| Entry | 1 mamotsy | 
| Root | 2 fotsy | 
| Part of speech | 3 active verb | 
| Explanations in Malagasy | 4   Manadio (metaly, nify ): Mamotsy sabatra Mitoto vary fanintelony (rehefa avy nanamaivoka dia nanatsaitsaika azy): Ndeha mamotsy vary rankizy [1.1] | 
| Explanations in English | 5   to whiten. [1.2, 1.7] | 
| Explanations in French | 6   blanchir [1.8] | 
| Examples | 7   Zava-baovao fehizay ny nahita zazavavy malagasy madio fitafiana sy tava, ary mamotsy hoho.
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| All compound words | 12 mamotsy rora | 
| Updated on 2025/10/08 |   |