Penang in Malay
Pulau Pinang
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Malaysia/peˈnaŋ/Singapore/ˈpiːnɛŋ/
Penang in Malay: Pulau Pinang. In English, Penang means a state of Malaysia, in west of the Malay Peninsula. Capital: George Town.
Malay words for Penang
- state in Malaysia
- Pulau Pinang
- island in Malaysia
- Pulau Pinang
English meaning of Penang
- proper noun A state of Malaysia, in west of the Malay Peninsula. Capital: George Town.
- proper noun An island of the Malaysian state above as opposed to Seberang Perai on the Peninsula mainland.
Penang in other languages
Questions about Penang in Malay
- What is the meaning of Penang in Malay?
- Penang in Malay is Pulau Pinang.
- Apakah maksud Penang dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Penang: Pulau Pinang.
- What does Penang mean in English?
- Penang means a state of Malaysia, in west of the Malay Peninsula. Capital: George Town.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Penang (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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