Maldives

English

Etymology

Based on Malé Islands; from Malé, the name of the main island (from Dhivehi މާލެ (māle)) + Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva, “island”), from Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpá).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒl.diːvz/, /ˈmɔːl.diːvz/, /ˈmɔːl.daɪvz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔl.daɪvz/, /ˈmæl.daɪvz/; (cot–caught merger) /ˈmɑl.daɪvz/, /-divz/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

the Maldives pl

2. An archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India. Official name: Republic of Maldives. Capital: Malé.

Translations

country in South Asia

• Afrikaans: Maledive, Maledive-eilande
• Amharic: ማልዲቭስ (maldivs)
• Arabic: الْمَالْدِيف f (al-māldīf), مَالْدِيفْز f (maldīfz), مَحَلْدِيب (maḥaldīb) (archaic), ذِيبَةَ الْمَهَل (ḏībata l-mahal) (archaic)

  Hijazi Arabic: المالديف f (al-māldīf, al-māldīv)

• Armenian: Մալդիվներ pl (Maldivner)
• Assamese: মালদ্বীপ (maldip)
• Azerbaijani: Maldiv adaları (az) pl, Maldivlər pl
• Bashkir: Мальдив (Malʹdiv)
• Belarusian: Мальды́вы pl (Malʹdývy)
• Bengali: মালদ্বীপ (bn) (maldip)
• Breton: Maldivez
• Buginese: ᨆᨛᨒᨉᨗᨓᨗ
• Bulgarian: Малди́ви pl (Maldívi)
• Burmese: မော်လဒိုက် (maula.duik)
• Catalan: Maldives (ca) f pl
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬うま爾なんじ代だい夫おっと／马尔代だい夫おっと (zh) (Mǎ'ěrdàifū)

• Crimean Tatar: Maldivler
• Czech: Maledivy (cs) pl
• Danish: Maldiverne pl
• Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ (dv) (divehirājje)
• Dutch: Malediven (nl) pl, Maldiven (nl) pl
• Esperanto: Maldivoj (eo) pl
• Estonian: Maldiivid (et) pl
• Farefare: Maldivro pl
• Finnish: Malediivit (fi)
• French: Maldives (fr) f pl
• Georgian: მალდივები (ka) pl (maldivebi), მალდივის რესპუბლიკა (maldivis resṗubliḳa)
• German: Malediven (de) pl
• Greek: Μαλδίβες (el) f pl (Maldíves)
• Hausa: Maldibi, Maldives
• Hebrew: האיים המלדיביים pl (ha-iyim ha-maldiviyim)
• Hindi: मालदीव (hi) (māldīv), मालद्धीप (hi) m (māladdhīp)
• Hungarian: Maldív-szigetek (hu)
• Ido: Maldivi
• Indonesian: Maladewa (id)
• Interlingua: Maldivas
• Italian: Maldive (it) f pl
• Japanese: モルディブ (ja) (Morudibu), モルジブ (ja) (Morujibu)
• Kalenjin: Maldova
• Kamba: Maldova
• Kazakh: Мәлдивтер pl (Mäldivter)
• Khmer: ម៉ាល់ឌីវ (km) (maldiiw)
• Kikuyu: Maldova
• Korean: 몰디브 (ko) (Moldibeu), 말디브 (ko) (Maldibeu) (North Korea)
• Kyrgyz: Мальдивдер pl (Maldivder)
• Lao: ມານດີວ (mān dīu)
• Latin: Divi
• Latvian: Maldīvija f
• Lithuanian: Maldyvai (lt) m pl
• Luhya: Maldova
• Luo: Maldova
• Macedonian: Малди́ви f pl (Maldívi)
• Malay: Maldives (ms)
• Malayalam: മാലിദ്വീപ് (mālidvīpŭ), മോൾഡീവ്സ് (mōḷḍīvsŭ)
• Maltese: il-Maldiv
• Maori: Maratīwi
• Meru: Maldova
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: Мальдив (Malʹdiv)

• Navajo: Naakaii Dootłʼizhí Bikéyah Yázhí
• Norman: Maldives f pl
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Maldivene (no) pl

  Nynorsk: Maldivane (nn) pl

• Persian: مالدیو (mâldiw), مالدِیف (mâldif) (Dari), ذیبةالمهل (zibat-ol-mahal) (archaic)
• Polish: Malediwy (pl)
• Portuguese: Maldivas (pt) f pl
• Romanian: Maldive (ro) f pl
• Russian: Мальди́вы (ru) f pl (Malʹdívy)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Малдиви m pl

  Roman: Maldivi m pl

• Slovak: Maldivy f pl
• Slovene: Maldívi (sl) m pl
• Spanish: Maldivas (es) f pl
• Swahili: Maldova (sw)
• Swedish: Maldiverna (sv) c pl
• Sylheti: ꠝꠣꠟ꠆ꠖꠤꠚ (maldifó)
• Tagalog: Maldibas
• Tajik: Малдив (Maldiv), Молдив (Moldiv)
• Tamil: மாலைத்தீவுகள் (mālaittīvukaḷ)
• Tatar: Мальдивалар pl (Mal’diwalar)
• Telugu: మాల్దీవులు (te) (māldīvulu)
• Thai: มัลดีฟส์ (th) (mal-díif)
• Turkish: Maldivler (tr) pl
• Turkmen: Maldiwler pl
• Udmurt: Мальдив (Maľďiv)
• Ukrainian: Мальді́ви (uk) pl (Malʹdívy)
• Urdu: مالْدِیپ m (māldīp)
• Uyghur: مالدىۋ ئاراللىرى pl (maldiw aralliri), مالدىۋې (maldiwë)
• Uzbek: Maldivalar (uz) pl
• Vietnamese: Man-đi-vơ
• Yakut: Мальдивтар pl (Maldivtar), Мальдив Арыылара pl (Maldiv Arıılara)
• Yoruba: Maladifi
• Zazaki: (Southern Zazaki) Maldiwi

See also

• Countries of the world
• (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

References

• Dictionary.com

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [məlˈði.βべーたəs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [məlˈði.vəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [malˈði.ves]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Proper noun

Maldives f pl (plural only)

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

Derived terms

• maldivià

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mal.div/

• Audio (Paris):

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Proper noun

Maldives f pl (plural only)

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

Derived terms

• Maldivien
• maldivien

See also

• (countries of Asia) pays d’Asie; Afghanistan, Arabie saoudite, Arménie, Azerbaïdjan, Bahreïn, Bangladesh, Bhoutan, Birmanie, Brunei, Cambodge, Chine, Chypre, Corée du Nord, Corée du Sud, Émirats arabes unis, Géorgie, Inde, Indonésie, Iran, Irak, Israël, Japon, Jordanie, Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Koweït, Laos, Liban, Malaisie, Maldives, Mongolie, Népal, Oman, Ouzbékistan, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russie, Singapour, Sri Lanka, Syrie, Tadjikistan, Thaïlande, Timor oriental, Turquie, Turkménistan, Vietnam, Yémen ^{(Category: fr:Countries in Asia)}

Malay

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Maldives.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaldiv/ [ˈmal.div]

Proper noun

Maldives (Jawi spelling مالديۏ)

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

Synonyms

• (Standard Indonesian) Maladewa

See also

• (countries of Asia) negara-negara di Asia; Afghanistan, Arab Saudi, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, China, Cyprus, Emiriah Arab Bersatu, Filipina, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jepun, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kemboja, Korea Selatan, Korea Utara, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lubnan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mesir, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestin, Qatar, Rusia, Singapura, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Turki, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yaman