Penang

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Malaysia/peˈnaŋ/Malaysia/piˈnaŋ/Singapore/ˈpiːnɛŋ/Singapore[ˈpi˧.nɛŋ˦]

proper noun

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

OriginMalay pinang →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

proper noun
  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.

Origin

  1. Malaypinang“betel nut”
  2. EnglishPenang

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

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 檳城 /槟城
  • 檳城 /槟城state in Malaysia
Chinese Mandarin 檳城 /槟城, 檳島 /槟岛
  • 檳城 /槟城 (Bīnchéng)state in Malaysia
  • 檳島 /槟岛 (Bīndǎo)island in Malaysia
  • 檳榔嶼 /槟榔屿 (Bīngláng Yǔ)island in Malaysia
Hindi पिनांग
  • पिनांग (pināṅg)state in Malaysia
Indonesian Pulau Pinang, Pulau Pinang
  • Pulau Pinangstate in Malaysia
  • Pulau Pinangisland in Malaysia
Japanese ペナン島
  • ペナン島 (Penan-tō)island in Malaysia
Korean 페낭, 페낭
  • 페낭state in Malaysia
  • 페낭island in Malaysia
Malay Pulau Pinang, Pulau Pinang
  • Pulau Pinangstate in Malaysia
  • Pulau Pinangisland in Malaysia
Russian Пенанг
  • Пенангstate in Malaysia
Tamil பினாங்கு, பினாங்கு
  • பினாங்கு (piṉāṅku)state in Malaysia
  • பினாங்கு (piṉāṅku)island in Malaysia
Thai ปีนัง, ปีนัง
  • ปีนัง (bpii-nang)state in Malaysia
  • ปีนัง (bpii-nang)island in Malaysia
Cite this entry
APA

Penang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Penang

MLA

“Penang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Penang. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Penang,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Penang.

Source: Penang on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.