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Maladewa
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Indonesian
id:
Alternative forms
id Maladif Maladiv Maladiwa Maledewa dated or obsolete
Etymology
Perhaps from id nl Malediven, nl Maldiven. Possibly altered by phono-semantically matched folk etymology, reanalyzed as a compound of id mala- dewa.
Pronunciation
id [malaˈdewa]
Proper noun
id proper noun Maladewa
id Maldives Q826
Synonyms
Standard Malay ms Maldives
See also
Further reading