Malaysia

مليسيا (Jawi)

→ Japanese: マライシア (Maraishia) (obsolete)

From English Malaysia, via Malays + -ia, the root being from Melayu.

orang Malaysia


Armenia

From English Armenia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία (Armenía), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (a-r-mi-i-n /Armina/).

Armenia (a country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)


Azerbaijan

Borrowed from English Azerbaijan, from Ottoman Turkish آذربایجان (Azerbaycan), from Classical Persian آذَرْبَایجَان (āzarbāyjān).

der

آذَرْبَایجَان

Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe)


China

From Middle Persian [script needed] (ṣīn, “Chinese; porcelain”), probably from Sanskrit चीन (cīna). Attested in 1701 in Thomas Bowery's English-Malay and Malay-English bilingual dictionary.
The spelling is a carryover from the Za'aba Spelling used before 1972, to distinguish it from Cina (“Chinese people”).


Cyprus

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia).


Indonesia

ايندونيسيا (Jawi)

Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)


Maldives

مالديۏ (Jawi)

Unadapted borrowing from English Maldives.

ubor

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


Syria

(Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei) Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Brunei

Probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa), which also referred to the island of Borneo.


Sri Lanka

From Sanskrit श्री लङ्का (śrī laṅkā, literally “holy island”).

der

Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)


Korea

Indonesian: Korea

Ultimately from Sino-Korean 고려(高麗) (Goryeo).

Korea (a geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country)


Jepang

Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)


Rusia

Earlier spelt as رشيا (rushiya), borrowed from English Russia, from Medieval Latin Russi (“the people of Russia”), from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ, “Rus”) (whence Arabic رُوس (rūs) and Byzantine Greek Ῥῶς (Rhôs)), which originally referred to a group of Varangians who established themselves near Kiev in the 9th century and ruled Kievan Rus; probably from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old East Norse *roþs- (“related to rowing”); related to Old Norse Roþrslandi (“the land of rowing”), an older name of Roslagen, where the Finns first encountered the Swedes. Ultimately from Old Norse róðr (“steering oar”), from Proto-Germanic *rōþrą (“rudder”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to row”).

Russia (a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


سوريا

Jawi spelling of suria.: Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Türkiye

Unadapted borrowing from Turkish Türkiye.

ubor

Southeastern Europe
Southeastern Europe#English

(neologism, official, uncommon) Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in western Asia)


Jepun

جڤون (Jawi)
Jepang (alternative historical)


Siam

Indonesian: Siam

→ Pattani Malay: سيٍّي / ซีแย

(historical) Siam (former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia)

(informal, especially Northern Peninsular Malay) Thailand (in its modern form)}


Filipina

فيليڤينا (Jawi)

Indonesian: Filipina

Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas, from Felipe + -inas.

Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)


Singapura

سيڠاڤورا (Jawi)

→ English: Singapore

From Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”) and पुर (pura, “city”).

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965))


Brunei Darussalam

ms-proper noun

بروني دارالسلام

Brunei Darussalam (Jawi spelling بروني دارالسلام)

بروني دارالسلام (Jawi)

Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam#English:_Q921

Brunei Darussalam (the official name of Brunei, a country in Southeast Asia)


Yaman

Indonesian: Yaman

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman)

bor+

Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Mesir

From Classical Malay مصر (Mesir), from Arabic مِصْر (miṣr, “Egypt”).

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


Arab Saudi

Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Selan

From Persian سیلان (saylān, “Ceylon”). Doublet of Sailan and selan.

(historical) Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka: an island country in South Asia)


Turki

Borrowed from English Turkey, from Middle English Turkye, from Anglo-Norman Turkye, Medieval Latin Turcia, from Turcus (“Turk”), from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος (Toûrkos), from Classical Persian ترک (turk), from Middle Persian [script needed] (twlk' /Turk/), from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ür²k̥).


Korea Selatan

ms-proper noun

Korea Selatan (Jawi spelling کوريا سلاتن)

کوريا سلاتن (Jawi)

South Korea (a country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula)


Korea Utara

کوريا اوتارا

Korea Utara (Jawi spelling کوريا اوتارا)

کوريا اوتارا (Jawi)

North Korea (a country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea)


Republik China

Républik China (Jawi spelling Main:Republik China)

Républik China (canonical)
Main:Republik China (Jawi)

Republic of China
Republic of China#English:_Q865

Republic of China (official name of Taiwan: a partly-recognized country in East Asia; the rump state left over from the Republic of China on the mainland after 1949)


سيڠاڤورا

Jawi spelling of Singapura.: Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965))


Lubnan

لبنان (Jawi)
Lebanon (alternative)
Libanon (alternative)

Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Palestin

From English Palestine, from Latin Palaestīna.


Emiriah Arab Bersatu

أميرية عرب برساتو

Emiriah Arab Bersatu (Jawi spelling أميرية عرب برساتو)

أميرية عرب برساتو (Jawi)

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English:_Q878

United Arab Emirates (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Sailan

From Persian سیلان (saylān, “Ceylon”). Doublet of Selan.


Republik Filipina

ريڤوبليک فيليڤينا

Républik Filipina (Jawi spelling ريڤوبليک فيليڤينا)

Républik Filipina (canonical)
ريڤوبليک فيليڤينا (Jawi)

Republic of the Philippines#English:_Q928

Republic of the Philippines (official name of the Philippines: a country in Southeast Asia)


Republik Rakyat China

ريڤوبليک رعيت چينا

Républik Rakyat China (Jawi spelling ريڤوبليک رعيت چينا)

Républik Rakyat China (canonical)
ريڤوبليک رعيت چينا (Jawi)

People's Republic of China#English:_Q148

People's Republic of China (official name of China: a country in East Asia)