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Entry1  diavolana
Part of speech  2  noun or adjective
Explanations in Malagasy  3  [1.1] Fahazavana avy amin' ny volana: Mahafinaritra ny diavolana mangoratsaka
misy volana: Diavolana ny andro
Explanations in English  4  [1.2] [volana, the moon] moonlight. The former part of this word is probably from an obsolete root dia meaning brightness, purity, light. Comp. dio, zava. [Ar. Zaha, luxit splenduit; Heb. and Chal. ziv, splendour; Sansk. root div and dio, luxit, splenduit, from which is the Lat. divus and dues, as well as Jupiter (Joris), and the greek Zeus (Dios), dialos-deelos and delos, bright. Also the angels. Tiv; Goth. tius (cf. the Eng. Tuesday); Old Norweg. tyr (pl. tivar, gods), and Old German Zio is the same word]
5  [1.7] moonlight
Explanations in French  6  [1.8] clair de lune
Examples  7  [2.470] Sembanin-drahona ny fenomanana ka toa mampitamby ny diavolana
8  [2.471] diavolana mangoratsaka no niainganay teo an-tseranan' i Toamasina, mba hanjono any afovoan-dranomasina any
Vocabulary  9  Astronomy
Elementary words  10  volana
Compound words 
Proverbs  15  Proverbs containing the word diavolana

Anagrams  16  adilovana, diavolana, voadilana, voaladina

Updated on 2025/01/21