Yang di-Pertuan Agong

English

Alternative forms

• Agong
• YDPA

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay Yang di-Pertuan Agong (literally “He Who is Made Lord”).

Proper noun

Yang di-Pertuan Agong

1. (Malaysian politics) The paramount monarch of Malaysia.

Usage notes

In simpler terms, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is also addressed as "the King" or "His Majesty".

Translations

paramount monarch of Malaysia

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 最高元首 (Zuìgāo Yuánshǒu), 國家元首 / 国家元首 (zh) (guójiā yuánshǒu)

• Malay: Yang di-Pertuan Agong (ms)

Malay

Alternative forms

• YDPA

Proper noun

Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Jawi spelling يڠ دڤرتوان اݢوڠ)

1. (Malaysian politics) Yang di-Pertuan Agong (paramount monarch of Malaysia).