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ACEH
(Political Subdivision)
Indonesian
,
Banjar
,
Buginese
,
Malay
,
Minangkabau
,
Danish
,
English
,
Estonian
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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Filipino
,
Tagalog
From Acehnese
Acèh
, which is of uncertain meaning. A popular backronym states that it is derived from Indonesian
Arab, Cina, Eropa, Hindia
meaning "Arab, China, Europe, Indies" referring to the groups and regions that have historically influenced the people of Aceh... [
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ALJAZAIR
(Country)
Indonesian
,
Acehnese
,
Balinese
,
Javanese
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
Form of
JAZA'IR
, referring to the country of
Algeria
.
BALANDO
(Country)
Minangkabau
Minangkabau form of
HOLLAND
(1)
, referring to the entire country of the
Netherlands
.
BALI
(Political Subdivision & Island)
Indonesian
,
Balinese
,
Acehnese
,
Javanese
,
Madurese
,
Malay
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Albanian
,
Arabic
,
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,
Azerbaijani
,
Belarusian
,
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Bulgarian
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Chinese
,
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,
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,
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,
Dutch
,
English
,
Estonian
,
Finnish
,
French
,
Georgian
,
German
,
Hebrew
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Hindi
,
Hungarian
,
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,
Kazakh
,
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,
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,
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,
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Uzbek
Derived from Sanskrit बलि
(bali)
meaning "offering, tribute". This is the name of an island and province in Indonesia.
BANDA ACEH
(Settlement)
Indonesian
,
Banjar
,
Minangkabau
,
Malay
,
Czech
,
Danish
,
English
,
Estonian
,
Finnish
,
French
,
German
,
Hungarian
,
Italian
,
Norwegian
,
Polish
,
Romanian
,
Spanish
,
Swedish
,
Turkish
Means "port of Aceh" from Indonesian
bandar
meaning "port, harbour" (of Persian origin) and
ACEH
. This is the name of the capital city of the Indonesian province of Aceh.
BANDUNG
(Settlement)
Indonesian
,
Sundanese
,
Acehnese
,
Balinese
,
Banjar
,
Malay
,
Minangkabau
,
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,
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,
Croatian
,
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,
Danish
,
Dutch
,
English
,
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,
French
,
German
,
Hungarian
,
Italian
,
Kazakh
,
Korean
,
Kyrgyz
,
Norwegian
,
Persian
,
Polish
,
Portuguese
,
Romanian
,
Russian
,
Serbian
,
Slovene
,
Spanish
,
Swedish
,
Tagalog
,
Thai
,
Turkish
,
Urdu
,
Uzbek
From Indonesian
bendung
or
bendungan
meaning "dam, dike", used to refer to the area in relation to the nearby Citarum River. Local sources also relate the name to the phrase
Nga-Bandung-an Banda Indung
, which is considered sacred in Sundanese culture... [
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BANTEN
(Political Subdivision)
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,
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,
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,
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,
Madurese
,
Malay
,
Minangkabau
,
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,
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,
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,
Serbian
,
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Turkish
,
Ukrainian
Meaning uncertain. It may be derived from the Sundanese and Bantenese phrase
katiban inten
meaning "struck down by diamonds", which was used to describe the spead of Islam in the region in the 15th century... [
more
]
BOGOR
(Settlement)
Indonesian
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Sundanese
,
Javanese
,
Malay
,
Minangkabau
,
Afrikaans
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Bulgarian
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Means "sugar palm" (a type of tree) in Indonesian. This is the name of a city in West Java province, Indonesia.
BOSNIA JO HERZEGOVINA
(Country)
Minangkabau
Minangkabau form of
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
.
BUKIKTINGGI
بوكيق تيڠڬي
(Settlement)
Minangkabau
Minangkabau variant of
BUKITTINGGI
.
BUKITTINGGI
بوكيق تيڠڬي
(Settlement)
Indonesian
,
Minangkabau
,
Javanese
,
Malay
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Afrikaans
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Dutch
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English
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Finnish
,
French
,
German
,
Italian
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Polish
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Romanian
,
Spanish
,
Swedish
,
Turkish
Means "tall hill" from Indonesian
bukit
meaning "hill" and
tinggi
meaning "high, tall". This is the name of a city in West Sumatra province, Indonesia.
