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malawi

/məˈlɑwi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
malawi
IPA
/məˈlɑwi/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Malawi.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Said to be from Chichewa malawi (“flames”), after the appearance of the sunrise over Lake Malawi; also possibly from Maravi, the name of an early Malawi tribe, or from an old name for a lake. Chosen by Hastings Banda in 1964.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /məˈlɑwi/
  • British English: /məˈlɑːwi/

Inflected Forms

Malaŵi (alternative, rare)

Derived Forms

Malawian

Phrases

Lake Malawi Malawi gar Countries of the world

Frequently Paired Words

Countries of the world

Synonyms

Nyasaland mul:MW mul:MWI

Questions

How do you pronounce malawi?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈlɑwi/.
What does malawi mean?
A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Malawi.
Where does malawi come from?
Said to be from Chichewa malawi (“flames”), after the appearance of the sunrise over Lake Malawi; also possibly from Maravi, the name of an early Malawi tribe, or from an old name for a lake. Chosen by Hastings Banda in 1964.

How to pronounce malawi

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “malawi”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/məˈlɑwi/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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