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Entry (1/3)

1  fafa

Part of speech

2  noun

Explanations in Malagasy

3  [1.1] fanalana ny loto, fanadiovana zavatra na toerana: Ratsy fafa izany trano izany.

Explanations in English

4  [1.2] sweeping, cleaning off. See faoka. 5  [1.7] the act of sweeping

Explanations in French

6  [1.3#136, 1.8, 1.82] action de balayer 7  [1.82] [Taisaka] action d'asperger, d'essuyer 8  [1.196] (dans toute l'île) (du malais papa : action de balayer). Nom général des plantes dont les tiges ou les rameaux servent à faire des balais. (voir aussi famafa et kifafa).

Examples

9  Nisento Vololona, dia ny fafa trano no notohizany. [2.529] 10  Nony vita fafa, dia naka omby vositra izy natao sorona, nadaboka teo atsinanan-trano. [2.606]

Derivatives

11  Active verbs : mifanafa, mifafa, mifampifafa, mifamafa, mahafafa, mamafa, mampamafa, mampifafa, mampifanafa 12  Passive verbs : finafa, afafa, fafana, ampamafa, voafafa 13  Relative verbs : ifafana, amafana 14  Names : fafafafa, fifafana, fifafa, famafa, famafana, fampamafa, mpanafa, mpifafa, mpamafa, kofafa, kifafa, pifamafa 15  Adjectives : mafafa, mahamafa

Compound words

16  fafam-bolontondro     17  fafani-mondry     18  fafa vandana

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Entry (2/3)

19  fafa

Part of speech

20  noun

Explanations in Malagasy

21  [1.78] [Taisaka] hazo fisaka

Explanations in French

22  [1.82] [Taisaka] planche

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Entry (3/3)

23  fafa

Part of speech

24  adjective

Explanations in Malagasy

25  [1.78] badalela [Taisaka] 26  [Antambahoaka] 27  [Antemoro] 28  [Bara] mibadabada, miambatrambatra [Taimoro] miraikidela [Tambahoaka]

Explanations in French

29  [1.82] [Taisaka] bègue 30  [1.19] [Tankarana] qui bégaie. (vava).

Derivatives

31  Names : pifafa

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Updated on 2025/01/21