CINO
(Country)
Minangkabau
Minangkabau form of
CHINA
.
DENPASAR
(Settlement)
Indonesian
,
Acehnese
,
Javanese
,
Minangkabau
,
Afrikaans
,
Albanian
,
Azerbaijani
,
Belarusian
,
Bulgarian
,
Czech
,
Dutch
,
Danish
,
English
,
Finnish
,
French
,
German
,
Hungarian
,
Italian
,
Malay
,
Norwegian
,
Polish
,
Russian
,
Spanish
,
Swedish
,
Tagalog
,
Turkish
,
Ukrainian
From Balinese ᬤᬾᬦ᭄ᬧᬲᬃ
(dénpasar)
derived from
den
meaning "north" and
pasar
meaning "market". This is the name of a city in Indonesia and the capital of
Bali
.
EROPA
(Region)
Indonesian
,
Minangkabau
Indonesian and Minangkabau form of
EUROPE
.
HONGARIA
(Country)
Indonesian
,
Acehnese
,
Minangkabau
,
Malagasy
Indonesian, Acehnese, Minangkabau, and Malagasy form of
HUNGARY
.
INGGIRIH
(Country)
Minangkabau
Minangkabau form of
ENGLAND
.
JAKARTA
(Settlement)
Indonesian
,
Acehnese
,
Balinese
,
Javanese
,
Madurese
,
Malay
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Arabic
,
Armenian
,
Bengali
,
Croatian
,
Czech
,
Danish
,
Dutch
,
English
,
Estonian
,
Finnish
,
French
,
Georgian
,
German
,
Hindi
,
Mongolian
,
Persian
,
Romanian
,
Sinhalese
,
Slovak
,
Swedish
,
Tagalog
,
Tajik
,
Turkmen
,
Urdu
,
Uzbek
From Sanskrit जयकर्त
(jayakarta)
meaning "that which causes victory", from जय
(
jaya
)
meaning "victory, conquest" and कृत
(krta)
meaning "done, made, accomplished"... [
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]
JAPANG
(Country)
Banjar
,
Minangkabau
Banjarese and Minangkabau form of
JAPAN
.
JAWA
(Political Subdivision & Island)
Indonesian
,
Javanese
,
Acehnese
,
Balinese
,
Banjar
,
Buginese
,
Malay
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Arabic
,
Japanese
,
Polish
,
Urdu
Form of
JAVA
used in various languages as well as an Arabic alternate transcription of
JAWAH
.
JERMAN
(Country)
Indonesian
,
Balinese
,
Buginese
,
Javanese
,
Minangkabau
,
Malay
Form of
GERMANY
.
JOHOR
(Political Subdivision)
Malay
,
Indonesian
,
Acehnese
,
Banjar
,
Javanese
,
Minangkabau
,
Czech
,
Danish
,
Dutch
,
English
,
Finnish
,
French
,
German
,
Hungarian
,
Italian
,
Norwegian
,
Persian
,
Polish
,
Portuguese
,
Romanian
,
Spanish
,
Swedish
,
Tagalog
From Arabic جَوْهَر
(jawhar)
meaning "jewel, precious stone", ultimately from Persian جوهر
(jowhar)
. This is the name of a state in southern Malaysia.
JOHOR BAHRU
(Settlement)
Malay
,
Indonesian
,
Banjar
,
Javanese
,
Minangkabau
,
Czech
,
Dutch
,
English
,
Estonian
,
Finnish
,
French
,
German
,
Hungarian
,
Italian
,
Norwegian
,
Polish
,
Portuguese
,
Spanish
,
Tagalog
,
Turkish
Means "new gem" from Arabic جَوْهَر
(jawhar)
meaning "jewel, precious stone, gem" and Malay
bahru
meaning "new". This is the name of a city in
Malaysia
.
