George Town

See also: Georgetown

English

Etymology

Both capitals were named after King George III of the United Kingdom.

Pronunciation

• Homophone: Georgetown

Proper noun

George Town

1. The capital of the Cayman Islands.
2. The capital of Penang, Malaysia.
3. A town and local government area (George Town Council) in northern Tasmania, Australia.

Translations

capital of Penang, Malaysia

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 喬治市／乔治市 (zh) (Qiáozhìshì)

• Georgian: ჯორჯტაუნი (ǯorǯṭauni)
• Japanese: ジョージタウン (ja) (jōjitaun)
• Korean: 조지타운 (ko) (jojitaun)
• Malay: George Town
• Marathi: जॉर्जटाउन (jŏrjaṭāun)
• Russian: Джо́рджтаун (ru) (Džórdžtaun)
• Tamil: ஜோர்ஜ் டவுன் (jōrj ṭavuṉ)

Further reading

• George Town on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Malay

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English George Town.

Pronunciation

• (Johor) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒo(r)d͡ʒ ˈtaon/ [ˈd͡ʒo(r)d͡ʒ ˈt̪a.on]}

• (Northern Peninsular Malay, Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒord͡ʒ ˈtaun/ [ˈd͡ʒord͡ʒ ˈt̪a.un]

Proper noun

George Town (Jawi spelling جورج تاءون)

1. George Town (the capital of Penang, Malaysia)
2. George Town (the capital of the Cayman Islands)