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Translingual
Etymology
Likely from Malagasy endira; see here for more.
Proper noun
Indri m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Indriidae – the indri, a large lemur.
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German
Pronunciation
Noun
Indri m (strong, genitive Indris, plural Indris)
- indri (a large lemur, (Indri indri))
Further reading
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian Andrìa, from Latin Andreas, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas). It being an early borrowing, the initial vowel underwent regular imala. Otherwise one would expect Indrija. It may be conjectured that the -a was deleted in order to avoid the feminine-sounding ending and the stress then shifted to the first syllable according to the stress system of older Maltese.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Indri m
- (also biblical) a male given name from Sicilian , equivalent to English Andrew