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Entry	laona
Part of speech	noun
Explanations in Malagasy	Hazo na vato noloahana -- fa tsy tanteraka -- ka atao fitotoam-bary: Laom-bato, laon-kazo [Rajemisa 1985]
Explanations in English	a mortar for pounding rice; any mortar [Mal. lasung (?)] [Richardson 1885]
	a mortar for pounding rice, maize, etc [Hallanger 1973]
Explanations in French	mortier pour piler le riz, le maïs, etc [Hallanger 1974]
Examples	1 laona sy fanoto no manodidina azy ary ahitra malemy mifatratra an-tsobiky no taingenan' ny sasany aminy. [Rakotonandrasana: Tantsaha, page 20] 2 Nafenina daholo teo ny laona sy ny fanoto. [Andraina: Mitaraina, page 123]
Quotes	Proverbs containing the word laona
Toponymy	Place names having the word laona (1): Ambatolaona

Updated on 2020/07/31