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Malagasy
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aŋkat. Compare also Tagalog angkat, Malay angkat, Acehnese angkat, Javanese ngangkat (“to lift”).
Noun
akatra
- ascent; ascension (upward movement)
Etymology 2
Noun
akatra
- (dialectal, Tankarana) a rat trap made from bamboo
Further reading
- akatra in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org