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Entry	azo
Part of speech	participle
Malagasy definition	Lasa tompon-javatra: Azoko ilay loka lehibe ¶ Tratra, voasambotra: Azon' ny saka ny voalavo ¶ Voan' ny...: Azon' ny tazo tany an-tsiraka tany izy ¶ Takatry ny saina: Sarotra loatra izany teny izany ka tsy azoko ¶ Voaray: Azoko anikeheo ilay taratasy nalefanao afakomaly ¶ Ananana fahafahana manao: Tsy azo idirana ato; raha misy ny teny atao ao aorianany dia manana izany hevitra izany koa izy: Tsy azo otao ny miditra ato [Rajemisa 1985]
English definition	possessed, allowed [Richardson 1885, Hallanger 1973]
	had, got, understood, permitted, can, may. It is used before any passive or relative verb, in the sense of can or may, as: azo atao, May be done. It also takes the place of our English -able, and -ible in making words into adjectives, as azo hanina, edible. [Richardson 1885]
	gotten [Hallanger 1973]
French definition	gagné, obtenu ; compris ; permis [Hallanger 1974]
Derivations	ahazahoana, ahazoana, azoazo, fahazahoana, fahazo, fahazoana, fifankahazoana, fihazo, fihazoana, ihazoana, mahazo, mampahazo, mifankahazo, mihazo, mpahazo, mpihazo
Morphology	Present azo azoko azonao azony azontsika azonay azonareo azon' azon- azom-
Compound words, titles, names	azo atao       azo fisahina       azo ijoroana       azo isaina amin' ny rantsan-tanana       azo lasirina       azo polesina       azo roritina       azo tsifahina       azo vinanina       azo afindra       azo alefitra       azo aleha       azo ambody omby       azo ampiasaina       azo ampifamadihana       azo am-po       azo atodika       azo avadika       azo levonina       azo olan-tanana       azo refesina       azo tanisaina       azo tanterahina       azo tsapaina       azo tsorina       azo velarina       azom-panafana       azon-kevitra       azon-teny       azon' ny sasany       azon-tolak' olona       tsy azo avadika       tsy azo ihodivirana       tsy azo ivalozana       tsy azo levonina       tsy azo tsapaina       tsy azo tsorina
Examples	1 ary raha izany, inona no haja sy voninahitra ho azoko; [Rabezandrina: Ikotofetsy] 2 ary tsy hitanao angaha ity famonjena tampoka azontsika. [Rajohanesa: Kintana] 3 Safosafo loha sy tambitamby no azony; [Rakotonandrasana: Tantsaha, page 10] 4 izay mamin-dry zareo Raby jiosy fatratra ka notanany mafy, dia be hevi-dravina foana ka azo isaina koa ho karazan' ny "anganongano" voalaza eto. [Randzavola: Baiboly]
Quotes	Proverbs containing the word azo
Toponymy	Place names having the word azo (2): Mahazoarivo, Tsiazompaniry
Entry	azo
Part of speech	conjunction [full list]
French definition	à cause de, parce que: Tsy vita ny raharaha azon' ny tsy fahatongavanao (Cela n'est pas terminé, parce que vous n'êtes pas venu) [Abinal 1888]

2017/04/22