Putrajaya

P3U1T1R1A1J8A1Y4A1

proper noun

A federal territory in western Malaysia.

OriginMalay Putrajaya ← Sanskrit पुत्र →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A federal territory in western Malaysia.
  2. The administrative capital of Malaysia, located in the federal territory of the same name.
  3. metonymicallyThe Malaysian government.

Origin

  1. Sanskritपुत्र“son”
  2. MalayPutrajaya
  3. EnglishPutrajaya

From Malay Putrajaya; from Sanskrit पुत्र (putra, “son”) + जय (jayá, “victory”).

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Translations

Arabic بوتراجايا, بوتراجاي
  • بوتراجاياfederal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
  • بوتراجايfederal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Bengali পুত্রজায়া
  • পুত্রজায়া (putrojaẏa)federal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Chinese Mandarin 布城, 布特拉再也
  • 布城 (Bùchéng)federal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
  • 布特拉再也 (Bùtèlāzàiyě)federal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Danish Putrajaya
  • Putrajayafederal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Dutch Putrajaya
  • Putrajayafederal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Esperanto Putraĝajo
  • Putraĝajofederal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Finnish Putrajaya
  • Putrajayafederal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
French Putrajaya
  • Putrajayafederal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
German Putrajaya
  • Putrajayafederal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Greek Πουτρατζάγια
  • Πουτρατζάγια (Poutratzágia)federal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Hebrew פוטרג׳איה
  • פוטרג׳איהfederal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Hindi पुत्रजया, पुत्रजय
  • पुत्रजया (putrajayā)federal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
  • पुत्रजय (putrajay)federal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Indonesian Putrajaya
  • Putrajayafederal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Italian Putrajaya
  • Putrajayafederal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Japanese プトラジャヤ
  • プトラジャヤ (Putorajaya)federal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Korean 푸트라자야
  • 푸트라자야 (puteurajaya)federal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Malay Putrajaya, Prang Besar
  • Putrajayafederal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
  • Prang Besarfederal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Norwegian Putrajaya
  • Putrajayafederal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Persian پوتراجایا
  • پوتراجایاfederal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Portuguese Putrajaia, Putrajaya
  • Putrajaiafederal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
  • Putrajayafederal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Punjabi ਪੁੱਤਰਜੈ
  • ਪੁੱਤਰਜੈ (puttarjai)federal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Russian Путраджа́я
  • Путраджа́я (Putradžája)federal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Spanish Putrajaya
  • Putrajayafederal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Swedish Putrajaya
  • Putrajayafederal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Tamil புத்ராஜெயா
  • புத்ராஜெயா (putrājeyā)federal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Thai ปุตราจายา
  • ปุตราจายา (bpùt-raa-jaa-yaa)federal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Ukrainian Путраджа́я
  • Путраджа́я (Putradžája)federal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Urdu پتراجایا
  • پتراجایا (Putrājāyā)federal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Vietnamese Putrajaya
  • Putrajayafederal territory and administrative capital of Malaysia
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“Putrajaya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Putrajaya. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Putrajaya,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Putrajaya.

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