Pahang

American  

[pah-hahng, puh-hang] / pɑˈhɑŋ, pəˈhæŋ /

noun

1. a state in Malaysia, on the SE Malay Peninsula. 13,820 sq. mi. (35,794 sq. km). Kuantan.

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Pahang British  

/ pəˈhʌŋ /

noun

1. a state of Peninsular Malaysia, on the South China Sea: the largest Malayan state; mountainous and heavily forested. Capital: Kuantan. Pop: 1 288 376 (2000). Area: 35 965 sq km (13 886 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The fruit is often grown in plantations like this one, which is spread over 1,000 acres in the Malaysian state of Pahang.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2024

A total of 842 sailors perished, and the shipwrecks off the coast of Malaysia’s central Pahang state are designated war graves.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2023

During this period, often thought of as “the golden age” of Malacca, Mansur Shah pursued an expansionist policy, adding the gold-rich state of Pahang on the east coast of the Malay Peninsula to his kingdom.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

In May, Najib's social media posts showed him attending Eid celebrations with King Al-Sultan Abdullah at the royal palace in Pahang state, from where they both hail.

From Reuters • Aug. 24, 2022

The Kedah accent is easily distinguished from that of Patani, and that again from the speech of Trengganu and Pahang.

From A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay by Maxwell, William Edward, Sir