vontsira
English edit
Etymology edit
From Malagasy vontsira (“several similar mongoose-like animals”), from Swahili nguchiro.
Noun edit
vontsira (plural vontsiras)
- A member of either of two species of small, brown, mongoose-like mammals Salanoia concolor and Salanoia durrelli, from Madagascar.
Anagrams edit
Malagasy edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Swahili nguchiro.
Noun edit
vontsira
- A member of either of two species of small, brown, mongoose-like mammals Salanoia concolor and Salanoia durrelli, from Madagascar.
References edit
- Blench, Roger, Walsh, Martin (2011) “Faunal names in Malagasy: their etymologies and implications for the prehistory of the East African coast”, in 11th International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics[1], Aussois, France, pages 1–31