er /ə/ /ɚ/ suffix
used to form the comparative of adjectives bo
used to form the comparative of adverbs bo

free suffix
free from; without sy misy

land /lənd/ suffix
territory, country or region (suffix) anindrazana

less /-ləs/ /-lɪs/ suffix
lacking sy misy

Abdullah /ˌɑb.dʊlˈɑ/ pn
Muslim given name Abdullah

Accra /ə.ˈkɹɑ/ pn
capital of Ghana Accra

Addis Ababa /ˌædɪs ˈæbəbə/ pn
capital of Ethiopia Addis Abeba

Afghanistan /æfˈɡæn.ɪˌstæn/ pn
id=Q889|country Afganistana

Africa /ˈæ.fɹɪ.kə/ pn
id=Q15|continent south of Europe Afrika

African /ˈæf.ɹɪ.kən/ adj
Of or pertaining to Africa Afrika

Afrikaans /ˌɑːfɹɪˈkɑːnz/ pn
language fiteny afrikaans

Ajaccio /aˈʒaksɪəʊ/ pn
capital city of Corsica Ajaccio

Albania /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ə/ pn
id=Q222|country in south-eastern Europe Albania

Algeria /ælˈdʒɪəɹi.ə/ pn
id=Q262|country Aljeria

Algiers /ælˈdʒɪəz/ /ælˈdʒɪɹz/ pn
the capital of Algeria Aljeria

Amazon /ˈæm.ə.zən/ /ˈæm.əˌzɑːn/ pn
river Amazôna

American football n
American football kitra

Americas pn
id=Q828|North and South America Amerika

Andorra /ænˈdɔɹ.ə/ /ænˈdɔː.ɹə/ pn
id=Q228|country Andora

Andorra la Vella pn
capital of Andorra Andorra la Vella

Anglo- /ˈæŋ.ɡləʊ/ prefix
relating to England or English anglisy

Angola /æŋˈɡoʊlə/ /æŋˈɡəʊlə/ pn
id=Q916|country in Southern Africa Angola

Antananarivo pn
city Antananarivo

Antigua and Barbuda /ænˌti.ɡə ænd bɑɹˈbju.də/ /ænˌtiː.ɡə ænd bɑːˈbjuː.də/ pn
id=Q781|country Antiga-sy-Barboda

April /ˈeɪ.pɹəl/ /ˈeɪ.pɹɪl/ pn
fourth month of the Gregorian calendar aprily

Arab /ˈæɹ.əb/ adj
of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations arabo

Arab /ˈæɹ.əb/ n
horse arabo

Arabic /ˈæɹəbɪk/ /ˈɛɹəbɪk/ adj
of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour arabo

Arabic /ˈæɹəbɪk/ /ˈɛɹəbɪk/ pn
alphabet arabo
language arabo

Archimedes /ˌɑːkɪˈmiːdiːz/ /ˌɑːɹkɪˈmiːdiːz/ pn
an ancient Greek mathematician Arsimeda

Asia /ˈeɪʒə/ pn
id=Q48|the continent of Asia Azia

Asian /ˈeɪʒən/ adj
of, relating to or from Asia Azia

Athena /əˈθiːnə/ pn
Greek goddess Athena

August /ˈɑ.ɡəst/ /ˈɔ.ɡəst/ /ˈɔː.ɡəst/ pn
eighth month of the Gregorian calendar agositra

Augustus /ɔːˈɡʌstəs/ pn
male given name agositra

Australia /ɑˈstɹeɪ.li.ə/ /ɒˈstɹeɪ.liː.ə/ /ɒˈstɹeɪl.jə/ /ɔˈstɹeɪ.li.ə/ /əˈstɹæɪ.ljə/ /əˈstɹɛ.liː.ə/ pn
id=Q408|Commonwealth of Australia Aostralia

Australian English pn
English language used in Australia anglisin'i Aostralia anglisy aostralianina

Austria /ˈɑst.ɹi.ə/ /ˈɒs.tɹi.ə/ /ˈɔːs.tɹi.ə/ pn
id=Q40|country in Central Europe Aotrisy

Azerbaijan /ˌæz.ə(ɹ).baɪˈ(d)ʒɑːn/ pn
id=Q227|country in the Caucasus Azerbaijana

Bahamas /bəˈhɑː.məz/ pn
id=Q778|country in the Caribbean Bahamasy

Barbados /bɑɹˈbeɪ.doʊs/ /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbeɪ.dɒs/ pn
id=Q244|country in the Caribbean Barbady

