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Entry	fahana
Part of speech	noun
Malagasy definition	Tohana eo ivelan' ny zavatra iray mba hananany hery bebe kokoa ¶ Fifikirana amin' ny zavatra, fanankinana mafy ny tongotra mba tsy hianjera [Rajemisa 1985]
English translation	that which is the sustinence or support of another. [Richardson 1885]
French translation	soutien, support, action d'appuyer solidement une chose, de se cramponner, d'appuyer les pieds pour ne pas tomber, de se retenir en marchant ¶ figuré: obstination [Abinal 1888]
Derivations	afahana, amahanana, fahampahana, fahanana, famahana, famahanana, fifahana, fifahanana, ifahanana, mamahana, mifahana, mpamahana, mpifahana, tafafahana, voafahana
Morphology	Simple Prefixed fahana fahako fahanao fahany fahantsika fahanay fahanareo fahan' fahan- faham- faha- -pahana -pahako -pahanao -pahany -pahantsika -pahanay -pahanareo -pahan' -pahan- -paham- -paha-
Compound words, titles, names	mikororosy fahana
Entry	fahana
Part of speech	noun
Malagasy definition	[Taisaka] sakafo [Rakotosaona 1975]
	Sakafo omem-bahiny ¶ Hanina, sakafo: Ataovy tsara fahana ny zazakely ¶ Anjara hanina: Ento ny fahan-kisoa homena azy ¶ Ilay zavatra mampipoaka ny basy, ny tafondro: Fahan-tafondro. / Saika loza fa, hay, mbola nisy fahany ilay basy ¶ Ny hery ananan' ny vimiaina mampandeha ny famantaranandro: Tsy ampy fahana ny famantaranandronao matoa nijanona sahady ¶ Ilay kofehy mifampiditra amin' ny tenan' ny tenona mba haha-lamba azy, (ka ny fahana mitsivalana fa ny tenany mitsangana): Ny jabo dia lamba rofia, izay ny fahany landihazo! [Rajemisa 1985]
English translation	that without which nothing has any consistency ¶ nourishment, strength, ration, subsistence, complement ¶ that which has been made firm, complete, or solid ¶ a gun charge ¶ a present of food to strangers ¶ the weft in weaving [Richardson 1885]
French translation	cadeau en vivres offert à un étranger, nourriture, ration ¶ charge d'une arme à feu ¶ action de monter une horloge, un ressort, la trame d'un tissu [Abinal 1888]
English translation	a gift of food, food [Hallanger 1973]
French translation	[Taisaka] qu'on nourrit [Deschamps 1936]
	cadeau en vivres; nourriture [Hallanger 1974]
Vocabulary	Economy: food
Derivations	afahana, amahanana, fahampahana, fahanana, famahana, famahanana, fifahana, fifahanana, ifahanana, mahafahana, mamahana, mifahana, mpamahana, mpifahana, voafahana
Morphology	Simple Prefixed fahana fahako fahanao fahany fahantsika fahanay fahanareo fahan' fahan- faham- faha- -pahana -pahako -pahanao -pahany -pahantsika -pahanay -pahanareo -pahan' -pahan- -paham- -paha-
Compound words, titles, names	alim-pahana       faham-bainga       fahan-tenany       lany fahana       maty fahana       mialim-pahana
Examples	1 Aoka haterana fahana ny vahiny (Apportons à l'étranger en cadeau en vivres) [Abinal 1888] 2 Ratsy fahana ny soavaly ka mahia (Le cheval est mal nourri et est ainsi maigre) [Abinal 1888] 3 Ity ny faham-borona hamahananao ny vorombe (Voici la ration des oies) [Abinal 1888] 4 Ireto ny faham-basy dimy (Voici cinq cartouches) [Abinal 1888] 5 Ratsy fahana ny famantaranandro (La montre n'a pas été bien montée) [Abinal 1888] 6 Antsodio ny fahan-tenona (Mettez en bobine ce qui doit servir de trame au tissu) [Abinal 1888]
Entry	faha~na
Part of speech	circumfix [Words with faha~na]

Updated on 2020/07/31