Malagasy Dictionary and Madagascar Encyclopedia : hira

hira

Part of speech

noun

Malagasy definition

[Taisaka] lalao, kilalao, hehy [Rakotosaona 1975]

Fitohitohizam-peo misy miakatra sy midina, mafy sy malemy, namboarina mba hilaz ana fihetseham-po; feo mirindra mahafinaritra: Mahahontsa izay hira izay
¶ Tononkalo: Enga anie ny hirako hanony izay tomany (Ny Avana)
¶ Hirahira: Hira andaniana andro.
Mitovy hevitra: antsa ~ atoa ~ kalo ~ kalokalo ~ vazo ~ vetso
¶ (Misy hevitra ifandraisany: feon-kira, tonon-kira, feo voalohany, saikiny, fasiny, tonera, torebiny, beso)

English definition

a song; music; play [Hallanger 1973]

French definition

chant [Abinal 1888, Hallanger 1974]

airs, musique vocale
¶ action de s'amuser avec des objets [Abinal 1888]

musique; jeux [Hallanger 1974]

Vocabulary

Music: (in general) ~ Sound

Derivations

fihira, fihirana, hiraina, hirahira, ihirana, mihira, mpihira

Morphology

Simple		Suffixed
hira hirako hiranao hirany hirantsika hiranay hiranareo hiran' hiran- hiram-		-kira -kirako -kiranao -kirany -kirantsika -kiranay -kiranareo -kiran' -kiran- -kiram-

Compound words, titles, names

fasin-kira
feon-kira
hira gasy
hira madinika
hira masina

hiram-piangonana
hiram-pirenena
hira rodom-be
mamalan-kira
mamoron-kira

mandredona hira
mitari-kira
miventy hira
tonon-kira

Examples

1	Hira inona no nohiraintsika? [Profita: Ranary, page 90]
2	Voatery naverina intelo ilay hira. [Ravelomanana: Lalana, page 70]
3	Nony vita ny hira, gaga aho mbola velona ihany. [Andraina: I Vola, page 69]