Barcelona /ˌbɑɹsəˈloʊnə/ /ˌbɑːsəˈləʊnə/ pn
capital of Catalonia Barselona

Beast pn
figure in the Book of Revelation biby

Belgium /ˈbɛldʒəm/ pn
id=Q31|country in Europe Belzika

Belize /bəˈliːz/ pn
id=Q242|country Belizy

Berlin Wall pn
wall that parted Berlin rindrin'i Berlin

Bible /ˈbaɪbəl/ pn
Christian holy book Baiboly

Bishkek /bɪʃˈkɛk/ pn
capital of Kyrgyzstan Bishkek

Borneo /ˈbo(ː)ɹnioʊ/ /ˈboənioʊ/ /ˈbɔɹnioʊ/ /ˈbɔːni.əʊ/ pn
island Borneo

Bosnia and Herzegovina /ˈbɒzni.ə ænd hɜɹtsɨˈɡoʊvɨnə/ /ˈbɒzni.ə ænd ˌhɜɹtsɨɡoʊˈviːnə/ /ˈbɒzni.ə ənd hɜɹtsɨˈɡoʊvɨnə/ /ˈbɒzni.ə ənd ˌhɜɹtsɨɡoʊˈviːnə/ pn
id=Q225|country on the Balkan peninsula Bosnie-Herzégovine

Botswana /bɑːtˈswɑːnə/ /bɒtˈswɑːnə/ pn
id=Q963|Republic of Botswana Botsoana

British English pn
English language as in Britain, especially in England anglisy

Brunei /bɹuːˈnaɪ/ pn
id=Q921|a country in Southeast Asia Boroney

Brussels /ˈbɹʌsəlz/ pn
capital of Belgium Brussel

Bulgaria /bʌlˈɡɛə.ɹi.ə/ /bʌlˈɡɛɹ.i.ə/ pn
id=Q219|country Biolgaria

Cairo /kɛɹoʊ/ /ˈkaɪɹoʊ/ pn
capital of Egypt Kairo

Canada /ˈkænədə/ pn
id=Q16|country in North America Kanada

Canadian football n
sport kitra

Catholicism /kəˈθɔləsɪzm/ n
faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church katolisisma

Central African Republic pn
country in Central Africa Repoblikan'i Afrika Afovoany

Chad /tʃæd/ pn
id=Q657|country Tsady

China /ˈt͡ʃaɪnə/ pn
civilization of the Chinese people Repoblika Entim-bahoakan'i Sina
country in east Asia Repoblika Entim-bahoakan'i Sina
region corresponding to the People's Republic of China and Taiwan Repoblika Entim-bahoakan'i Sina

Chinese /t͡ʃaɪˈniːz/ /ˌt͡ʃaɪˈniz/ pn
sinoa

Christ /kɹaɪst/ pn
messiah predicted in Jewish prophesy Kristy
title for Jesus of Nazareth Kristy

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pn
major denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement Fiangonan'i Jesoa Kristy ho an'ny Olomasin'ny Andro Farany

Colorado /kɑləˈɹɑdoʊ/ pn
US state Kolorado

Congo /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/ /ˈkɒŋɡəʊ/ pn
id=Q3503|river Repoblikan'i Kongo

Croatia /ˌkɹoʊˈeɪ.ʃə/ /ˌkɹəʊˈeɪ.ʃə/ pn
id=Q224|country in Europe Croatie

Cuba /ˈkjuːbə/ [ˈkjuː.bə] [ˈkjʉː.bə] pn
id=Q241|country and largest island in Caribbean Kioba

Cyprus /ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/ pn
id=Q229|country Chypre

Danish /ˈdeɪnɪʃ/ adj
of Denmark danisy

Danish /ˈdeɪnɪʃ/ pn
language danisy

December /dɪ.ˈsɛm.bəɹ/ /dɪˈsɛmbə/ pn
twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar desambra

Denmark /ˈdɛn.mɑɹk/ /ˈdɛn.mɑːk/ pn
id=Q35|country in Western Europe Danmarka

Dominic pn
male given name Dominika

Dominica /də.ˈmɪ.nɪ.kə/ pn
id=Q784|Commonwealth of Dominica Dominika

Dutch /dʌtʃ/ adj
of the Netherlands, people, or language nerlandey

Dutch /dʌtʃ/ pn
the Dutch language nerlandey

Easter /ˈi.stɚ/ /ˈiː.stə/ n
Christian holiday Paska

Easter Island pn
Island in the Pacific Nosin’i Paska

Ecuador /ˈɛk.wə.dɔɹ/ /ˈɛk.wə.dɔː/ pn
id=Q736|country in South America Ekoatera

Egypt /ˈiː.dʒɪpt/ pn
id=Q79|country in North Africa Ejipta Egypta

Elephant pn
105th sura of the Qur'an elefanta

English /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/ n
one's ability to employ the English language anglisy

