| Entry (1/2) | 1 lamba |
| Part of speech | 2 noun |
| Explanations in Malagasy |
3Zavatra anaovana ny akanjo, vita amin' ny kiran-javamaniry, toy ny rongony, landihazo, rofia, izay tadina dia tenomina, -- na amin' ny akoran-dandy izay folesina sy ahasina amin' ny ampela dia aira sy tenomina -- na amin' ny volon' ondry lava sy matevina tenomina: Lamba inona no nanaovana iny akanjonao iny?.
4Tapadamba lavalava anisan' ny fitafian' ny Malagasy, izay ataony mandrakotra ny sorony ka asampiny amin' ny tomba samihafa: ny lehilahy manao azy fola-droa, ny vehivavy manao sampin-kaviana sampin-kavanana na sampimbalaka izay atao koahoe "tari-joro": Tsy mety, hoy ny Ntaolo ny mitafy lamba eoimason' ny tompony. 5Fanafohezana ny hoe "lambamena": Miomana ny hamono tomba an-draibeny sy renibeny ry zareo ao atsimo. [1.1] |
| Explanations in English |
6the usual outer garment worn by the people. It is generally a piece of calico, from 4 to 5 yards long cut in two, and sewn together along the length. Also cloth in general. [It is interesting to note that in Borneo, Lamba is a yellow-flowered broad-leaved weed, from the strong fibre of which a kind cloth is made: and that the Swahili Arabs trading on the west coast in jiafotsy lamba have adopted the word as ramba].
[1.2] 7woven cloth; clothing. [1.7] |
| Explanations in French |
8tissu, vêtement; châle; pièce de toile qu'on porte autour des épaules.
[1.8] 9tissu. [1.13] |
| Derivatives |
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| Vocabulary | 21 Economy: clothing |
| All compound words | 2294 combinations of this word |
| Proverbs | 23 Proverbs containing that word |
| Entry (2/2) | 24 Lamba |
| Elementary words | 25lamba |
| Part of speech | 26 name (book title) [Full list] |
| Vocabulary | 27 Literature |
| Author |
28Rabemananjara Jacques |
| Anagrams | 29 lamba, Lamba |
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