KALIMANTAN
(Political Subdivision, Island & Region)
Indonesian
,
Acehnese
,
Balinese
,
Banjar
,
Buginese
,
Javanese
,
Malay
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Arabic
,
Armenian
,
Azerbaijani
,
Belarusian
,
Bosnian
,
Bulgarian
,
Czech
,
Croatian
,
Danish
,
Dutch
,
English
,
Estonian
,
Finnish
,
French
,
German
,
Greek
,
Hindi
,
Icelandic
,
Italian
,
Kazakh
,
Kyrgyz
,
Macedonian
,
Norwegian
,
Persian
,
Polish
,
Russian
,
Serbian
,
Slovak
,
Slovene
,
Spanish
,
Swedish
,
Tagalog
,
Tajik
,
Thai
,
Turkish
,
Turkmen
,
Ukrainian
,
Uzbek
Means "burning weather (island)" from Sanskrit काल
(kālá)
meaning "time, season" and क्वथन
(kvathana)
meaning "boiling, churning". This is the name of the Indonesian portion of the island of
Borneo
, though it is used to refer to the entire island in Indonesian... [
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]
KAMBOJA
(Country)
Indonesian
,
Acehnese
,
Balinese
,
Buginese
,
Javanese
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Armenian
,
Georgian
,
Swahili
,
Tajik
,
Turkmen
Form of
CAMBODIA
.
KOMODO
(Settlement & Island)
Indonesian
,
Banjar
,
Javanese
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Malay
,
Azerbaijani
,
Bulgarian
,
Croatian
,
Czech
,
Danish
,
Dutch
,
English
,
Estonian
,
Finnish
,
French
,
German
,
Hungarian
,
Italian
,
Japanese
,
Korean
,
Lithuanian
,
Norwegian
,
Polish
,
Portuguese
,
Romanian
,
Russian
,
Serbian
,
Spanish
,
Swedish
,
Thai
,
Ukrainian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from the name of a local ethnic group. This is the name of an island and village in eastern Indonesia.
KOMORO
(Country)
Indonesian
,
Banjar
,
Javanese
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Japanese
,
Korean
Form of
COMOROS
.
KROASIA
(Country)
Indonesian
,
Acehnese
,
Balinese
,
Javanese
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Filipino
,
Ilocano
,
Judeo-Spanish
Form of
CROATIA
.
KUALA LUMPUR
(Settlement)
Malay
,
Indonesian
,
Acehnese
,
Banjar
,
Javanese
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Afrikaans
,
Armenian
,
Bosnian
,
Bulgarian
,
Croatian
,
Czech
,
Danish
,
Dutch
,
English
,
Estonian
,
Finnish
,
French
,
German
,
Hungarian
,
Italian
,
Macedonian
,
Mongolian
,
Norwegian
,
Polish
,
Portuguese
,
Romanian
,
Serbian
,
Slovak
,
Slovene
,
Spanish
,
Swedish
,
Tagalog
,
Turkish
,
Turkmen
,
Uzbek
Means "muddy confluence" from Malay
kuala
meaning "confluence" and
lumpur
meaning "mud". This is the name of the capital and largest city of
Malaysia
.
LAMPUNG
(Political Subdivision)
Indonesian
,
Acehnese
,
Balinese
,
Javanese
,
Malay
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Albanian
,
Bulgarian
,
Czech
,
Danish
,
Dutch
,
Finnish
,
French
,
German
,
Italian
,
Norwegian
,
Persian
,
Polish
,
Romanian
,
Russian
,
Serbian
,
Spanish
,
Swedish
,
Thai
,
Turkish
,
Urdu
From the name of a 7th-century kingdom, Tolang Pohwang, which was derived from Lampungese
to
meaning "people" and
Lang Pohwang
, an old name for Lampung of uncertain origin. This is the name of an Indonesian province in southern Sumatra.
MAJAPAHIT
(Country & Settlement)
Indonesian
,
Acehnese
,
Balinese
,
Banjar
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Malay
,
Afrikaans
,
Dutch
,
English
,
Finnish
,
French
,
German
,
Hindi
,
Italian
,
Norwegian
,
Polish
,
Sanskrit
,
Swedish
,
Filipino
,
Tagalog
,
Turkish
Means "bitter maja", from Javanese
maja
referring to the bael tree (genus Aegle) and Malay
pahit
meaning "bitter, acrid". This was the name of a kingdom (as well as its capital city) based on the island of
Java
that existed from 1293 to 1527.
