Malagasyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmaləˈɡasi/, U.S.

/ˈˌmæləˈɡæsi/

Inflections: Plural Malagasies, unchanged.

Origin: A borrowing from Malagasy. Etymon: Malagasy Malagasi.

Etymology: < Malagasy Malagasi, an ethnonym (with variant Madagasi : see Madagass n.). Compare Madagascar n., Malagache n. and adj.There is a division in Malagasy between dialects with /d/ and dialects with /l/, which accounts for the coexistence of forms in Mal- and forms in Mad-.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of Madagascar, its inhabitants, language, or culture.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > East Africa > Madagascar

Madagascarian1793

Malagache1793

Malagasy1835

Madagascarene1856

Madagascan1886

1835 J. J. Freeman (title) A Dictionary of the Malagasy language.

1838 W. Ellis Hist. Madagascar I. iv. 112 The floors of the Malagasy houses are generally covered with red and yellow rush mats.

1882 Illustr. Miss. News Mar. 27 The Malagasy Christians may truly be called ‘Bible Christians’. Show the Malagasy chapter and verse..and they are satisfied.

1975 Times 13 Feb. 7/4 The Malagasy head of state [was] murdered in a rebel ambush.

1992 Folk Roots Sept. 31/2 Among the first of these was a group of eighteenth-century Welsh missionaries, whose fiery ministrations were..subsumed into the wider Malagasy melting pot.

B. n.

a. The Austronesian language of Madagascar.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [noun] > Austronesian > Madagascar

Malagasy1835

Hova-

1835 J. J. Freeman Dict. Malagasy Lang. 496 A prefix, in Malay, pen, in Malagasy, mpan.

1915 J. Sibree Naturalist in Madagascar xxii. 299 Their [sc. Sàkalàva] language presents a good deal of difference from the Hova form of Malagasy.

1988 Word 39 111 The..discussion is based..on comments..concerning reflexive expressions in Malagasy.

b. A native of Madagascar.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Southern Indian Ocean Islands > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Madagascar

Madagascarian1698

Madagass1711

Malagache1711

Madagascrian1824

Malagasy1838

Madagascan1890

1838 W. Ellis Hist. Madagascar I. vi. 145 The physical, moral, and intellectual peculiarities of the Malagasy.

1838 W. Ellis Hist. Madagascar I. vii. 184 This..conveys as much to a Malagasy as the heartiest thrice-repeated cheer does to an Englishman.

1878 W. E. Cousins Malagasy Lang. in Trans. Philol. Soc. 311 The Malagasy is undoubtedly a genuine member of the Malayo-Polynesian family.

1891 E. S. Hartland in R. M. Dorson Peasant Customs (1968) I. 369 When the Malagasy receive friends at their houses, they..recount the deeds of their ancestors.

1898 A. Lang Making Relig. v. 92 The Malagasies..divine by crystals.

1992 Folk Roots Sept. 31/2 The continuing pre-eminence of ancestor worship in Madagascar comes despite the efforts..to persuade the Malagasy to adopt a more ‘sensible’ religion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	malagasy
释义	Malagasyadj.n. Brit. /ˌmaləˈɡasi/, U.S. /ˈˌmæləˈɡæsi/ Inflections: Plural Malagasies, unchanged. Origin: A borrowing from Malagasy. Etymon: Malagasy Malagasi. Etymology: < Malagasy Malagasi, an ethnonym (with variant Madagasi : see Madagass n.). Compare Madagascar n., Malagache n. and adj.There is a division in Malagasy between dialects with /d/ and dialects with /l/, which accounts for the coexistence of forms in Mal- and forms in Mad-. A. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Madagascar, its inhabitants, language, or culture. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > East Africa > Madagascar Madagascarian1793 Malagache1793 Malagasy1835 Madagascarene1856 Madagascan1886 1835 J. J. Freeman (title) A Dictionary of the Malagasy language. 1838 W. Ellis Hist. Madagascar I. iv. 112 The floors of the Malagasy houses are generally covered with red and yellow rush mats. 1882 Illustr. Miss. News Mar. 27 The Malagasy Christians may truly be called ‘Bible Christians’. Show the Malagasy chapter and verse..and they are satisfied. 1975 Times 13 Feb. 7/4 The Malagasy head of state [was] murdered in a rebel ambush. 1992 Folk Roots Sept. 31/2 Among the first of these was a group of eighteenth-century Welsh missionaries, whose fiery ministrations were..subsumed into the wider Malagasy melting pot. B. n. a. The Austronesian language of Madagascar. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [noun] > Austronesian > Madagascar Malagasy1835 Hova- 1835 J. J. Freeman Dict. Malagasy Lang. 496 A prefix, in Malay, pen, in Malagasy, mpan. 1915 J. Sibree Naturalist in Madagascar xxii. 299 Their [sc. Sàkalàva] language presents a good deal of difference from the Hova form of Malagasy. 1988 Word 39 111 The..discussion is based..on comments..concerning reflexive expressions in Malagasy. b. A native of Madagascar. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Southern Indian Ocean Islands > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Madagascar Madagascarian1698 Madagass1711 Malagache1711 Madagascrian1824 Malagasy1838 Madagascan1890 1838 W. Ellis Hist. Madagascar I. vi. 145 The physical, moral, and intellectual peculiarities of the Malagasy. 1838 W. Ellis Hist. Madagascar I. vii. 184 This..conveys as much to a Malagasy as the heartiest thrice-repeated cheer does to an Englishman. 1878 W. E. Cousins Malagasy Lang. in Trans. Philol. Soc. 311 The Malagasy is undoubtedly a genuine member of the Malayo-Polynesian family. 1891 E. S. Hartland in R. M. Dorson Peasant Customs (1968) I. 369 When the Malagasy receive friends at their houses, they..recount the deeds of their ancestors. 1898 A. Lang Making Relig. v. 92 The Malagasies..divine by crystals. 1992 Folk Roots Sept. 31/2 The continuing pre-eminence of ancestor worship in Madagascar comes despite the efforts..to persuade the Malagasy to adopt a more ‘sensible’ religion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1835
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