"Kuala Lumpur" meaning in Malay

See Kuala Lumpur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kualə lumpo(r)/ [Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga], /kuala lumpʊ(r)/ [Baku] Forms: کوالا لمڤور [Jawi]
Etymology: kuala (“confluence”) + lumpur (“mud”). Etymology templates: {{compound|ms|kuala|lumpur|gloss1=confluence|gloss2=mud}} kuala (“confluence”) + lumpur (“mud”) Head templates: {{ms-proper noun|head=Kuala Lumpur|j=کوالا لمڤور}} Kuala Lumpur (Jawi spelling کوالا لمڤور)
  1. Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia) Categories (place): Cities in Malaysia, National capitals, Places in Malaysia
    Sense id: en-Kuala_Lumpur-ms-name-DO47hIKE Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay entries with topic categories using raw markup, Malay terms with redundant script codes, Kuala Lumpur Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Malay entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of Malay terms with redundant script codes: 56 44 Disambiguation of Kuala Lumpur: 50 50
  2. Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia) Categories (place): Federal territories of Malaysia, Places in Malaysia
    Sense id: en-Kuala_Lumpur-ms-name-kMpb3YP~ Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay entries with topic categories using raw markup, Kuala Lumpur Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Malay entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of Kuala Lumpur: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: KL

Alternative forms

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