Save Type Settlement Usage Malay, English Scripts کوتا کينابالو(Malay Jawi) Pronounced Pron. /ˈko.tə ki.na.ˈba.lu/(Malay) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Malay kota meaning "town, city" and Kinabalu referring to Mount Kinabalu. This is the name of a city in Malaysia.