Malé

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Pronounced Pron. MAH-lay(English) MA-LEH(French) MA-leh(German) MAW-leh(Hungarian) ma-LEH(Spanish)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Dhivehi މާލެ (Male) most likely derived from މާ (ma) meaning "great, big, large" and ލޭ (le) meaning "blood", so named for the large amount of tuna blood that surrounded the sandbanks of a certain island. This is the name of the capital city of the Maldives.
Added 5/12/2023 by anonymous

See Also

User submission Male