English /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/ pn
the English language anglisy

Englishwoman n
a female native or inhabitant of England anglisy

Enlightenment pn
the Enlightenment hazavana

Equatorial Guinea pn
id=Q983|country in Western Africa Ginea Ekoatorialy

Estonia /ɛsˈtoʊ.ni.ə/ /ɛsˈtəʊ.ni.ə/ pn
id=Q191|country Estonia

Ethiopia /iθiˈoʊpi.ə/ pn
id=Q115|country in Eastern Africa Etiopia

Europa /jʊˈɹoʊpə/ pn
a moon of Jupiter Eoropa
princess abducted to Crete by Zeus Eoropa

Europe /ˈjʊ(ə)ɹəp/ /ˈjʊəɹəp/ /ˈjʊɹəp/ pn
id=Q46|continent Eoropa

European Central Bank pn
central bank for the European Union Banky Foibe Eoropeana

European Union /ˌjʊəɹəˈpiːən ˈjuːnjən/ pn
European supranational organisation Firaisana Eorôpeanina

February /ˈfɛb.ɹuˌɛɹi/ /ˈfɛb.ɹʊ.ə.ɹi/ pn
second month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars febroary

Federal Republic of Germany pn
id=Q183|Germany's official name Repoblika federalin'i Alemaina

Fiji /ˈfi.dʒi/ /ˈfiː.dʒiː/ pn
id=Q712|Republic of the Fiji Islands Fiji

Finland /ˈfɪn.lənd/ pn
id=Q33|Nordic country Finlandy

France /fɹæns/ /fɹɑːns/ pn
id=Q142|country Frantsa

Franche-Comté pn
region Franche-Comté

Frankenfish n
fish that inspires fear due to being unnatural tsondro

French /fɹɛnt͡ʃ/ adj
of or relating to France Frantsa

German /ˈd͡ʒɜːmən/ /ˈd͡ʒɝmən/ pn
the German language alema

Germanic /d͡ʒɜː(ɹ)ˈmæn.ɪk/ adj
having German characteristics alema
relating to the Germanic peoples alema

Germany /ˈd͡ʒɜː.mə.nɪ/ /ˈd͡ʒɝ.mə.ni/ pn
id=Q183|country in Central Europe Alemaina

Ghana pn
id=Q117|The Republic of Ghana Ghana

God /ɡɑ(d)/ /ɡɑd/ /ɡɒd/ pn
single deity of monotheism Andriamanitra

Golaghat /ˌɡoʊlɑːɡhɑːt/ pn
worldwide Golaghat

Greenland /ˈɡɹiːn.lənd/ pn
a large self-governing island in North America Groenlanda

Guinea-Bissau pn
Republic of Guinea-Bissau Ginea-Bissau

Hawaii /həˈvaɪʔi/ /həˈwaɪ(j)i/ /həˈwaɪ.i/ pn
chain of islands Hawaii
largest of the Hawaiian Islands Hawaii
state of the United States Hawaii

Hebraic adj
hebreo

Hebrew /ˈhiːbɹuː/ adj
pertaining to the language hebreo
pertaining to the people hebreo

Hebrew /ˈhiːbɹuː/ n
person hebreo

Hebrew /ˈhiːbɹuː/ pn
hebreo

Holiness n
used to address the pope fahamasinana

Holland /ˈhɑlənd/ pn
Hôlandy

Holy Writ n
Bible Baiboly

I'm a Muslim phraseologicalUnit
I'm a Muslim miozolmana aho

Iberia /aɪˈbɪəɹ.i.ə/ pn
region south of the Pyrenees Tanjona Iberika

Iberian Peninsula pn
peninsula Tanjona Iberika

Iceland /ˈaɪs.lənd/ pn
id=Q189|country in Europe Islandy

India /ˈɪndi.ə/ pn
id=Q668|the country India

Indian Ocean pn
the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica Ranomasimbe Indiana

Indianapolis /ɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs/ pn
capital of the State of Indiana, USA Indianapolis

