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Penang
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en ms Pulau Pinang, from ms pinang betel nut, areca.
Pronunciation
en /peˈnaŋ/ /piˈnaŋ/ Malaysia
en /ˈpiːnɛŋ/ [ˈpi˧.nɛŋ˦] SG
en /pəˈnæŋ/ /pɛˈnæŋ/ UK
en /pəˈnæŋ/ /pəˈnɑŋ/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Penang.wav US
en æŋ ɑːŋ 2 UK US
Proper noun
en Q188096 en state c/Malaysia in west of the c/Malay Peninsula George Town.
en Q1150673 en island of the Malaysian state above as opposed to Seberang Perai on the Peninsula mainland.
Derived terms
en Penangite Penang laksa Penang lawyer
Translations
state in Malaysia
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 檳城 ban1 sing4
Hokkien: nan-hbl 檳城 Peng-siâⁿ, Pin-siâⁿ, nan-hbl 庇能 Pī-néeng
Mandarin: cmn 檳城 Bīnchéng
Hindi: hi पिनांग
Indonesian: id Pulau Pinang
Korean: ko ^페낭
Malay: ms Pulau Pinang
Marathi: mr पेनांग
Russian: ru Пенанг
Tamil: ta பினாங்கு
Thai: th ปีนัง
island in Malaysia
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 檳島 Bīndǎo, cmn 檳榔嶼
Indonesian: id Pulau Pinang
Japanese: ja ペナン島 Penan-tō
Korean: ko ^페낭
Malay: ms Pulau Pinang
Marathi: mr पेनांग
Tamil: ta பினாங்கு
Thai: th ปีนัง
Anagrams
en aegnnp An-peng
en Islands