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| Entry | ramy | |
| Part of speech | noun | |
| Malagasy definition | Hazo lehibe fahita amin'ny faritra atsinanana sy andrefan'ny Nosy, fanaovana lakana -- noho izy mety ho be velarana -- sy izay faritra tsy hita maso amin'ny fanaka (toy ny vatasarihana); fa ny tena ahafantaran'ny maro ny ramy dia ny ditiny anaovana emboka manitra. (Canarium Madagascariense) [Rajemisa 1985] | |
| English translation | a tree from which oozes gambodge, also called Ramy. It is burned sometimes by the Betsileo during the ceremony of Salamanga; and is used by them to anoint their idols. The Sakalava use it for anointing their idols and amulets; they also burn it as incense; the wood they use for making canoes. (Bets. And Sak.) [Richardson 1885] | |
| Vocabulary | Botany | |
| Scientific name | Canarium Madagascariense | |
| Examples | Ny ramy no tsy nahitana mihitsy. [Andraina: Mitaraina, page 84] | |
| Entry | ramy | |
| Part of speech | noun | |
| Malagasy definition | Ditin-kazo fanembohana sady fampiasa koa hanosorana ny fandidian-dokanga [Rajemisa 1985] | |
| English translation | gambodge [Richardson 1885] | |
| Updated on 2020/07/31 |
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