sifaka

English

A sifaka in Madagascar, 2005

Etymology

Borrowed from Malagasy sifaka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪˈfɑːkə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

sifaka (plural sifakas)

1. Any of several endangered medium-sized lemurs that comprise genus Propithecus.
   • 2000, Friderun Ankel-Simons, Primate Anatomy: An Introduction, 2nd edition, Academic Press, page 62:

     Sifakas have single births, and infants ride first on their mother's front until they are about 3 months of age, then move to the mother's back, and they usually become totally independent at an age of about 6 months (Jolly 1996).

   • 2008, Nick Garbutt, Hilary Bradt, Derek Schuurman, Madagascar Wildlife, Bradt Travel Guides, page 53:

     Coquerel's sifaka (P. coquereli) is easily seen in the northwestern regions. Its chestnut-coloured arms and thighs, and piercing yellow eyes, make it particularly handsome. Like all sifakas, the young are born in June and July.

   • 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 258:

     Sifakas can jump about ten metres (thirty-three feet) – a little further than the human long-jump world record – which is not bad given that they are less than two foot high.

Derived terms

• diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema)
• Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)
• white sifaka (= Verreaux's sifaka)
• For more, see Sifaka § Classification on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Translations

medium-sized lemur of the genus Propithecus

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 冕狐猴 (miǎnhúhóu)

• Finnish: sifaka (fi)
• French: sifaka (fr) m
• Malagasy: sifaka (mg)
• Portuguese: sifaca m

Finnish

Etymology

< Malagasy sifaka (“sifaka”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsifɑkɑ/, [ˈs̠ifɑ̝kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ifɑkɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): si‧fa‧ka

Noun

sifaka

1. (primates) sifaka (lemur of the genus Propithecus)

Declension

Inflection of sifaka (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative		sifaka	sifakat
genitive		sifakan	sifakoiden sifakoitten sifakojen
partitive		sifakaa	sifakoita sifakoja
illative		sifakaan	sifakoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sifaka	sifakat
accusative	nom.	sifaka	sifakat
	gen.	sifakan
genitive		sifakan	sifakoiden sifakoitten sifakojen sifakain rare
partitive		sifakaa	sifakoita sifakoja
inessive		sifakassa	sifakoissa
elative		sifakasta	sifakoista
illative		sifakaan	sifakoihin
adessive		sifakalla	sifakoilla
ablative		sifakalta	sifakoilta
allative		sifakalle	sifakoille
essive		sifakana	sifakoina
translative		sifakaksi	sifakoiksi
abessive		sifakatta	sifakoitta
instructive		—	sifakoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sifaka (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sifakani sifakani accusative nom. sifakani sifakani gen. sifakani genitive sifakani sifakoideni sifakoitteni sifakojeni sifakaini rare partitive sifakaani sifakoitani sifakojani inessive sifakassani sifakoissani elative sifakastani sifakoistani illative sifakaani sifakoihini adessive sifakallani sifakoillani ablative sifakaltani sifakoiltani allative sifakalleni sifakoilleni essive sifakanani sifakoinani translative sifakakseni sifakoikseni abessive sifakattani sifakoittani instructive — — comitative — sifakoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sifakasi sifakasi accusative nom. sifakasi sifakasi gen. sifakasi genitive sifakasi sifakoidesi sifakoittesi sifakojesi sifakaisi rare partitive sifakaasi sifakoitasi sifakojasi inessive sifakassasi sifakoissasi elative sifakastasi sifakoistasi illative sifakaasi sifakoihisi adessive sifakallasi sifakoillasi ablative sifakaltasi sifakoiltasi allative sifakallesi sifakoillesi essive sifakanasi sifakoinasi translative sifakaksesi sifakoiksesi abessive sifakattasi sifakoittasi instructive — — comitative — sifakoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sifakamme sifakamme accusative nom. sifakamme sifakamme gen. sifakamme genitive sifakamme sifakoidemme sifakoittemme sifakojemme sifakaimme rare partitive sifakaamme sifakoitamme sifakojamme inessive sifakassamme sifakoissamme elative sifakastamme sifakoistamme illative sifakaamme sifakoihimme adessive sifakallamme sifakoillamme ablative sifakaltamme sifakoiltamme allative sifakallemme sifakoillemme essive sifakanamme sifakoinamme translative sifakaksemme sifakoiksemme abessive sifakattamme sifakoittamme instructive — — comitative — sifakoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sifakanne sifakanne accusative nom. sifakanne sifakanne gen. sifakanne genitive sifakanne sifakoidenne sifakoittenne sifakojenne sifakainne rare partitive sifakaanne sifakoitanne sifakojanne inessive sifakassanne sifakoissanne elative sifakastanne sifakoistanne illative sifakaanne sifakoihinne adessive sifakallanne sifakoillanne ablative sifakaltanne sifakoiltanne allative sifakallenne sifakoillenne essive sifakananne sifakoinanne translative sifakaksenne sifakoiksenne abessive sifakattanne sifakoittanne instructive — — comitative — sifakoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sifakansa sifakansa accusative nom. sifakansa sifakansa gen. sifakansa genitive sifakansa sifakoidensa sifakoittensa sifakojensa sifakainsa rare partitive sifakaansa sifakoitaan sifakojaan sifakoitansa sifakojansa inessive sifakassaan sifakassansa sifakoissaan sifakoissansa elative sifakastaan sifakastansa sifakoistaan sifakoistansa illative sifakaansa sifakoihinsa adessive sifakallaan sifakallansa sifakoillaan sifakoillansa ablative sifakaltaan sifakaltansa sifakoiltaan sifakoiltansa allative sifakalleen sifakallensa sifakoilleen sifakoillensa essive sifakanaan sifakanansa sifakoinaan sifakoinansa translative sifakakseen sifakaksensa sifakoikseen sifakoiksensa abessive sifakattaan sifakattansa sifakoittaan sifakoittansa instructive — — comitative — sifakoineen sifakoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• diadeemisifaka
• kultakruunusifaka
• kultatöyhtösifaka
• lakkisifaka

 

Malagasy

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈsifakə̥]

Noun

sifaka

1. sifaka (Propithecus)

Descendants

• → Catalan: sifaca
• → English: sifaka
• → German: Sifaka