Papua

/ˈpæpuə/ noun

Definition

region including Papua New Guinea and part of Indonesia

Etymology

from Malay papuwah 'frizzled', referring to local hair texture

Kelly Says

Papua sounds like 'papa-wa' - like a papa saying 'wa!' at the island's beauty!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፓፑዋ
ARالعربية
بابوا
BNবাংলা
পাপুয়া
CACatalà
Papua
CSČeština
Papua
DADansk
Papua
DEDeutsch
Papua
ELΕλληνικά
Παπούα
ESEspañol
Papúa
FAفارسی
پاپوا
FISuomi
Papua
FRFrançais
Papouasie
GUGU
પાપુઆ
HAHA
Papua
HEעברית
פפואה
HIहिन्दी
पापुआ
HUMagyar
Pápua
IDBahasa Indonesia
Papua
IGIG
Papua
ITItaliano
Papua
JA日本語
パプアニューギニア
KKKK
Папуа
KMKM
ប៉ាពូលា
KO한국어
파푸아
MRMR
पापुआ
MSBahasa Melayu
Papua
MYမြန်မာ
ပပွာ
NLNederlands
Papoea
NONorsk
Papua
PAPA
ਪਾਪੁਆ
PLPolski
Papua
PTPortuguês
Papua
RORomână
Papua
RUРусский
Папуа
SVSvenska
Papua
SWKiswahili
Papua
TAதமிழ்
பப்புவா
TEతెలుగు
పాపువా
THไทย
ปาปัวนิวกินี
TLTL
Papua
TRTürkçe
Papua
UKУкраїнська
Папуа
URاردو
پاپوا
VITiếng Việt
Papua
YOYO
Papua
ZH中文
巴布亚
ZUZU
Papua

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