# Kuala Lumpur
## English
### Etymology

From Malay Kuala Lumpur.

### Pronunciation

* (Malaysia) IPA: /ˈkuala ˈlumpʊr/, /ˈkuala ˈlumpʊə/
* (UK) IPA: /kuˈɑːlə ˈlʊmpə(ɹ)/, /kuˈɑːlə ˈlʊmpʊə/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur
* A federal territory in western Malaysia, in which the country’s current capital of the same name is located.
* The capital city of Malaysia, located in the federal territory of the same name.

#### Synonyms

* (all senses): KL

#### Related terms

* KLite

#### Translations
## Afrikaans
### Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur
* Alternative spelling of Koeala Loempoer

#### Derived terms

* Kuala Lumpurs

## Catalan
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay Kuala Lumpur.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [kuˈa.lə ˈlum.pu]
* IPA: (Balearic) [kuˈa.lə ˈlum.po]
* IPA: (Valencia) [kuˈa.la ˈlum.poɾ]
* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [kuˈa.lə ˈlum.pu]
* IPA: (Valencia) [kuˈa.la ˈlum.puɾ]

### Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur m
* Kuala Lumpur

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kuala lumpur]

### Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur m inan (relational adjective kualalumpurský)
* Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)
* Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Kuala Lumpur”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Malay Kuala Lumpur.

### Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur
* Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)
* Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay Kuala Lumpur.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kwa.la lum.puʁ/

### Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur m
* Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)
* Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay Kuala Lumpur.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur n (proper noun, genitive Kuala Lumpurs or (optionally with an article) Kuala Lumpur)
* Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)
* Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Compound of kuala (“confluence”) +‎ lumpur (“mud”), from Malay Kuala Lumpur.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkua̯la ˈlʊmpʊr/

### Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur
* Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)
* Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)

## Italian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay Kuala Lumpur.

### Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur f
* Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)
* Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)

## Malay
### Alternative forms

* KL (initialism)

### Etymology

Compound of kuala (“confluence”) +‎ lumpur (“mud”).

### Pronunciation

* (Johor-Riau) IPA: [ku.a.lə lum.po(r)]
* (Baku) IPA: [ku.a.la lum.pʊr]

### Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur (Jawi spelling کوالا لمڤور)
* Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)
* Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kuˈa.la ˈlum.pur/
* Audio:(file)
* Syllabification: Ku‧a‧la Lum‧pur

### Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur m inan (related adjective kualalumpurski)
* Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)
* Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)

#### Declension
### References

* Kuala Lumpur in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* Kuala Lampur, Cuala Lumpur (rare)

### Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur f
* Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)
* Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)

## Romanian
### Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur f
* Kuala Lumpur

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kuala lumpur]

### Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur m inan (genitive singular Kuala Lumpuru, declension pattern of dub)
* Kuala Lumpur (the capital of Malaysia)

### References

* “Kuala Lumpur”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay Kuala Lumpur.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌkwala lumˈpuɾ/ [ˌkwa.la lũmˈpuɾ]
* Syllabification: Kua‧la Lum‧pur

### Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur m
* Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)

#### Related terms

* lumpureño

## Turkish
### Etymology

From English Kuala Lumpur, from Malay Kuala Lumpur.

### Proper noun

Kuala Lumpur
* Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)
* Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)