Nuku'alofa

See also: Nukualofa, Nukuʻalofa, and Nuku‘alofa

English

The Royal Palace in Nuku'alofa

Alternative forms

Nukualofa

Etymology

From Tongan Nukuʻalofa, from nuku (“abode”) + alofa (“love”). Literally, “abode of love”.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌnuku.əˈloʊfə/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -əʊfə

Proper noun

Nuku'alofa

The capital city of Tonga, Oceania, on Tongatapu, Tonga archipelago, Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Translations

capital of Tonga

Afrikaans: Nuku'alofa
Arabic: نُوكُو أَلُوفَا f (nūkū ʔalūfā)
Armenian: Նուկուալոֆա (Nukualofa)
Belarusian: Нукуало́фа f (Nukualófa)
Bulgarian: Нукуало́фа f (Nukualófa)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 努庫阿洛法／努库阿洛法 (nou⁵ fu³ aa³ lok⁶ faat³, nou⁵ fu³ aa³ lok³ faat³)

Mandarin: 努庫阿洛法／努库阿洛法 (zh) (Nǔkù'āluòfǎ)
Danish: Nuku'alofa n
Dutch: Nuku'alofa n
Georgian: ნუკუალოფა (nuḳualopa)
Greek: Νουκουαλόφα f (Noukoualófa)
Hawaiian: please add this translation if you can
Japanese: ヌクアロファ (ja) (Nukuarofa)
Khmer: នូគូអាឡូផ្វា (km) (nuukuuʼaaloupviə)
Korean: 누쿠알로파 (Nukuallopa)
Macedonian: Нукуало́фа f (Nukualófa)
Maori: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: Nukualofa f, Nucualofa f
Russian: Нукуало́фа (ru) f (Nukualófa)
Samoan: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: Nukualofa (es) f
Thai: นูกูอาโลฟา
Tongan: Nukuʻalofa
Ukrainian: Нукуало́фа f (Nukualófa)
Vietnamese: Nu-cu-a-lô-pha

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Tongan Nukuʻalofa (literally “abode of love”).

Proper noun

Nuku'alofa

Nuku'alofa (the capital city of Tonga)

Derived terms

Nuku'alofaer

References

“Lys buitelandse geografiese name met afleidings”, in Afrikaanse Woordelys en Spelreëls (in Afrikaans), 11th edition, Cape Town: Pharos, 2017, →ISBN, page 644

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