Malagasy

n. 马达加斯加人,马尔加什人[语] a. 马尔加什人[语]的

发音

其它 /ˌmæləˈɡæsi/
其它 /ˌmæləˈɡæsi/
US /ˌmɑləˈɡɑsi/

词形变化

Malagasies 复数 Malagasies

别名

Malagash

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person from Madagascar or of Malagasy descent.

    马拉加斯人

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of, from, or pertaining to Madagascar.

    马拉加斯的

  2. 2.

    Of or pertaining to the Malagasy people.

  3. 3.

    Of, pertaining to or in the Malagasy language.

name
  1. 1.

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

    马拉加斯语

    马达加斯加语

  2. 2.

    The chief lect of this language or language group.

相关短语

Malagasy civet Malagasy civets Malagasy warbler Malagasy warblers Malagasy mongoose Malagasy mongooses Malagasy carnivoran Malagasy rodent Malagasy carnivorans Malagasy rodents Malagasy mouse Malagasy rat

词源

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”).

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