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Penang.

A state of Malaysia, in west of the Malay Peninsula. Capital: George Town.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/peˈnaŋ/Malaysia/piˈnaŋ/Malaysia/ˈpiːnɛŋ/Singapore[ˈpi˧.nɛŋ˦]Singapore
  1. A state of Malaysia, in west of the Malay Peninsula. Capital: George Town.

  2. An island of the Malaysian state above as opposed to Seberang Perai on the Peninsula mainland.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Malay pinang (“betel nut”), from Pulau Pinang.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.