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Minangkabau

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

A Malayo-Polynesian language of Malaysia and Indonesia.

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noun

Meaning 2

A member of an ethnic group native to the Minangkabau Highlands of West Sumatra, Indonesia.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Minangkabau Minangkabau.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Coptic: ⲙⲓⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲃⲁⲩ (minagkabau) — Malayo-Polynesian language
  • Dutch: Minangkabaus — Malayo-Polynesian language
  • French: minangkabau — Malayo-Polynesian language
  • German: Minangkabau — Malayo-Polynesian language
  • Indonesian: Minangkabau — Malayo-Polynesian language
  • Malay: bahasa Minangkabau — Malayo-Polynesian language
  • Malay: Minangkabau — Malayo-Polynesian language
  • Minangkabau: Minangkabau — Malayo-Polynesian language
  • Russian: минангкабау (minangkabau) — Malayo-Polynesian language
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