Kota Kinabalu

English

Etymology

From Malay Kota Kinabalu.

Proper noun

Kota Kinabalu

  1. The capital city of Sabah, Malaysia, formerly known as Jesselton.

Synonyms

Translations

Malay

Alternative forms

  • KK (initialism)

Etymology

kota (“town”) +‎ Kinabalu (“the name of a mountain”). Literally, “Kinabalu town”.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /kotə kinabalu/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kota kinabalu/

Proper noun

Kota Kinabalu (Jawi spelling کوتا کينابالو)

  1. Kota Kinabalu (the capital city of Sabah, Malaysia)

Synonyms

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