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Entry (1/2)1  fandramanana
Part of speech  2  noun
Explanations in Malagasy  3  [1.78] [Tanala] [fandramanaña] ravimboafotsy na ny hazony (fotony)
4  [1.1] Anaran-kafa iantsoana ny voafotsy
Explanations in English  5  [1.2] an osier; a shrub, the leaves of which are used as a substitute for tea, also as a medicine for gonorrhea. By the Betsileo it is used for sprains or dislocations, the leaves being boiled and applied locally. It is also used by them for sores or wounds, the stem being scraped on the sore. Aphloia theaeformis, Benn. Same as voafotsy
Explanations in French  6  [1.196] Nom donné aux infusions théiformes de diverses plantes administrées pour empêcher les sortilèges (nom magiques) ; on emploie surtout à cet effet : - le voafotsy, Aphloia theiformis (Vahl) Benn. (Aphloiaceae) - le hompy, Maytenus fasciculata (Tul.) Loes. (Celastraceae) Le principal sortilège contre lequel on utilise le fandramanana est le fehitratra, l'un des philtres d'amour malgaches (voir fehitratra). On donne aussi le nom de fandramanana à un philtre d'amour (odifitia). [Merina]
7  [Betsileo]
8  [Betsimisaraka]
Vocabulary  9  Botany: medicinal plants
Synonyms  10  voafotsy
Scientific name 

Entry (2/2)12  fandramanana
Part of speech  13  noun
Explanations in English  14  [1.2] a charm, or philtre, or love charm.
Vocabulary  15  Religions, Beliefs
Root  16  andra

Anagrams  17  fanandramana, fandramanana

Updated on 2025/02/02