Maldives

English

Etymology

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

• (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

the Maldives pl

2. 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

• ⇒ Japanese: モルディブ (Morudibu)

Translations

country in South Asia

• 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)
• 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
• 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
• 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: മാലിദ്വീപ് (mālidvīpŭ), മോൾഡീവ്സ് (mōḷḍīvsŭ)
• 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 (mâldiw), 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: மாலைத்தீவுகள் (mālaittīvukaḷ)
• Tatar: Мальдивалар pl (Mal’diwalar)
• 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 (Maldivtar), Мальдив Арыылара pl (Maldiv Arıılara)
• Yoruba: Maladifi
• Zazaki: (Southern Zazaki) Maldiwi

See also

• Countries of the world

countries in Asia (appendix)edit

• Afghanistan
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Brunei
• Cambodia
• China
• Cyprus
• East Timor
• 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

• Dictionary.com

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Valencia):

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Proper noun

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

• maldivià

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mal.div/

• Audio (Paris):

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Proper noun

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

• Maldivien
• maldivien

Descendants

• → Persian: مالدیو (mâldiv)

See also

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

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Maldives.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaldiv/ [ˈmal.div]

Proper noun

Maldives (Jawi spelling مالديۏ)

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

Synonyms

• (Standard Indonesian) Maladewa

See also

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

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Maldives.

Proper noun

y Maldives pl

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

Coordinate terms

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