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語源

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”).

発音

• IPA: /ˌmæləˈɡæsi/
  • 韻: -æsi
• IPA: /ˌmæləˈɡeɪzi/
  • 韻: -eɪzi
• (General American) IPA: /ˌmɑləˈɡɑsi/
  • 韻: -ɑːsi
• ハイフネーション: Mal‧a‧gasy

名詞

Malagasy (plural Malagasy or Malagasies)

1. A person from Madagascar or of Malagasy descent.

固有名詞

Malagasy

1. The languages of Madagascar or of the Malagasy people, when considered to be one language.
2. (in particular) The chief lect of this language or language group.

形容詞

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.

派生語

参考

• Appendix:Malagasy Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Malagasy
• Wiktionary’s coverage of Malagasy terms

Further reading

• Malagasy - English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition.
• Malagasy World - Malagasy - English - French dictionary
• ISO 639-1 code mg, ISO 639-3 code mlg (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Malagasy, mlg ⁠, a macrolanguage including: