Maluku

Alternative forms

 * Molucca

Etymology
The islands are said to have been named by Arab merchants. However, since the name itself has been mentioned in a 14th-century Majapahit eulogy, Nagarakretagama, that predates the arrival of Islam in Maluku at the late fifteenth century, other sources claim that the name comes from a local language with the meaning "the head of a bull" or "the head of something large".

Translations

 * Indonesian:
 * Marathi: मालुकू