Lilongwe

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Chichewa Lilongwe. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /lɪˈlɒŋw(e)ɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ləˈlɑŋwi/, /lɪˈlɔŋweɪ/

Proper noun

Lilongwe

  1. A city, the capital city of Malawi.

Translations

Afrikaans

Proper noun

Lilongwe

  1. Lilongwe (the capital city of Malawi)

Chichewa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɽiˈɽo.ᵑɡʷe/

Proper noun

Lilongwe

  1. Lilongwe (a city, the capital city of Malawi)

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlɪloŋɡvɛ]

Proper noun

Lilongwe n (indeclinable, related adjective lilongwský)

  1. Lilongwe (the capital city of Malawi)

Further reading
  • Lilongwe in Internetová jazyková příručka

Portuguese

Alternative forms
  • Lilongué

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Chichewa Lilongwe. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /li.lõˈɡwɛ/

Proper noun

Lilongwe

  1. Lilongwe (a city, the capital city of Malawi)

Slovak

Proper noun

Lilongwe n

  1. Lilongwe (the capital of Malawi)

References
  • “Lilongwe”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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