How do you pronounce malagasy?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɑləˈɡɑsi/.

malagasy

/ˌmɑləˈɡɑsi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: Mal-a-gasy
IPA: /ˌmɑləˈɡɑsi/

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Meaning

noun

A person from Madagascar or of Malagasy descent.

name

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

name

The chief lect of this language or language group.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Madagascar.

adj

Of or pertaining to the Malagasy people.

adj

Of, pertaining to or in the Malagasy language.

Example Sentences

"“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.”"

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”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: جَزِيرَة المَالَائِيّ

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmɑləˈɡɑsi/

Inflected Forms

Malagasies (plural)

Phrases

Malagasy carnivoran Malagasy civet Malagasy mongoose Malagasy mouse Malagasy rat Malagasy rodent Malagasy warbler Wiktionary’s coverage of Malagasy terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Malagasy terms

Rhymes With

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