Madagascar
English
/madəˈɡaskə/, /mædəˈɡæskɑɹ/
proper noun
Definitions
- A country and island of the east coast of Africa with capital Antananarivo. Official name: Republic of Madagascar.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French Madagascar derived from Arabic جَزِيرَة المَالَائِيّ (The Island of Ml).
Origin
Arabic
جَزِيرَة المَالَائِيّ
Gloss
The Island of Ml
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Madagascar buzzard English
- Madagascarian English
- buzzard English
- madagascariensis Latin
- جَزِيرَة المَالَائِيّ Arabic
- มาดากัสการ์ Thai
- Madagascar Middle French
- 馬達加斯加 Chinese