Etymology

Kinabatangan

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Today it means: A town and capital of Kinabatangan Diatrict, Sandakan Division, Sabah, Malaysia Full definition →

Malay Kinabatangan
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  1. MalayCina
  2. Malaybatangan
  3. MalayCina batangan
  4. MalayKinabatangan
  5. English todayKinabatangan

Borrowed from Malay Kinabatangan. Perhaps a corruption of "Cina batangan" (a Chinese estuary).

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