MAKASSAR
(Settlement)
Indonesian
,
Acehnese
,
Buginese
,
Javanese
,
Malay
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Afrikaans
,
Danish
,
Dutch
,
English
,
Estonian
,
Finnish
,
French
,
German
,
Hungarian
,
Italian
,
Norwegian
,
Romanian
,
Swedish
,
Thai
,
Turkish
From Makassarese
akkasaraki nabbiya
meaning "appearance of the prophet", taken from a legend in which a 16th-century king was supposedly approached by the Prophet Muhammad himself. This is the name of a city in Indonesia that serves as the capital of the South Sulawesi province.
MALADEWA
(Country)
Indonesian
,
Banjar
,
Minangkabau
Indonesian, Banjarese and Minangkabau form of
MALDIVES
.
MALAYSIA
(Country)
Malay
,
Indonesian
,
Acehnese
,
Balinese
,
Banjar
,
Buginese
,
Javanese
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Danish
,
English
,
German
,
Italian
,
Norwegian
,
Romanian
,
Swedish
,
Filipino
,
Tagalog
From the name of the Malay people combined with the Greek suffix σία
(sia)
. The ethnic name itself is of uncertain origin, possibly derived from
Melayu
or
Malayu
, the name of an ancient Sumatran kingdom, which may have been derived from Tamil மலை
(malai)
or Malayalam മല
(mala)
both meaning "hill, mountain" combined with Tamil ஊர்
(ur)
meaning "village, town"... [
more
]
MEDAN
(Settlement)
Indonesian
,
Batak
,
Banjar
,
Minangkabau
,
Malay
,
Afrikaans
,
Azerbaijani
,
Belarusian
,
Bulgarian
,
Czech
,
Danish
,
Dutch
,
English
,
Estonian
,
Finnish
,
French
,
German
,
Indian
,
Hindi
,
Hungarian
,
Italian
,
Japanese
,
Korean
,
Kyrgyz
,
Norwegian
,
Polish
,
Portuguese
,
Romanian
,
Russian
,
Serbian
,
Slovak
,
Swedish
,
Tagalog
,
Thai
,
Turkish
,
Ukrainian
,
Uzbek
Possibly from Tamil மைதானம்
(maidhāṉam)
meaning "ground, field". This is the name of the capital city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra.
MERAPI
(Mountain)
Indonesian
,
Javanese
,
Balinese
,
Banjar
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Malay
,
Albanian
,
Armenian
,
Belarusian
,
Bulgarian
,
Czech
,
Danish
,
Dutch
,
English
,
Estonian
,
Finnish
,
French
,
Georgian
,
German
,
Greek
,
Indian
,
Hindi
,
Hungarian
,
Italian
,
Kazakh
,
Macedonian
,
Norwegian
,
Polish
,
Portuguese
,
Romanian
,
Russian
,
Serbian
,
Slovak
,
Slovene
,
Spanish
,
Swedish
,
Turkish
,
Ukrainian
From Sanskrit मेरु
(Meru)
, the name of a legendary mountain in Buddhist and Hindu mythology, combined with Indonesian
api
meaning "fire". This is the name of a volcano on the island of Java in Indonesia.
MESIR
(Country)
Indonesian
,
Balinese
,
Banjar
,
Javanese
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Malay
Form of
MISR
.
NAGARI SAMBILAN
(Political Subdivision)
Minangkabau
Minangkabau form of
NEGERI SEMBILAN
.
NORWEGIA
(Country)
Indonesian
,
Balinese
,
Banjar
,
Minangkabau
,
Polish
Form of
NORWAY
.
PADANG
ڤادڠ
(Settlement)
Indonesian
,
Minangkabau
,
Acehnese
,
Balinese
,
Javanese
,
Malay
,
Sundanese
,
Afrikaans
,
Belarusian
,
Bulgarian
,
Croatian
,
Czech
,
Dutch
,
English
,
Finnish
,
French
,
German
,
Hungarian
,
Italian
,
Korean
,
Norwegian
,
Persian
,
Polish
,
Portuguese
,
Romanian
,
Russian
,
Spanish
,
Swedish
,
Thai
,
Turkish
,
Urdu
,
Uzbek
Means "field, plain" in Indonesian. This is the name of the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra.
