Entry za-
Part of speech morphological form of zatra
Explanations in French Abréviation de zatra [1.3]
Examples 
1Za-dratsy izy (Il est mal habitué, il a de mauvaises habitudes) [1.3]
2Za-miasa izy (Il a l'habitude du travail) [1.3]
3Tsy mbola za-tany izy (Il n'est pas encore accoutumé au pays, il n'est pas encore acclimaté) [1.3]
Compound words 

Entry za~
Part of speech prefix [Words with za~]
Explanations in Malagasy Tovona fanaovana fototeny faharoa, izay anarana milaza olona: Zatovo (tovo), zalahy (lahy) [1.1]
Explanations in French Préfixe qui sert à former des radicaux secondaires: zazirika, fait d'être debout, immobile, du radical zirika, même sens [1.6]
Analogs  zalahy ~ zatovo ~ zavavy

Entry ~za~
Part of speech infix [Words with ~za~]
Explanations in French Infixe qui sert à désigner des lieux plus ou moins cachés à la vue: itsy -> izatsy [1.12]
Analogs  izany ~ izao ~ izarỳ ~ izaroa ~ izatỳ ~ izato ~ izatony ~ izatsy ~ izatsony

Entry za
Part of speech noun
Explanations in English The baobab tree [1.7]
Explanations in French  [Tandroy] Baobab [1.78]
 Le baobab [1.8]
 Baobab ( Adansonia suarezensis) (synonym reniala) [1.5]
Explanations in English  Adansonia za has several common names, for example, za or "zabe" in the south and bozy or "bozybe" in the north, and "ringy" or "boringy" in the Ambongo region (Perrier de la Bâthie, 1955). Little is known about the human exploitation of Adansonia za, but Jumelle & Perrier de la Bâthie (19112) reported that the seeds are eaten and the trunk is sometimes hollowed out as a cistern for storing water. Perrier de la Bâthie (19526) mentioned that the seedling roots are an edible vegetable, and Miege ) reported that A. za is destroyed by ranchers so that their cattle can feed on the moist wood.

In view of the extensive geographical range, Adansonia za is conservationally secure, despite the fact that several local populations are endangered by forest clearance. Adansonia za has diverse interactions with animals: it provides nesting sites for birds, holes for carnivores and lemurs (M. Nicoll, pers. comm.); perches for territorial surveillance and display by birds and the sportive lemur (Lepilemur sp.); many insects feed on the leaves, sap, nectar, and pollen; sunbirds (Nectarinia souimanga) feed on nectar; sifaka (Propithecus verrauxi verrauxi) feed on flower buds; and fork-marked lemurs (Phaner furcifer) feed on exuded gum (Petter et al., 1975). [5.en.http://www.buzau.com/baobab/za.htm]

Vocabulary 
Phytonyms 
Toponyms 
Analogs  baobaba ~ bozy ~ reniala ~ zaha
Illustrations 

Entry Za
Part of speech name (book title)
Author Raharimanana Jean-Luc, 2008
Publishings 2008. Width: 14,5cm. Height: 19cm. Pages: 304. Philippe Rey.
Articles 
Tables and plates All the titles

Updated on 2023/11/21