sombily

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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]

  • IPA(key): /suˈᵐbili/, [suˈᵐbilʲ]

Noun[edit]

sombily

  1. slaughter (killing of an animal for food)
  2. (specifically) dhabihah (Muslim ritual slaughter)

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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, →DOI, pages 325-356
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