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Entry	ratsy
Part of speech	adjective
Malagasy definition	Tsy tsara tarehy, mahasosotra ny mijery azy: Ratsy ny satroko noho ny anao ¶ Tsy manan-toetra tsara, tsy mamy, tsy mahasalama, tsy manjary...: Ratsy izany mofo izany ¶ Ratsy ity trano ity fa sady maizimaizina no tsy mahazo rivotra ¶ Olona fatra-panimba ny sasany, mamohehatra: Tsy sahy mandeha amin' ity lalana ity aho fa be olon-dratsy, hono, eto ho eto. Mitovy hevitra: benahoana ~ eo ho eo ~ fatritran-javatra ~ ratsiratsy ~ tsizarizary ~ tsy mahomby ~ tsy manahoana ~ tsy manjary ~ tsy tsara ~ tsy vanona [Rajemisa 1985]
English translation	bad; wicked [Hallanger 1973]
French translation	mauvais [Hallanger 1974]
Derivations	anaratsiana, faharatsiana, fanaratsiana, fanaratsy, haratsiana, haratsina, haratsy, maharatsy, manaratsy, miharatsy, mpanaratsy, ratsina, ratsiratsy, voaratsy
Morphology	Simple Prefixed ratsy ratsiko ratsinao ratsiny ratsintsika ratsinay ratsinareo ratsin' ratsin- -dratsy -dratsiko -dratsinao -dratsiny -dratsintsika -dratsinay -dratsinareo -dratsin' -dratsin-
Antonyms	tsara
Compound words, titles, names	alin-dratsy       am-bava tsy ratsy       hena ratsy       hevi-dratsy       manisy ratsy olona       manoso-dratsy       maty volon' ny ratsy       naman-dratsy       nofy ratsy       olon-dratsy       ratsy fanahy       ratsy fo       ratsy fiafara       ratsy fiaina       ratsy fihavanana       ratsy fitondran-tena       ratsy hoditra       ratsy taiza       ratsy tany       ratsy tarehy       ratsy vintana       sain-dratsy       sakaiza ratsy       teny ratsy       teti-dratsy       vava ratsy       vava tsy ratsy       zava-dratsy       zaza ratsy taiza
Examples	1 Ary ny alarobia, tonon' andro ratsy; [Callet: Tantara, page 36] 2 Niteny ratsy tamiko izy, hoy Feno. [Andraina: Mitaraina, page 55] 3 Tsy nitsahatra teo anefa ny asa ratsin-dRakoto. [Rabemolaly: Fary] 4 Ka inona no tetik' ady ratsiny, araka ny voalaza taminao? [Randriamiadanarivo: Sikajy] 5 Maty I Solo, maty noho ny anjara ratsin' ny fianakavianay. [Andraina: Mitaraina] 6 Nefa tsy afa-maina fa ahazoanao dimam-polo miampy izay valisoa omen' ny mpividy ity nama-ratsinao. [Rajoelina: Ocean]
Quotes	Proverbs containing the word ratsy

Updated on 2020/07/31