Malagasy Dictionary and Madagascar Encyclopedia : velona

velona

Part of speech

adjective

Malagasy definition

Misy aina, tsy maty: Velona daholo ny zanakazo namboleko ~ Mbola velona any ihany va re izay Rabe e!
¶ Mandeha tsara, afaka mandeha: Efa velona ve ilay fiarakodianao?
¶ Maneno, midoboka, mirefodrefotra: Velona ny lakolosy ~ Velona ny amponga ~ Velona ny tehaka raha vao nitsangana fotsiny izy
¶ Mirehitra (amin' ny hevitra ara-bakiteny sy an' ohatra): Efa velona ny afo raha hahandro vary ianao ~ Velona indray ny hatezerany nandre izany teny izany
¶ Mihiratra, voasoritra, manan-kery: Mbola velona tsara izany fiteny izany ~ Mbola velona mandraka ankehitriny ny "Kitay telo andalana"
¶ Manomboka: Naka akalana iray avy izahay telo lahy dia velona tamin' izay ny resaka
¶ Izaitsizy, aoka izany, fatratra: Maimbo velona io hena io izany [Rajemisa 1985]

English definition

living, alive [Hallanger 1973]

French definition

vivant [Hallanger 1974]

Derivations

ahavelomana, amelomana, famelomana, famelona, fivelomana, fivelona, ivelomana, mahavelona, mamelona, mampivelona, mivelona, mpamelona, mpampivelona, mpivelona, tambelona, velombelona, velomina, vinelona, voavelona

Morphology

Simple		Suffixed		Imperative
velona velon' velon- velom- velo-		-belona -belon' -belon- -belom- -belo-		veloma

Compound words, titles, names

Examples

1	fa raha velona ny aina tsy maintsy mihaona [Fox: Hainteny, number 343]
2	-- Mbola velona ihany hianao Razay! [Rajohanesa: Kintana]
3	Filazana toetr'olom-belona hiany izany. [Cohen-Bessy: Rakotovao, page 77]
4	Raha velona moa aho, iza no mba hovantaniko? [Andriamalala: Ranomasina, page 19]
5	tsy anisan' ny velona intsony ny zokiko. [Andraina: Mitaraina, page 252]