Malagasy Dictionary and Encyclopedia : lakana

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Entry

1 lakana

Part of speech

2 noun

Explanations in Malagasy

3 Fitaovana hazo na vy entina mitety na mandeha ambony rano, mita rano; matetika ny lakana dia vita amin' ny vatan-kazo lehibebe noloahana izay manjary maivana ary mitsinkafona tsy milentika
4 Lakan-drafitra very fivoy: enti-milaza olona tsy manana na inona na inona hianteherana intsony hamonjena tena [1.1]

Explanations in English

5 a canoe. Laka is used in the provinces. [Poly. Waha, vaka, hak (?)] [1.2]
6 a dugout canoe; any small boat [1.7]

Explanations in French

7 pirogue, petit bateau [1.8]

Examples

8 Nanantena ny hoampitaina izy rehefa miverina, nefa tsy teo intsony koa ny lakana. [2.470]
9 miendaka tsikelikely ny rafitra tsirairay aminy, ary farany dia tsy hisy intsony fa lakana goavana bontolo no sisa tavela. [2.471]

Vocabulary

10 Navigation

Derivatives

11 Active verbs :	miandakana, mandakana
12 Passive verbs :	voalakana, lakano, lakanina
13 Relative verbs :	andakanana
14 Names :	fandakanana, fandakana, mpandakana
15 Adjectives :	mahalakana