What is the meaning of the word Malaga
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I know its a Spanish town but just wondering about the word orign and its specific meaning
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updated Aug 13, 2017
posted by nikhiln
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The Greek word malaka means homosexual and is pronounced malaga.
updated Aug 13, 2017
edited by lorenzo9
posted by lorenzo9
how do you know and where was this infomation found? - nikhiln, Dec 14, 2010
Malakas doesn't mean homosexual. It means someone whose brain doesn't work normally. - gon4292, Aug 13, 2017
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From Wikipedia:
The Phoenicians from Tyre founded the city here circa 770 BC. The name Malaka is probably derived from the Phoenician word for "salt" because fish was salted near the harbour. (Cf. "salt" in other Semitic languages, e.g. Hebrew ??? méla? or Arabic ??? mala?.
updated Sep 7, 2016
posted by lazarus1907
In my opinion, to relate Malah in Arabic or Hebrew to Malaga is far fetch. I do not know the origin; howver, in Arabic Malaga or Malaka translates to "spoon". - jeb007, Sep 7, 2016
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Im not sure about the origin of the actual name, but it could have something to do with the God of the "fenicios" that was Melqart mlk-q (king + city).
updated Dec 12, 2010
posted by LovisaNordqvist
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The origin of the name of the city is dated back to the antiquity when the "fenicios" colonized the area. They founded the city "Malaka".
updated Dec 12, 2010
posted by LovisaNordqvist
