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Malagasy.

A person from Madagascar or of Malagasy descent.

8 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌmæləˈɡæsi//ˌmæləˈɡeɪzi//ˌmɑləˈɡɑsi/General-American

  1. A person from Madagascar or of Malagasy descent.

Where this word comes from

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”).

name/ˌmæləˈɡæsi//ˌmæləˈɡeɪzi//ˌmɑləˈɡɑsi/General-American

  1. The languages of Madagascar or of the Malagasy people, when considered to be one language.

  2. The chief lect of this language or language group.

Where this word comes from

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”).

adj/ˌmæləˈɡæsi//ˌmæləˈɡeɪzi//ˌmɑləˈɡɑsi/General-American

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Madagascar.

    not-comparable

  2. Of or pertaining to the Malagasy people.

    not-comparable

  3. Of, pertaining to or in the Malagasy language.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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”).

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