Malagasy
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Malagasy
- /ˌmæləˈɡæsi/
- /ˌmæləˈɡeɪzi/
- /ˌmɑləˈɡɑsi/ US
Rhymes with -æsi, -eɪzi, -ɑːsi
Where it 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”).
noun Malagasy · Malagasies
- A person from Madagascar or of Malagasy descent.
proper noun
- 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 t
- The chief lect of this language or language group.
adjective
- Of, from, or pertaining to Madagascar.
- Of or pertaining to the Malagasy people.
- Of, pertaining to or in the Malagasy language.
Translations
Every language
noun person
| Español | malgache |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 馬拉加斯人 /马拉加斯人 Mǎlājiāsī rén |
| Kiswahili | Mbukini |
| Português | malgaxe, madagascarense |
| Français | Malgache |
| Deutsch | Madagasse, Madagassin |
| Italiano | malgascio |
| Русский | малагаси́ец malagasíjec, малагаси́йка malagasíjka |
name the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language
| Español | malgache |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 말라가시어 mallagasieo, 마다가스카르어 madagaseukareueo |
| 日本語 | マダガスカル語 Madagasukaru-go, マラガシ語 Maragashi-go |
| 中文 | 馬拉加斯語 /马拉加斯语 Mǎlājiāsī yǔ, 馬達加斯加語 /马达加斯加语 Mǎdájiāsījiāyǔ |
| Kiswahili | Kibukini |
| Português | malgaxe |
| Français | malgache |
| Deutsch | Madagassisch |
| Italiano | malgascio |
| Ελληνικά | μαλαγασικά malagasiká |
| Русский | малагаси́йский malagasíjskij, мальга́шский malʹgášskij |
| العربية | الْمَلَغَاسِيَّة or الْمَلْغَاسِيَّة al-malaḡāsiyya, الْمَلَغَاشِيَّة or الْمَلْغَاشِيَّة al-malaḡāšiyya |
adj pertaining to Madagascar
| Español | malgache |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 馬拉加斯的 /马拉加斯的, 马拉加斯的 Mǎlājiāsī de |
| हिन्दी | मालागासी mālāgāsī |
| Português | malgaxe, madagascarense |
| Français | malgache |
| Deutsch | madagassisch |
| Русский | малагаси́йский malagasíjskij |
Talk about this word "Malagasy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/malagasy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Malagasy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/malagasy "Malagasy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/malagasy.Cite this
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title = {Malagasy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malagasy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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