Putrajaya
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From Malay Putrajaya; from Sanskrit पुत्र (putra, “son”) + जय (jayá, “victory”).
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Proper noun ===
Putrajaya
A federal territory in western Malaysia.
The administrative capital of Malaysia, located in the federal territory of the same name.
(metonymic) The Malaysian government.
==== Translations ====
== Malay ==
=== Etymology ===
Compound of putra (“prince”) + jaya (“success”), ultimately from Sanskrit पुत्र (putra) + जय (jayá); from the name of the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Literary Standard, schwa-variety, /a/-variety) IPA(key): /ˌputraˈd͡ʒaja/ [ˌpu.t̪raˈd͡ʒa.ja]
Note: Unlike many other Malay words that end with an "a" in the schwa-variety, the final-syllable "a" in "putra" and "jaya" in "Putrajaya" are not reduced to a schwa.
Rhymes: -aja, -ja, -a
Hyphenation: Pu‧tra‧ja‧ya
=== Proper noun ===
Putrajaya (Jawi spelling ڤوتراجاي)
Putrajaya (a federal territory in western Malaysia)
Putrajaya (the administrative capital of Malaysia)
==== Synonyms ====
Prang Besar