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Mali
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mali"
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherits its name from the Mali Empire, in turn from Mandinka or Dyula mali (“hippopotamus”).
Proper noun
Mali
- A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Mali.
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Translations
a country in Western Africa
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See also
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini ~ eSwatini, Swaziland
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Western Sahara
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Etymology 2
Clipping of Somali (“a person from Somalia or of Somali descent”)
Noun
Mali (plural Malis)
Derived terms
Anagrams
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Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Mali
- Mali (a country in West Africa; capital: Bamako)
Derived terms
Basque
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mali inan
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
Declension
Derived terms
- maliar (“Malian”)
Further reading
- “38.- Munduko estatuen izenak, herritarren izenak, hizkuntza ofizialak eta hiriburuak [Names of the states of the world, nationalities, official languages and capitals]”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2019
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mali m
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Mali
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mali n (indeclinable, relational adjective maliský or malijský, demonym Malijec)
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
Further reading
- “Mali”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “Mali”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “Mali”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
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Danish
Proper noun
Mali
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From French Mali, from Mandinka or Bambara mali (“hippopotamus”).
Proper noun
Mali
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Variant of Malinen.
Proper noun
Mali
- a Finnish surname
- (rare) a female given name
Declension
Statistics
- The given name Mali belongs to 12 female individuals (and as a middle name to 9 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- The surname Mali belongs to 118 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams
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French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mali m
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Persian: مالی (mâli)
Fula
Alternative forms
Etymology
Proper noun
Mali
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Mali n (proper noun, genitive Malis or (optionally with an article) Mali)
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
- Malier
- malisch
See also
- Ägypten
- Algerien
- Angola
- Äquatorialguinea
- Äthiopien
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Demokratische Republik Kongo
- Dschibuti
- Elfenbeinküste
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Gabun
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kamerun
- Kap Verde
- Kenia
- Komoren
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libyen
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marokko
- Mauretanien
- Mauritius
- Mosambik
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republik Kongo
- Ruanda
- Sambia
- Senegal
- Seychellen
- Sierra Leone
- Simbabwe
- Somalia
- Südafrika
- Sudan
- Südsudan
- São Tomé und Príncipe
- Tansania
- Togo
- Tschad
- Tunesien
- Uganda
- Zentralafrikanische Republik
Further reading
- “Mali” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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Hungarian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mali
- Mali (a country in West Africa; official name: Mali Köztársaság)
Declension
Derived terms
- mali (“Malian”)
See also
- Algéria
- Angola
- Benin
- Bissau-Guinea
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Comore-szigetek
- Csád
- Dél-afrikai Köztársaság
- Dél-Szudán
- Dzsibuti
- Egyenlítői-Guinea
- Egyiptom
- Elefántcsontpart
- Eritrea
- Etiópia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghána
- Guinea
- Kamerun
- Kenya
- Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaság
- Kongói Köztársaság
- Közép-afrikai Köztársaság
- Lesotho
- Libéria
- Líbia
- Madagaszkár
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marokkó
- Mauritánia
- Mauritius
- Mozambik
- Namíbia
- Niger
- Nigéria
- Ruanda
- Seychelle-szigetek
- Sierra Leone
- São Tomé és Príncipe
- Szenegál
- Szomália
- Szudán
- Szváziföld
- Tanzánia
- Togo
- Tunézia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Zöld-foki Köztársaság
Italian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mali m
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Latvian
Proper noun
Mali f (indeclinable)
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
Norwegian
Etymology
Medieval vernacular form of Magdalene.
Proper noun
Mali
- a female given name
Usage notes
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Similar to English Mali.
