n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ma-l ə - ' ga-s ē ; ˌ mä-l ə - ' gä-s ē , -sh ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural Malagasy also Mal · a · gas · ies
Date: 1839
1 : a member of a people of Indonesian and African origin who inhabit Madagascar
2 : the Austronesian language of the Malagasy people
– Malagasy adjective