PALEMBANG
(Settlement)
Indonesian
,
Malay
,
Javanese
,
Minangkabau
,
Afrikaans
,
Albanian
,
Armenian
,
Bulgarian
,
Czech
,
Danish
,
Dutch
,
English
,
Finnish
,
French
,
German
,
Indian
,
Hindi
,
Hungarian
,
Icelandic
,
Italian
,
Kazakh
,
Kyrgyz
,
Norwegian
,
Polish
,
Romanian
,
Russian
,
Serbian
,
Spanish
,
Swedish
,
Thai
,
Turkish
,
Uzbek
Meaning unclear, possibly from the prefix
pa-
denoting location combined with Malay
limbang
meaning "to pan gold, to wash rice" or
lembang
meaning "to cause (water) to flow" or "lowland basin, valley" (a reference to the area's geography as a wetland)... [
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]
PARANCIH
(Country)
Minangkabau
Minangkabau form of
FRANCE
.
PARIAMAN
ڤريامن
(Settlement)
Indonesian
,
Minangkabau
,
Javanese
,
Malay
,
Dutch
,
English
,
French
,
Italian
,
Polish
,
Russian
,
Swedish
,
Turkish
,
Urdu
From Arabic بر أمان
(barr 'aman)
meaning "safe land, secure land". This is the name of a town in West Sumatra province, Indonesia.
PASIFIK
(Body of Water)
Indonesian
,
Acehnese
,
Balinese
,
Javanese
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Malay
,
Haitian Creole
,
Turkish
Form of
Pacific
.
PERAK
(Political Subdivision)
Malay
,
Indonesian
,
Acehnese
,
Banjar
,
Minangkabau
,
Azerbaijani
,
Bulgarian
,
Danish
,
Dutch
,
English
,
Estonian
,
Finnish
,
French
,
German
,
Hindi
,
Hungarian
,
Italian
,
Macedonian
,
Norwegian
,
Polish
,
Portuguese
,
Russian
,
Spanish
,
Swedish
,
Tagalog
,
Tamil
,
Thai
,
Turkish
,
Ukrainian
Means "silver" in Malay, named in reference to the region's position as one of the world's largest sources of tin. This is the name of a state of Malaysia.
PUTRAJAYA
(Settlement)
Malay
,
Indonesian
,
Acehnese
,
Javanese
,
Minangkabau
,
English
,
Afrikaans
,
Armenian
,
Czech
,
Danish
,
Dutch
,
Finnish
,
French
,
German
,
Indian
,
Hindi
,
Hungarian
,
Italian
,
Norwegian
,
Persian
,
Polish
,
Romanian
,
Slovak
,
Spanish
,
Swedish
,
Filipino
,
Tagalog
,
Turkish
Derived from Malay
putra
or
putera
meaning "prince", ultimately from Sanskrit पुत्र
(
putra
)
, and
jaya
meaning "success, victory", ultimately from Sanskrit जय
(
jaya
)
... [
more
]
SABAH
(Political Subdivision)
Malay
,
Indonesian
,
Acehnese
,
Banjar
,
Javanese
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Arabic
,
Armenian
,
Azerbaijani
,
Bulgarian
,
Czech
,
Danish
,
Dutch
,
English
,
Finnish
,
French
,
German
,
Indian
,
Hindi
,
Hungarian
,
Macedonian
,
Norwegian
,
Persian
,
Polish
,
Romanian
,
Serbian
,
Spanish
,
Swedish
,
Thai
,
Turkish
,
Urdu
Of uncertain meaning, possibly from the name of the saba banana (a cultivar originally from the Philippines), which comes from a Visayan word meaning "loud, noisy". Other theories suggest that it is derived from a Brunei Malay word meaning "upstream, northerly", from Malay
sabak
referring to a place where palm sugar is extracted, or from Arabic صباح
(
sabah
)
meaning "morning"... [
more
]
SARILANGKA
(Country & Island)
Minangkabau
Minangkabau form of
SRI LANKA
.
SEMARANG
(Settlement)
Indonesian
,
Javanese
,
Acehnese
,
Balinese
,
Malay
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Afrikaans
,
Albanian
,
Armenian
,
Bulgarian
,
Czech
,
Dutch
,
English
,
Estonian
,
Finnish
,
French
,
German
,
Hungarian
,
Italian
,
Norwegian
,
Polish
,
Romanian
,
Russian
,
Spanish
,
Swedish
,
Turkish
From Indonesian
asam
meaning "tamarind" and
jarang
meaning "rare, seldom", a reference to the tamarind trees in the area that rarely grew close together. This is the name of a city in Indonesia that serves as the capital of Central Java province.
