Malagasy Dictionary and Madagascar Encyclopedia : za

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Entry

za

Part of speech

noun

English translation

the baobab tree [Hallanger 1973]

French translation

baobab [Tandroy] [Rakotosaona 1972]

French translation

le baobab [Hallanger 1974]

baobab (Adansonia suarezensis) (synonym reniala) [Rajaonarimanana 1995]

Scientific name

Adansonia suarezensis

Vocabulary

Toponymy

Place names having the word za (2): Zandroe, Zantelo

Analogy

baobaba ~ bozy ~ reniala ~ zaha

Illustrations

Entry

za-

Part of speech

morphological form of the word zatra

French translation

abréviation de zatra [Abinal 1888]

Examples

1	Za-dratsy izy (Il est mal habitué, il a de mauvaises habitudes) [Abinal 1888, page 869]
2	Za-miasa izy (Il a l'habitude du travail) [Abinal 1888, page 869]
3	Tsy mbola za-tany izy (Il n'est pas encore accoutumé au pays, il n'est pas encore acclimaté) [Abinal 1888, page 869]

Compound words, titles, names

za-tany

Entry

za~

Part of speech

prefix [Words with za~]

Malagasy definition

Tovona fanaovana fototeny faharoa, izay anarana milaza olona: Zatovo (tovo), zalahy (lahy) [Rajemisa 1985]

French translation

préfixe qui sert à former des radicaux secondaires: zazirika, fait d'être debout, immobile, du radical zirika, même sens [Beaujard 1998]

Analogy

zalahy ~ zatovo ~ zavavy

Entry

~za~

Part of speech

infix [Words with ~za~]

French translation

infixe qui sert à désigner des lieux plus ou moins cachés à la vue: itsy -> izatsy [Rajemisa: Grammaire]

Analogy

izany ~ izao ~ izarỳ ~ izaroa ~ izatỳ ~ izato ~ izatony ~ izatsy ~ izatsony

Entry

Za

Part of speech

name (fictitious character) [list]

Compound words, titles, names

Raharimanana: Za

Entry

Za

Part of speech

name (book or play title)

Malagasy translation

jereo Raharimanana: Za

Author

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Updated on 2017/10/19