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  2. List of country-name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The etymology of "Finn" is uncertain: it may derive from Germanic translations of the Finnish suo ("fen") [39] or from the proposed Proto-Germanic *finne "wanderers", "hunting-folk". [205] Suomi, the endonym and exonym in some other Finnic and Baltic languages: Uncertain etymology.

  3. Hari - Wikipedia

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    Hari, Hari, Hari, Hari is the Name (of the Lord); rare are those who, as Gurmukh, obtain it. (SGGS, Ang.1313) [ 5 ] In the Varan Bhai Gurdas , an early explanation and interpretation of Sikh theology, Bhai Gurdas also associates the name "ਹਰਿ" (Hari) in the form of Hari Krishan in the Dwapur Yuga with the letter "ਹ" (h) in ...

  4. Malaysia Day - Wikipedia

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    Malaysia Day (Malay: Hari Malaysia; Jawi: هاري مليسيا ‎) is a public holiday held on 16 September every year to commemorate the establishment of the Malaysian federation on that date in 1963. This event saw Malaya, North Borneo (which was renamed Sabah), Sarawak, and Singapore unite into a single state.

  5. Independence Day (Malaysia) - Wikipedia

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    Independence Day (Malay: Hari Merdeka), also known as National Day (Hari Kebangsaan), is the independence day of the Federation of Malaya from the British Empire. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It commemorates the Malayan Declaration of Independence of 31 August 1957, and is defined in article 160 of the Constitution of Malaysia . [ 3 ]

  6. Malays (ethnic group) - Wikipedia

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    A vast majority of modern ethnic Malays are the adherents of Sunni Islam [128] and the most important Malay festivals are those of Islamic origin — Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Hari Raya Aidiladha, Awal Muharram, and Maulidur Rasul. It is considered apostasy for Malays to convert out of Islam in Malaysia and Brunei. However, there are a number of ...

  7. Independence Day (Indonesia) - Wikipedia

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    The Independence Day of Indonesia (in Indonesian formally known as Hari Ulang Tahun Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia shortened "HUT RI", or simply Hari Kemerdekaan, and colloquially referred by the people as Tujuhbelasan, meaning "the Seventeenth") is a national holiday in Indonesia commemorating the anniversary of Indonesia's proclamation of independence on 17 August 1945. [1]

  8. Melayu Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    One theory suggests that it is derived from the Javanese terms melayu or mlayu (to steadily accelerate or to run), to describe the strong current of a river in Sumatra that today bears the name Sungai Melayu ('Melayu river') which is the right branch going upriver of Batang Hari whose watershed reaches Pagarruyung. [6]

  9. Category:Etymology - Wikipedia

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    Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time. Subcategories. This category has the following ...