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close   
farany ~ The end, the last, the conclusion, the extremity, the close. ~ the end, a limit
eka ~ [Provincial] provincial for <1aika#>, compact, close
kitroka ~ close together
mibolobolo ~ [Provincial] to be thick, close, dense, rank, exuberant
ampotomoty ~ [fototra, a root, moty, a tree, etc.]. Near, close, quite at hand. A vulgar word.
ety ~ narrow, close

close (not)   
mahalana ~ far apart, not close.

close (to be)   
milalo ~ [Provincial] to be near in passing, to be close

close (to)   
mihirina
mandrindrina ~ to close

close a book (to)   
manakombona ~ to close the lips or a book, etc

close adoor (to)   
manakatona ~ to close a door, etc

close at hand   
antomotra ~ near at hand, as to future time ~ close at hand

close of an oration (a)   
fara lahatra ~ The end or edge, the close of an oration.

close the eyes of the dead (to)   
manirina ~ to close the eyes of the dead

close the lips (to)   
manakombona ~ to close the lips or a book, etc

close together (to)   
mikombona ~ to close together, as the lips or the sides of a wound, etc

close watch   
harom-pito sosona ~ close watch over anything; lit. a basket with seven folds.

closed   
bada ~ barren, sterile, used of fat cattle; closed up, obstructed, impeded.
badana ~ to be closed up, to be obstructed. (Prov.)
bahanana ~ to be closed up, to be blocked up, to be impeded, to be hindered. (Prov.)
hidiana ~ to be closed, to be locked
akombona ~ to be closed, to be brought together, to be shut as the lips, a book, etc
mifeny ~ (rel ifene'na.) To be in safe keeping, to be closed, as packets, etc. (Prov.)
mikatona ~ to be closed (of a door)
pihina ~ to be closed, as a pocket knife or an umbrella
apika ~ used of an umbrella or pocket-knife to be closed. ~ to be closed, as a pocket knife or an umbrella
arindrina ~ to be closed
voabada ~ [Provincial] closed up as a road, etc
voafahitra ~ [Provincial] enclosed, made into a pen or fold; closed, as a door
voahirina ~ to be closed (generally used of the eyes and mouth of the dead)

closed ([eyes] to be)   
akimpy ~ to be closed, to be shut tight (of the eyes)

closed (to be)   
akatona ~ to be closed, as a door

closeness   
lobolobo ~ denseness, closeness; thick vegetation

closeness (une)   
bolobolo ~ [Provincial] a thicket, a dense vegetable growth of any kind, closeness, rankness. See <1boalaboala#>, <1lobolobo#>

closure (a)   
hidy ~ a closure, a lock

clos   
mikatoke ~ [Vezo] Clos, être fermé, joint
mirinjy ~ [Vezo] Clos, être enfermé, être fermé à clef, avec une barre, un verrou, être interdit. être serré comme les dents d' un mort, être sous clef