| Entry | 1 foana |
| Part of speech | 2 adjective or adverb |
| Explanations in Malagasy |
3Tsy misy na inona na inona ao anatin' ny, babangoana: Tanàna foana.
4Tsy misy vidiny; tsy misy lanjany; maivana; tslnontsinona: Hevi-poana izany. 5Heverina ho toy ny tsy misy antony, tsy azo ekena, tsy manana ny maha-ara-dalàna azy: Foana ny fangatahanao / Foana ny fanambadiany satria noterena razazavavy. 6Very daholo, levona: Foana ny haren-dRakoto. 7Tsy tanteraka: Foana ny fikosako noho io loza tsy nampoizina io. 8Tsy misy vokany: Manasatena foana ianao manao an' io fa tsy raharahain' ny ankizy akory. 9Tsy an-kijanona: Miasa foana izy na marary aza. [1.1] |
| Explanations in English |
10empty, void.
[1.2, 1.7] 11vain. 12freely, foolishly, uselessly. [1.2] |
| Explanations in French |
13vide.
[1.3#177, 1.8] 14vacant, vain, frivole, insignifiant, inutile, nul, épuisé, perdu. 15sans but, inutilement. [1.3#177] |
| Examples |
16 Mihomehimehy foana ialahy!
[2.117]
17 Miherikerika foana teo izy. [2.470] 18 Aza atao fotsy volo mitazam-poana. [2.69] |
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| Analogs | 31 fongana, 32 jifa, 33 lany, 34 majifa, 35 tapitra |
| All compound words | 3631 combinations of this word |
| Proverbs | 37 Proverbs containing that word |
| Anagrams | 38 afano, 39 afona, 40 fanao, 41 fanoa, 42 foana, 43 ofana |
| Updated on 2025/11/02 |
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