| Entry | 1 demba | 
| Part of speech | 2 adjective | 
| Explanations in Malagasy | 3   dembana [1.1] | 
| Explanations in English | 4   sunk, yielded, given way, as the lips when the front teeth are lost; turned on the edge, as a knife, axe, etc., when the metal is too soft, or as the horns of oxen, one of which hangs a little, or a clay vessel warped by the rays of the sun [1.2] | 
| Explanations in French | 5   Déprimé, enfoncé par un coup, rentrant: Misy demba ao amy ny ampiantany (Le mur est un peu déprimé en cet endroit) ~ Demba ny ila vata vifotsy (Un côté de la caisse en fer-blanc est un peu enfoncé) ~ Demba molotra io antibavy io (Cette vieille a les lèvres rentrantes) [1.3] | 
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| Other spellings | 16 dempa | 
| Synonyms | 17 dembana | 
| Updated on 2025/09/19 |   |