Malagasy Dictionary and Encyclopedia : lakana

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Entry

1 lakana

Part of speech

2 noun

Explanations in Malagasy

3 [1.1] Fitaovana hazo na vy entina mitety na mandeha ambony rano, mita rano; matetika ny lakana dia vita amin' ny vatan-kazo lehibebe noloahana izay manjary maivana ary mitsinkafona tsy milentika
Lakan-drafitra very fivoy: enti-milaza olona tsy manana na inona na inona hianteherana intsony hamonjena tena

Explanations in English

4 [1.2] a canoe. Laka is used in the provinces. [Poly. Waha, vaka, hak (?)]
5 [1.7] a dugout canoe; any small boat

Explanations in French

6 [1.8] pirogue, petit bateau

Examples

7 [2.470] Nanantena ny hoampitaina izy rehefa miverina, nefa tsy teo intsony koa ny lakana.
8 [2.471] miendaka tsikelikely ny rafitra tsirairay aminy, ary farany dia tsy hisy intsony fa lakana goavana bontolo no sisa tavela.

Vocabulary

9 Navigation

Derivatives

10 Active verbs :	miandakana, mandakana
11 Passive verbs :	lakanina, lakano, voalakana
12 Relative verbs :	andakanana
13 Names :	fandakanana, fandakana, mpandakana
14 Adjectives :	mahalakana