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| Entry | mangidy (ngidy) | |||
| Part of speech | adjective | |||
| Malagasy definition | Manana tsiro ratsy be amin' ny le-la, mampivivy, mifanohitra amin' ny mamy: Mangidy ny kininina ka tsy tian' ny zaza ¶ Masiaka: Mangidy ny sakay ¶ Mampahory izaitsizy, mampangirifiry ¶ Mangidy izay fahoriana nanjo azy izay ¶ Tsy anerany, mihoa-pampana: Mangidy ny halafon' ny hena ankehitriny izany ¶ Fatratra, mantsalay, kinga sy mahay: Mangidy io Rangahy io raha hampianatra ¶ Mafy, manindrona: Mangidy izany teny izany, hoy ny olona nihaino ny tenin' ny manampahefana ¶ Sarotiny, mahihitra: Lehilahy mangidy velona iny; tsy hanome eranambatry anao iny na hiofo aza ny angidina [Rajemisa 1985] | |||
| English definition | bitter [Richardson 1885, Hallanger 1973] | |||
| French definition | amer [Hallanger 1974] | |||
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| Examples | Ireo sady tsy manam-bary no tsy manam-bola dia mangidy indrindra ny manjo azy. [Andraina: Mitaraina] | |||
| Quotes | Proverbs containing the word mangidy | |||
| Entry | mangidy | |||
| Part of speech | adjective | |||
| Malagasy definition | [Taisaka] saro-tongavina [Rakotosaona 1975] | |||
| English definition | expensive [Hallanger 1973] | |||
| French definition | qui coûte cher [Hallanger 1974] | |||
| Entry | mangidy (hidy) | |||
| Part of speech | active verb | |||
| Malagasy definition | [Taisaka] mangidihidy [Rakotosaona 1975] | |||
| Entry | mangidy | |||
| Part of speech | noun | |||
| French definition | [Betsimisaraka, Sihanaka] (de ngidy : amertume, goût amer). Nom des arbres dont les écorces sont particulièrement amères. Notamment : Physena madagascariensis Thouars ex Tul. (Physenaceae) réf. Humbert 13.899. D'après G. Cours, on attribue à ces écorces des propriétés calmantes, sédatives. Écrasées fraîches, on en frotte la peau pour empêcher les sangsues aériennes de s'y fixer. [Boiteau 1997] | |||
| Vocabulary | Botany ~ Health | |||
| Scientific name | Physena madagascariensis | |||
| Updated on 2019/08/17 |
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