| Entry (1/3) | 1 fahana |
| Part of speech | 2 noun |
| Explanations in Malagasy |
3Tohana eo ivelan' ny zavatra iray mba hananany hery bebe kokoa.
4Fifikirana amin' ny zavatra, fanankinana mafy ny tongotra mba tsy hianjera. [1.1] |
| Explanations in English |
5that which is the sustinence or support of another..
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| Explanations in French |
6soutien, support, action d'appuyer solidement une chose, de se cramponner, d'appuyer les pieds pour ne pas tomber, de se retenir en marchant.
7figuré: obstination. [1.3#137] |
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| All compound words | 158 combinations of this word |
| Entry (2/3) | 16 fahana |
| Part of speech | 17 noun |
| Explanations in Malagasy |
18sakafo.
[Taisaka]
[1.78] 19Sakafo omem-bahiny. 20Hanina, sakafo: Ataovy tsara fahana ny zazakely. 21Anjara hanina: Ento ny fahan-kisoa homena azy. 22Ilay zavatra mampipoaka ny basy, ny tafondro: Fahan-tafondro. / Saika loza fa, hay, mbola nisy fahany ilay basy. 23Ny hery ananan' ny vimiaina mampandeha ny famantaranandro: Tsy ampy fahana ny famantaranandronao matoa nijanona sahady. 24Ilay kofehy mifampiditra amin' ny tenan' ny tenona mba haha-lamba azy, (ka ny fahana mitsivalana fa ny tenany mitsangana): Ny jabo dia lamba rofia, izay ny fahany landihazo!. [1.1] |
| Explanations in English |
25that without which nothing has any consistency.
26nourishment, strength, ration, subsistence, complement. 27that which has been made firm, complete, or solid. 28a gun charge. 29a present of food to strangers. 30the weft in weaving. [1.2] 31a gift of food, food. [1.7] |
| Explanations in French |
32cadeau en vivres offert à un étranger, nourriture, ration.
33charge d'une arme à feu. 34action de monter une horloge, un ressort, la trame d'un tissu. [1.3#137] 35qu'on nourrit. [Taisaka] [1.82] 36cadeau en vivres; nourriture. [1.8] |
| Examples |
37 Aoka haterana fahana ny vahiny (Apportons à l'étranger en cadeau en vivres)
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38 Ratsy fahana ny soavaly ka mahia (Le cheval est mal nourri et est ainsi maigre) [1.3#137] 39 Ity ny faham-borona hamahananao ny vorombe (Voici la ration des oies) [1.3#137] 40 Ireto ny faham-basy dimy (Voici cinq cartouches) [1.3#137] 41 Ratsy fahana ny famantaranandro (La montre n'a pas été bien montée) [1.3#137] 42 Antsodio ny fahan-tenona (Mettez en bobine ce qui doit servir de trame au tissu) [1.3#137] |
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| Vocabulary | 53 Economy: food |
| All compound words | 549 combinations of this word |
| Entry (3/3) | 55 faha~na |
| Part of speech | 56 circumfix [Full list] |
| Anagrams | 57 fahana, faha~na, 58 fanaha, 59 hafàna |
| Updated on 2025/11/06 |
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