Proper noun
Mali
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Mali
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
Related terms
Polish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mali n (indeclinable, related adjective malijski)
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
See also
- Algieria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Czad
- Demokratyczna Republika Konga
- Dżibuti
- Egipt
- Erytrea
- Eswatini
- Etiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Gwinea
- Gwinea Bissau
- Gwinea Równikowa
- Kamerun
- Kenia
- Komory
- Kongo
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libia
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Maroko
- Mauretania
- Mauritius
- Mozambik
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Południowa Afryka
- Republika Środkowoafrykańska
- Republika Zielonego Przylądka
- Rwanda
- Sahara Zachodnia
- Senegal
- Seszele
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Sudan Południowy
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunezja
- Uganda
- Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
- Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Further reading
- Mali in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Máli
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ma‧li
Proper noun
Mali m
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mȃli m inan (Cyrillic spelling Ма̑ли)
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
Declension
Declension of Mali
Slovene
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Máli m inan
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
Declension
Related terms
References
- “Mali”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “Mali”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Spanish
Proper noun
Mali m
- alternative form of Malí
Swahili
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mali
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
See also
- Afrika Kusini
- Algeria ~ Aljeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Chad ~ Chadi
- Cote d'Ivoire ~ Kodivaa
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia, Uhabeshi ~ Habeshi
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea Bisau ~ Guinea-Bisau ~ Ginebisau
- Guinea ya Ikweta ~ Ginekweta
- Guinea ~ Gine ~ Gini
- Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati
- Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
- Jamhuri ya Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville
- Jibuti ~ Djibouti
- Kamerun ~ Cameroon ~ Kameruni
- Kenya
- Komori, Visiwa vya Ngazija
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagaska, Bukini
- Malawi, Unyasa
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mayotte
- Misri, Umisri
- Morisi
- Moroko ~ Maroko
- Msumbiji, Mozambik
- Mtakatifu Helena
- Namibia
- Niger ~ Nijeri
- Nigeria ~ Nijeria ~ Naijeria
- Rwanda ~ Ruanda
- Réunion
- Sahara ya Magharibi
- Sao Tome na Principe
- Senegal ~ Senegali
- Shelisheli
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Sudan Kusini
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Uswazi, Swaziland
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Swedish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mali n (genitive Malis)
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
See also
- Algeriet
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Centralafrikanska republiken
- Demokratiska republiken Kongo
- Djibouti
- Egypten
- Ekvatorialguinea
- Elfenbenskusten
- Eritrea
- Etiopien
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kamerun
- Kap Verde
- Kenya
- Komorerna
- Kongo-Brazzaville
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libyen
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marocko
- Mauretanien
- Mauritius
- Moçambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé och Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychellerna
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Sydafrika
- Sydsudan
- Tanzania
- Tchad
- Togo
- Tunisien
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Further reading
- Mali in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
- Svensk MeSH
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English Mali, ultimately from Mandinka or Dyula mali (“hippopotamus”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmali/ [ˈmaː.lɪ]
- Rhymes: -ali
- Syllabification: Ma‧li
Proper noun
Mali (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒ)
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
Anagrams
Turkish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Mali
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
Declension
See also
- Angola
- Batı Sahra
- Benin
- Botsvana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cezayir
- Cibuti
- Çad
- Ekvator Ginesi
- Eritre
- Esvatini
- Etiyopiya
- Fas
- Fildişi Sahili
- Gabon
- Gambiya
- Gana
- Gine
- Gine-Bissau
- Güney Afrika
- Güney Sudan
- Kamerun
- Kenya
- Komorlar
- Kongo Cumhuriyeti
- Kongo Demokratik Cumhuriyeti
- Lesotho
- Liberya
- Libya
- Madagaskar
- Malavi
- Mali
- Mauritius
- Mısır
- Moritanya
- Mozambik
- Namibya
- Nijer
- Nijeria
- Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti
- Ruanda
- Senegal
- Seyşeller
- Sierra Leone
- Somali
- Sudan
- São Tomé ve Príncipe
- Tanzanya
- Togo
- Tunus
- Uganda
- Yeşil Burun
- Zambiya
- Zimbabve
Walloon
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mali
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
- a surname
Welsh
Proper noun
Mali f
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
Related terms
- Malïaidd (“Malian”, adjective)
- Malïad (“Malian”, noun)
See also
- Angola
- Algeria
- Benin
- Botswana
- Bwrcina Ffaso
- Bwrwndi
- Cabo Verde
- Camerŵn
- Cenia
- De Affrica
- De Swdan
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Gini
- Gini Bisaw
- Gini Gyhydeddol
- Gorllewin Sahara
- Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica
- Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo
- Gweriniaeth y Congo
- Jibwti
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libia
- Madagasgar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mawrisiws
- Mawritania
- Moroco
- Mosambic
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sambia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Simbabwe
- Somalia
- Swdan
- São Tomé a Príncipe
- Tansania
- Tiwnisia
- Togo
- Tsiad
- Wganda
- y Comoros
- y Seychelles
- y Traeth Ifori
- yr Aifft
Yoruba
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Málì
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
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