Maluku

English Alternative forms en Molucca dated Etymology The islands are said to have been named en ar جَزِيرَات المَلِك king islands by Arab merchants. However, since the name itself has been mentioned in a 14th-century Majapahit eulogy, Nagarakretagama, that predates the arrival of Islam in Maluku at the late fifteenth century, other sources claim that the name comes from a local language with the meaning "the head of a bull" or "the head of something large". en ar م ل ك Proper noun + Islands en province c/Indonesia Ambon. en Antara 11 Indigenous Languages Declared Extinct: Education Ministry w:Jakarta Globe https://jakartaglobe.id/news/11-indigenous-languages-declared-extinct-education-ministry 2024-03-08 Muksin specifically mentioned 11 extinct indigenous languages, such as Tandia and Mawes in West Papua and Papua, along with Kajeli, Piru, Moksela, Palumata, Ternateno, Hukumina, Hoti, Serua, and Nila in different areas of Maluku. https://web.archive.org/web/20260207171751/https://jakartaglobe.id/news/11-indigenous-languages-declared-extinct-education-ministry 7 February 2026 en Moluccas. Derived terms en Malukan Translations province of Indonesia Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 馬魯古 Mǎlǔgǔ Indonesian: id Maluku Marathi: mr मालुकू Moluccas See also Anagrams en aklmuu mukula en Islands