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Entry (1/3)1  nay
Part of speech  2  interjection [Full list]
Explanations in Malagasy  3  [1.1] Tapaka farany amin' ny teny hoe "Inay", enti-milaza nenina amin' ny nanaovana na tsy nanaovana zavatra iray efa lasa, na faniriana manao dia mianotra momba ny toe-javatra efa raikitra: Nay aho tsy nahalala iny olona iny na oviana na oviana!
Explanations in English  4  [1.2] an expression of like or dislike, gladness, or astonishment.
Analogs  5  toy izay, tahaka izay

Entry (2/3)6  nay
Part of speech  7  adverb [Full list]
Explanations in English  8  [1.2] [Provincial] not

Entry (3/3)9  -nay
Part of speech  10  pronoun [Full list]
Explanations in Malagasy  11  [1.1] Mpisolo anarana misolo olona fanao tovana, entin'ny olona maro milaza izay azy na izay ataony, tsy iombonany amin'ny olona iresahany: Tranonay, vohitray. / Aza matahotra ianao fa vitanay telo lahy io.
Explanations in English  12  [1.2] Our, ours; by us. Not including the person addressed. Compare -ntsika@mg.pn. Rainay [ray]. Our father. Alefanay [lefa]. Set free by us.
When added to trisyllabic words ending in -ka or -tra, the n is rejected. Satrokay [satroka]. Our hat. Fantratray [fantratra]. Known by us.
-ay: contraction of -nay after words ending in -ka or -tra, as satrokay, our hat; fantatray, known by us.
13  [1.7] our; done by us (exclusive)
Explanations in French  14  [1.3] Suffixe, excluant les personnes à qui l'on parle. Notre, nos, de nous, par nous. Ny tranonay: notre maison. Hiatnay: vu par nous. Amboninay: au-dessus de nous.
15  [1.5] Nos, de nous, par nous (exclusif).
16  [1.8] à nous, notre; fait par nous (exclusif).
Morphology 
17  Simple :
Analogs  18  ay, izahay, anay
Tables and plates  19  All the pronouns

Anagrams  20 

Updated on 2025/01/21