"Melaka" meaning in All languages combined

See Melaka on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Malay Melaka. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ms|Melaka}} Malay Melaka Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Melaka
  1. Alternative form of Malacca. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Malacca
    Sense id: en-Melaka-en-name-7LZ1QYM5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 83 8 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 10 12

Proper name [Malay]

IPA: /məˈlaka/ (note: Literary Standard), [məˈla.ka] (note: Literary Standard), /məˈlakə/ (note: Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard), [məˈla.kə] (note: Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) Forms: ملاک [Jawi]
Rhymes: -akə, -kə, -ə, -a Etymology: Probably after melaka (“Indian gooseberry”) that grows in the region. Head templates: {{ms-proper noun|j=ملاک}} Melaka (Jawi spelling ملاک)
  1. Malacca (a state of Malaysia; capital and largest city: Malacca) Categories (place): Places in Malaysia, States of Malaysia
    Sense id: en-Melaka-ms-name-ip5gm0AW Categories (other): Malacca, Malaysia, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. Malacca (the largest city, the state capital of Malacca, Malaysia) Categories (place): Cities in Malacca, Malaysia, Cities in Malaysia, Places in Malacca, Malaysia, Places in Malaysia
    Sense id: en-Melaka-ms-name-nXnjeF70 Categories (other): State capitals of Malaysia, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 54 46

Alternative forms

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