单词 | Malagasy |
释义 | Malagasy/ˌmaləˈɡasi /noun (plural same or Malagasies) 1A native or inhabitant of Madagascar.The rebels themselves were responsible for the deaths of 550 Europeans and of approximately 1,900 Malagasies....
2 [mass noun] The Austronesian language of Madagascar, a group of dialects spoken by some 10 million people.In the classroom, Malagasy replaced French as the language of instruction and lessons focused on Malagasy, rather than French, culture and history....
adjective Relating to Madagascar or its people or language.The flowers are usually identified as poinsettia, which in the Malagasy language is Madagasikara, the local name for Madagascar....
OriginVariant of Madagascar; earlier forms included Malegass, Madegass, because of dialect division between the sounds -l- and -d-. Rhymes |
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