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Malagasy
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay sembelih, sembeleh, possibly from Arabic بِٱسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ (bismi llāhi, literally “in the name of God”).[1] Compare Tagalog sumbáli.
Pronunciation
Noun
sombily
- slaughter (killing of an animal for food)
- (specifically) dhabihah (Muslim ritual slaughter)
References
- ^ 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