| Entry | 1 anabavy |
| Elementary words | 2 anaka, 3 vavy |
| Part of speech | 4 noun |
| Explanations in Malagasy |
5 Ny vehivavy izay iray tam-po amin' ny lehilahy.
6 Tsy mba mandray ny tovona "mi" sy "mpi" toy ny anadahy/rahalahy/rahavavy izy. 7 Ny hoe anabavy/anadahy/rahalahy/rahavavy amin' ny Malagasy dia tsy mba voafetra ho ny mpiray tam-po ihany. [1.10#A.499] 8 Vehivavy iray tampo amin' ny lehilahy iray: Namangy anay Ralay sy ny anabaviny ~ Rasoa no anaran' ny anabavin-dRabia [1.1] |
| Explanations in English |
9 A man's sister. Used of women when men are speaking. See rahalahy
[1.2] 10 A man has rahalahy and an anabavy [1.26#13] 11 The sister of a man [1.7] |
| Explanations in French |
12 Soeur d'un frère
[1.54] 13 La soeur d'un homme [1.8] |
| Examples |
14 Anabavin'Andriambelo izy
[2.508#374]
15 Ataoko tenako fa vadiko, ho solon-dreny sy anabaviko. [2.928] 16 Izay taranaky ny anabavy rehetra, Iahy sy vavy, izany no Zana-behivavy. [2.245#30] 17 Olona osa kosa ny toy ireny, ka mandefona ivoho hoatra ny zanak' anabavy ratsy. [2.285#191] |
| Morphology |
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| Vocabulary | 19 Relationships: family |
| Analogs | 20 anadahy, 21 rahalahy, 22 rahavavy |
| Proverbs | 23 Proverbs containing that word |
| Updated on 2025/11/17 |
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