soratra

Malagasy

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀat?
Proto-Malayic *surat
Malay suratbor.
Malagasy soratra

    Borrowed from Malay surat.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsurat͡ʂa/, [ˈsurət͡ʂə̥]

    Noun

    sòratra

    1. inscription, writing

    Verb

    sòratra

    1. to write
    2. to print (on paper, fabric, etc.)
    focus (voice)
    agent
    (active)     		man-form manoratra
    mi-form misoratra
    om-form —
    patient
    (passive)     		soratana
    alternate —
    a-form —
    voa-form voasoratra
    tafa-form —
    goal
    (relative)     		an-form anoratana
    i-form isoratana

    References

    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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