sombily
Malagasy edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Malay sembelih, sembeleh, possibly from Arabic بِٱسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ (bismi llāhi, literally “in the name of God”).[1] Compare Tagalog sumbáli.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sombily
References edit
- ^ Alexander Adelaar (1995) “Asian roots of the Malagasy; A linguistic perspective”, in Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, volume 151, number 3, Leiden: Brill, , pages 325-356