sombily

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
  • IPA(key): /suˈᵐbili/, [suˈᵐbilʲ]

Noun

sombily

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

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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