lumpur (capital of Malaysia)
  2. Kuala Lumpur (federal territory in Malaysia)

German

Etymology

From Malay Kuala Lumpur.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur n

  1. Kuala Lumpur (capital of Malaysia)
  2. Kuala Lumpur (federal territory in Malaysia)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay Kuala Lumpur, equivalent to kuala (“confluence”) +‎ lumpur (“mud”).

Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur

  1. Kuala Lumpur (capital of Malaysia)
  2. Kuala Lumpur (federal territory in Malaysia)

Italian

Etymology

From Malay Kuala Lumpur.

Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur f

  1. Kuala Lumpur (capital of Malaysia)
  2. Kuala Lumpur (federal territory in Malaysia)

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

kuala (“confluence”) +‎ lumpur (“mud”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur (Jawi spelling کوالا لومڤور)

  1. Kuala Lumpur (capital of Malaysia)
  2. Kuala Lumpur (federal territory in Malaysia)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur f

  1. Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)

Spanish

Etymology

From Malay Kuala Lumpur.

Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur m

  1. Kuala Lumpur (a state of Malaysia)
  2. Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)

Turkish

Etymology

From English Kuala Lumpur, Malay Kuala Lumpur.

Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur

  1. Kuala Lumpur (capital of Malaysia)
  2. Kuala Lumpur (federal territory in Malaysia)
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