| Entry | belena | |
| Part of speech | noun | |
| Elementary words | be, lena | |
| [Betsimisaraka, Sakalava] [lena, wet.] The sweet potato. Batatas edulis, Choisy. Same as vomanga, ovihazo (Bets.), vihazo (Bets.), mbizo (Bets.), and tsimanga (Prov.), etc. [1.2] | ||
| [Bara, Betsileo, Sakalava] (de be : gros et lena : mouillé, humide ; allusion au tubercule aqueux). Variété de patate douce, Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. (Convolvulaceae), à gros tubercule. [1.196] | ||
| Vocabulary | ||
| Analogs | bele | |
| Updated on 2024/10/08 |
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