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Malagasy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌmɑləˈɡɑsi/ (General-American)
• /ˌmæləˈɡæsi/
• /ˌmæləˈɡeɪzi/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Malagasy malagasy, connected to Mālāī-Jezīra, “island of Mālāī”. 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”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Madagascar.
2. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the Malagasy people.
3. (not-comparable) Of, pertaining to or in the Malagasy language.

Deriveds

Malagasy mouse · Malagasy rodent · Malagasy mongoose · Malagasy warbler · Malagasy civet · Malagasy rat · Malagasy carnivoran

Relateds

Wiktionary’s coverage of Malagasy terms

Translations (37)

cmn 馬拉加斯的 /马拉加斯的 (pertaining to Madagascar) · fr malgache (pertaining to Madagascar) · ast malgaxe (pertaining to Madagascar) · ca malgaix (pertaining to Madagascar) · sk madagaskarský (pertaining to Madagascar) · tr malgaş (pertaining to Madagascar) · jv Madhagaskar (pertaining to Madagascar) · uk малагасійський (pertaining to Madagascar) · nn gassisk (pertaining to Madagascar) · sv madagassisk (pertaining to Madagascar) · af Malgassies (pertaining to Madagascar) · bn মালাগাসি (pertaining to Madagascar) · pt malgaxe (pertaining to Madagascar) · gu માલાગાસી (pertaining to Madagascar) · cs malgašský (pertaining to Madagascar) · es malgache (pertaining to Madagascar) · pl madagaskarski (pertaining to Madagascar) · nb gassisk (pertaining to Madagascar) · cmn 马拉加斯的 (pertaining to Madagascar) · id Madagaskar (pertaining to Madagascar) · ru малагаси́йский (pertaining to Madagascar) · fi madagaskarilainen (pertaining to Madagascar) · tr madagaskarlı (pertaining to Madagascar) · hi मालागासी (pertaining to Madagascar) · de madagassisch (pertaining to Madagascar) · mg gasy (pertaining to Madagascar) · af Madagaskars (pertaining to Madagascar) · nn madagassisk (pertaining to Madagascar) · pl malgaski (pertaining to Madagascar) · hu madagaszkári (pertaining to Madagascar) · hu malgas (pertaining to Madagascar) · jv Malagasy (pertaining to Madagascar) · sv madagaskisk (pertaining to Madagascar) · sv malagassisk (pertaining to Madagascar) · pt madagascarense (pertaining to Madagascar) · uk мадагаска́рський (pertaining to Madagascar) · nb madagassisk (pertaining to Madagascar)

Malagasy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌmɑləˈɡɑsi/ (General-American)
• /ˌmæləˈɡæsi/
• /ˌmæləˈɡeɪzi/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Malagasy malagasy, connected to Mālāī-Jezīra, “island of Mālāī”. 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”).

Meanings

1. A person from Madagascar or of Malagasy descent.

Forms

Translations (33)

sv madagask (person) · nn gassar (person) · ru малагаси́йка (person) · pl Madagaskarczyk (person) · pt malgaxe (person) · nn madagassar (person) · ru малагаси́ец (person) · it malgascio (person) · de Madagassin (person) · mg gasy (person) · pl Madagaskarka (person) · pt madagascarense (person) · es malgache (person) · kk малагасий (person) · cs Malgaš (person) · hu malgas (person) · nb gasser (person) · tr Madagaskarlı (person) · fi malagassi (person) · ca malgaix (person) · nb madagasser (person) · sw Mbukini (person) · eo madagaskarano (person) · tr Malgaş (person) · eo madagaskaranino (person) · af Malgas (person) · mg malagasy (person) · sv madagaskiska (person) · fr Malgache (person) · ast malgaxe (person) · de Madagasse (person) · cmn 馬拉加斯人 /马拉加斯人 (person) · hu madagaszkári (person)

Malagasy en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌmɑləˈɡɑsi/ (General-American)
• /ˌmæləˈɡæsi/
• /ˌmæləˈɡeɪzi/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Malagasy malagasy, connected to Mālāī-Jezīra, “island of Mālāī”. 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”).

Meanings

1. The languages of Madagascar or of the Malagasy people, when considered to be one language.
   • “On the other hand, I had the French and English Wiktionaries which each had more Malagasy words than the entire Malagasy Wiktionary. [That was] the trigger to start working on the Malagasy Wiktionary. In 2009, [I] didn’t know much programming at that time, so I did everything by hand, at least in the beginning.” 2020 August 4, Cyrus Multhauf, quoting Jagwar, “How a Malagasy Teenager Created the World’s Second-Largest Dictionary”, in NEEM Blog, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2021:
2. (in particular) The chief lect of this language or language group.

Translations (41)

nb madagassisk (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · pt malgaxe (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · cs malgaština (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · nn madagassisk (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · gl malgaxe (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · fi malagassi (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · pl malgaski (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · ast malgaxe (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · id bahasa Madagaskar (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · nv Malagasii Dineʼé bizaad (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · ko 마다가스카르어 (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · mg fiteny malagasy (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · da malagassisk (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · nn gassisk (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · cmn 馬拉加斯語 /马拉加斯语 (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · hu malgas (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · ru малагаси́йский (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · ca malgaix (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · nl Malgasy (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · mg malagasy (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · de Madagassisch (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · ja マダガスカル語 (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · tr Malgaşça (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · af Malgassies (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · ar الْمَلَغَاشِيَّة or الْمَلْغَاشِيَّة (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · tr Madagaskarca (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · it malgascio (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · cmn 馬達加斯加語 /马达加斯加语 (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · ru мальга́шский (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · ar الْمَلَغَاسِيَّة or الْمَلْغَاسِيَّة (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · af Malagassi (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · sw Kibukini (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · hy մալգաշերեն (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · ja マラガシ語 (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · nb gassisk (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · ko 말라가시어 (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · sv malagassiska (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · es malgache (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · is malagasíska (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · fr malgache (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) · el μαλαγασικά (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language)