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Entry	foana
Part of speech	adjective
Malagasy definition	Tsy misy na inona na inona ao anatin' ny, babangoana: Tanàna foana ¶ Tsy misy vidiny; tsy misy lanjany; maivana; tslnontsinona: Hevi-poana izany ¶ Heverina ho toy ny tsy misy antony, tsy azo ekena, tsy manana ny maha-ara-dalàna azy: Foana ny fangatahanao / Foana ny fanambadiany satria noterena razazavavy ¶ Very daholo, levona: Foana ny haren-dRakoto Mitovy hevitra: Jifa ~ fongana ~ lany ~ majifa ~ tapitra ¶ Tsy tanteraka: Foana ny fikosako noho io loza tsy nampoizina io ¶ Tsy misy vokany: Manasatena foana ianao manao an' io fa tsy raharahain' ny ankizy akory ¶ Tsy an-kijanona: Miasa foana izy na marary aza [Rajemisa 1985]
English definition	empty, void [Richardson 1885, Hallanger 1973]
	vain [Richardson 1885]
French definition	vide [Abinal 1888, Hallanger 1974]
	vacant, vain, frivole, insignifiant, inutile, nul, épuisé, perdu [Abinal 1888]
Derivations	anafoanana, fanafoana, fanafoanana, foampoana, foanana, mahafoana, mamoana, manafoana, mpanafoana, voafoana
Morphology	Simple foana -poana
Compound words, titles, names	maimaim-poana       manaonao foana       miteniteny foana       zava-poana
Examples	1 Mihomehimehy foana ialahy! [FOFAFIPE: Rosovola, page 60] 2 Miherikerika foana teo izy. [Rakotonandrasana: Tantsaha, page 30] 3 Aza atao fotsy volo mitazam-poana. [Dahle: Angano, page 241]
Quotes	Proverbs containing the word foana
Entry	foana
Part of speech	adverb [full list]
English definition	freely, foolishly, uselessly [Richardson 1885]

2020/02/01