Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia/ˈkuala ˈlumpʊr/Malaysia/ˈkuala ˈlumpʊə/UK/kuˈɑːlə ˈlʊmpə(ɹ)/UK/kuˈɑːlə ˈlʊmpʊə/

proper noun

A federal territory, the capital and largest city of Malaysia, located in the western part of the country.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A federal territory, the capital and largest city of Malaysia, located in the western part of the country.

    Synonyms: KL, K-Hell

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA federal territory, the capital and largest city of Malaysia, located in the western part of the country.

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Origin

  1. MalayKuala Lumpur
  2. MalayKuala Lumpur
  3. EnglishKuala Lumpur

Borrowed from Malay Kuala Lumpur.

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Translations

Afrikaans Koeala Loempoer, Kuala Lumpur
  • Koeala Loempoercapital of Malaysia
  • Kuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
Arabic كْوَالَا لُمْبُور
  • كْوَالَا لُمْبُور (kwālā lumbūr)capital of Malaysia
Bengali কুয়ালালামপুর
  • কুয়ালালামপুর (kuẏalalampur)capital of Malaysia
Bulgarian Куала Лу́мпур
  • Куала Лу́мпур (Kuala Lúmpur)capital of Malaysia
Catalan Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
Chinese Cantonese 吉隆坡
  • 吉隆坡 (gat¹ lung⁴ bo¹)capital of Malaysia
Chinese Mandarin 吉隆坡
  • 吉隆坡 (Jílóngpō)capital of Malaysia
Czech Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
Danish Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
Dutch Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
Esperanto Kuala-Lumpuro
  • Kuala-Lumpurocapital of Malaysia
Estonian Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
Finnish Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
French Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
German Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
Greek Κουάλα Λουμπούρ
  • Κουάλα Λουμπούρ (Kouála Loumpoúr)capital of Malaysia
Hebrew קוּאָלָה לוּמְפּוּר
  • קוּאָלָה לוּמְפּוּר (kuala lumpur)capital of Malaysia
Hindi कुआला लमपुर
  • कुआला लमपुर (kuālā lampur)capital of Malaysia
Hungarian Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
Icelandic Kúala Lúmpúr
  • Kúala Lúmpúrcapital of Malaysia
Indonesian Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
Irish Cuala-Lumpair
  • Cuala-Lumpaircapital of Malaysia
Italian Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
Japanese クアラルンプール
  • クアラルンプール (Kuararunpūru)capital of Malaysia
Korean 쿠알라룸푸르
  • 쿠알라룸푸르 (Kuallarumpureu)capital of Malaysia
Latin Cuala Lumpuria
  • Cuala Lumpuriacapital of Malaysia
Latvian Kualalumpūra
  • Kualalumpūracapital of Malaysia
Lithuanian Kvala Lumpūras
  • Kvala Lumpūrascapital of Malaysia
Malay کوالا لومڤور, Kuala Lumpur
  • کوالا لومڤورcapital of Malaysia
  • Kuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
Norwegian Bokmål Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
Persian کوالالامپور
  • کوالالامپور (kuâlâlâmpur)capital of Malaysia
Polish Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
Portuguese Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lampur
  • Kuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
  • Kuala Lampurcapital of Malaysia
  • Cuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
Romanian Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
Russian Куала-Лу́мпур
  • Куала-Лу́мпур (Kuala-Lúmpur)capital of Malaysia
Slovak Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
Spanish Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
Swedish Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
Tamil கோலாலம்பூர்
  • கோலாலம்பூர் (kōlālampūr)capital of Malaysia
Thai กัวลาลัมเปอร์
  • กัวลาลัมเปอร์ (guua-laa-lam-bpəə)capital of Malaysia
Turkish Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuala Lumpurcapital of Malaysia
Ukrainian Куала-Лу́мпур
  • Куала-Лу́мпур (Kuala-Lúmpur)capital of Malaysia
Urdu کوالا لمپور
  • کوالا لمپور (kuālā lampur)capital of Malaysia
Vietnamese Cát Long Pha, Cu-a-la Lăm-pơ
  • Cát Long Phacapital of Malaysia
  • Cu-a-la Lăm-pơcapital of Malaysia
Yiddish קואַלאַ לומפּור
  • קואַלאַ לומפּור (kuala lumpur)capital of Malaysia
Cite this entry
APA

Kuala Lumpur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kuala%20Lumpur

MLA

“Kuala Lumpur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kuala%20Lumpur. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kuala Lumpur,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kuala%20Lumpur.

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