SINGAPURA
(Country, Settlement & Island)
Malay
,
Indonesian
,
Acehnese
,
Balinese
,
Banjar
,
Buginese
,
Javanese
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Portuguese (European)
Form of
SINGAPORE
used in various languages.
SLOWAKIA
(Country)
Indonesian
,
Acehnese
,
Minangkabau
Indonesian, Acehnese, and Minangkabau form of
SLOVAKIA
.
SRIWIJAYA
(Country)
Indonesian
,
Banjar
,
Javanese
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Malay
,
French
Form of
SRIVIJAYA
used in various languages as well as a Malay variant.
SULAWESI
(Political Subdivision & Island)
Indonesian
,
Balinese
,
Banjar
,
Buginese
,
Javanese
,
Malay
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Bosnian
,
Croatian
,
Czech
,
Danish
,
Dutch
,
English
,
Estonian
,
Finnish
,
German
,
Italian
,
Norwegian
,
Romanian
,
Slovak
,
Swedish
,
Tagalog
,
Thai
,
Turkish
Probably means "iron island" in an uncertain South Sulawesi language, from
sula
(cognate with Indonesian
pulau
) meaning "island" and
mesi
(compare Indonesian
besi
) meaning "iron"... [
more
]
SUMATERA
(Political Subdivision & Island)
Indonesian
,
Balinese
,
Banjar
,
Minangkabau
,
Malay
Form of
SUMATRA
.
SUMATRA
(Political Subdivision & Island)
Indonesian
,
Acehnese
,
Balinese
,
Banjar
,
Javanese
,
Malay
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Albanian
,
Arabic
,
Armenian
,
Azerbaijani
,
Belarusian
,
Bosnian
,
Bulgarian
,
Croatian
,
Czech
,
Danish
,
Dutch
,
English
,
Finnish
,
French
,
Georgian
,
German
,
Hindi
,
Italian
,
Kazakh
,
Kyrgyz
,
Macedonian
,
Nepali
,
Norwegian
,
Persian
,
Polish
,
Portuguese
,
Romanian
,
Russian
,
Serbian
,
Slovak
,
Slovene
,
Spanish
,
Swedish
,
Tagalog
,
Thai
,
Turkish
,
Uzbek
From Sanskrit समुद्र
(samudrá)
meaning "sea, ocean". This is the name of an island in
Indonesia
as well as three Indonesian provinces.
SURABAYA
(Settlement)
Indonesian
,
Javanese
,
Acehnese
,
Balinese
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Afrikaans
,
Albanian
,
Arabic
,
Armenian
,
Azerbaijani
,
Bulgarian
,
Croatian
,
Danish
,
Dutch
,
English
,
Estonian
,
Finnish
,
French
,
German
,
Hungarian
,
Italian
,
Japanese
,
Korean
,
Malay
,
Norwegian
,
Persian
,
Romanian
,
Russian
,
Spanish
,
Swedish
,
Tagalog
,
Thai
,
Turkish
,
Ukrainian
,
Urdu
,
Uzbek
From Javanese ꦯꦸꦫꦧꦪ
(shurabaya)
, derived from ꦯꦸꦫ
(shura)
meaning "white shark" and ꦧꦪ
(baya)
meaning "crocodile". The name comes from 12th-century Javanese monarch Jayabaya, who supposedly foresaw a fight between a white shark and crocodile (which might have been a prediction of the Mongol invasion of Java in the late 13th century)... [
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SURIAH
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Minangkabau
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Sundanese
Indonesian, Javanese, Minangkabau, and Sundanese form of
SYRIA
.
SWEDIA
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Indonesian
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Minangkabau
Indonesian and Minangkabau form of
SWEDEN
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TERENGGANU
(Political Subdivision)
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Possibly from Malay
terang ganu
meaning "bright rainbow" or
taring anu
meaning "fang of something", supposedly said by a hunter when he discovered the tooth of an unknown animal. This is the name of a Malaysian state.
TURKI
(Country)
Indonesian
,
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Banjar
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Javanese
,
Minangkabau
,
Sundanese
,
Malay
Form of
TURKEY
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