Meanings
alternative rare Malaŵi
- A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Malawi.
A possible constitutional crisis loomed in Malawi following the reported death of President Bingu wa Mutharika, once hailed as a positive steward for the southern African country.
2012 April 6, Faith Karimi, “Potential crisis looms in Malawi amid reports of president’s death”, in CNN, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2022
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Malawi.
Origin
- Chichewamalawi“flames”
- EnglishMalawi
Said to be from Chichewa malawi (“flames”), after the appearance of the sunrise over Lake Malawi; also possibly from Maravi, the name of an early Malawi tribe, or from an old name for a lake. Chosen by Hastings Banda in 1964.
More words from Chichewa
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Malawi
- MalawiRepublic of Malawi
Arabic مَالَاوِي, مَلَاوِي
- مَالَاوِي (mālāwī)Republic of Malawi
- مَلَاوِي (malāwī)Republic of Malawi
Bengali মালাউই
- মালাউই (malaui)Republic of Malawi
Bulgarian Мала́ви
- Мала́ви (Malávi)Republic of Malawi
Catalan Malawi
- MalawiRepublic of Malawi
Chinese Mandarin 馬拉維 /马拉维
- 馬拉維 /马拉维 (Mǎlāwéi)Republic of Malawi
Czech Malawi
- MalawiRepublic of Malawi
Danish Malawi
- MalawiRepublic of Malawi
Dutch Malawi
- MalawiRepublic of Malawi
Esperanto Malavio
- MalavioRepublic of Malawi
Estonian Malawi
- MalawiRepublic of Malawi
Finnish Malawi
- MalawiRepublic of Malawi
French Malawi
- MalawiRepublic of Malawi
German Malawi
- MalawiRepublic of Malawi
Greek Μαλάουι
- Μαλάουι (Maláoui)Republic of Malawi
Hindi मलावी, मालावी
- मलावी (malāvī)Republic of Malawi
- मालावी (mālāvī)Republic of Malawi
Hungarian Malawi
- MalawiRepublic of Malawi
Irish An Mhaláiv, Poblacht na Maláive
- An MhaláivRepublic of Malawi
- Poblacht na MaláiveRepublic of Malawi
Italian Malawi
- MalawiRepublic of Malawi
Japanese マラウイ
- マラウイ (Maraui)Republic of Malawi
Korean 말라위
- 말라위 (Mallawi)Republic of Malawi
Latvian Malāvija
- MalāvijaRepublic of Malawi
Lithuanian Malavis
- MalavisRepublic of Malawi
Māori Marāwi
- MarāwiRepublic of Malawi
Norwegian Bokmål Malawi
- MalawiRepublic of Malawi
Persian مالاوی
- مالاوی (mâlâvi)Republic of Malawi
Polish Malawi
- MalawiRepublic of Malawi
Portuguese Malawi, Malavi
- MalawiRepublic of Malawi
- MalaviRepublic of Malawi
- MalauiRepublic of Malawi
Romanian Malawi
- MalawiRepublic of Malawi
Russian Мала́ви
- Мала́ви (Malávi)Republic of Malawi
Slovak Malawi
- MalawiRepublic of Malawi
Spanish Malaui
- MalauiRepublic of Malawi
Swahili Malawi
- MalawiRepublic of Malawi
Swedish Malawi
- MalawiRepublic of Malawi
Tagalog Malawi
- MalawiRepublic of Malawi
Tamil மலாவி
- மலாவி (malāvi)Republic of Malawi
Thai มาลาวี
- มาลาวี (maa-laa-wii)Republic of Malawi
Turkish Malavi
- MalaviRepublic of Malawi
Ukrainian Мала́ві
- Мала́ві (Malávi)Republic of Malawi
Vietnamese Ma-la-uy
- Ma-la-uyRepublic of Malawi
Zulu IMalawi
- IMalawiRepublic of Malawi
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
Malawi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malawi
“Malawi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malawi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Malawi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malawi.
Source: Malawi on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.