Malagasy

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English

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Etymology

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From Malagasy malagasy, connected to "Mālāī-Jezīra", island of Malais. Compare English Madagascar, which by folk etymology comes from Marco Polo's misreading of Mogadishu whereas it should be Arabic جَزِيرَة المَالَائِيّ (jazīrat al-mālāʔiyy, The Island of Mālāī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Malagasy (countable and uncountable, plural Malagasy or Malagasies)

  1. (countable) A person from Madagascar or of Malagasy descent.
  2. (uncountable) The languages of Madagascar or of the Malagasy people, when considered to be one language.
  3. (in particular) The chief lect of this language or language group.

Translations

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Adjective

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Malagasy (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Madagascar.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Malagasy people.
  3. Of, pertaining to or in the Malagasy language.

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Further reading

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Wiktionary
Wiktionary
Malagasy edition of Wiktionary