Indonesia /ˌɪndə(ʊ)ˈniːʒə/ /ˌɪndəˈniʒə/ pn
id=Q252|country Indonezia

Indonesian pn
language Fiteny indoneziana

Italian Peninsula pn
peninsula Italia

Italy /ˈɪtəli/ pn
id=Q38|European country Italia

Jack /dʒæk/ pn
pet name of John Joany

Jamaica /dʒəˈmeɪ.kə/ pn
id=Q766|country in the Caribbean Jamaika

January /ˈd͡ʒænjuˌɛɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒænjʊəɹi/ pn
first month of the Gregorian calendar janoary

Japan /dʒəˈpæn/ pn
id=Q17|a country in East Asia Japana

Japanese /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/ adj
of or relating to Japan Japana

Jehovah /dʒəˈhoʊvə/ pn
transliteration of the Masoretic vocalization of the Tetragrammaton Jehovah

Jesus /heɪˈsuːs/ /ˈdʒiːzəs/ pn
the Christian Messiah Jesoa

John /dʒɑn/ /dʒɒn/ pn
biblical persons Joany
male given name - the standard or most popular form Joany
one of the epistles of John Joany
fourth gospel Joany

Joseph /ˈd͡ʒoʊsəf/ /ˈd͡ʒəʊzəf/ pn
favorite son of Jacob Josefa
husband of Virgin Mary Josefa
male given name Josefa

Joshua /ˈd͡ʒɒʃjuːə/ pn
book of the Bible Josoa
male given name Josoa

July /d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ/ pn
seventh month of the Gregorian calendar zolay

June /d͡ʒuːn/ pn
sixth month of the Gregorian calendar jiona

Karnataka /kəɹˈnɑːtəkə/ pn
state in southern India Karnataka

Kenya /ˈkɛnjə/ [ˈkɛɲa] pn
id=Q114|country in Eastern Africa Kenya

Khrushchev pn
surname Khrushchev

Kuwait /kjuːˈweɪt/ /kuːˈweɪt/ pn
id=Q817|country in the Middle East Koety

Land of the Rising Sun pn
Japan Japana

Latvia /ˈlæt.vi.ə/ pn
id=Q211|country Letonia

Liberia /laɪˈbɪəɹi.ə/ /laɪˈbɪɹi.ə/ pn
id=Q1014|country in Western Africa Liberia

Lithuania /ˌlɪθ.(j)uˈeɪ.ni.ə/ pn
id=Q37|country Lituania

Lord's Prayer pn
the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples Ray-nay any an-danitra

Luxembourg /ˈlʌk.səm.bɜːɡ/ /ˈlʌk.səm.bɝɡ/ pn
id=Q32|country Loksemborga

Madagascar /madəˈɡaskə/ /mædəˈɡæskɑɹ/ pn
id=Q1019|country in Southern Africa Madagasikara

Madrid /məˈd(ʒ)ɹɪd/ /məˈdɹɪd/ pn
capital of Spain Madrid

Malagasy /ˌmæləˈɡæsi/ n
person malagasy gasy

Malagasy /ˌmæləˈɡæsi/ pn
anarana
the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language fiteny malagasy malagasy

Malawi /məˈlɑːwi/ pn
id=Q1020|Republic of Malawi Malawi

Malay /məˈleɪ/ /ˈmeɪleɪ/ adj
in, of or otherwise pertaining to the Malay language malay
of or pertaining to Malaysia|Malaysian malay
of the Malay people malay

Malay /məˈleɪ/ /ˈmeɪleɪ/ n
Malay person malay

Malay /məˈleɪ/ /ˈmeɪleɪ/ pn
the Malay language malay

Malaysian /məˈleɪ.zi.ən/ adj
Pertaining to Malaysia malay

Malaysian /məˈleɪ.zi.ən/ n
a native of Malaysia malay

Mali /ˈmɑːli/ pn
id=Q912|a country in Western Africa Mali

Malta /ˈmɑl.tə/ /ˈmɔːl.tə/ pn
id=Q233|republic Malta
island Malta

Malta Island pn
the largest island of Malta Malta

Man pn
genus Homo lehilahy

March /mɑɹt͡ʃ/ /mɑːt͡ʃ/ pn
third month of the Gregorian calendar martsa

Maurice /məˈɹis/ /məˈɹiːs/ pn
male given name Maorisy

Mauritania /ˌmɒɹɪˈteɪni.ə/ /ˌmɔːɹɪˈteɪni.ə/ pn
id=Q1025|Islamic Republic of Mauritania Maoritania

Mauritius /məˈɹɪʃəs/ pn
id=Q1027|country Maorisy
island Maorisy

May /meɪ/ pn
fifth month of the Gregorian calendar may

Mayotte /maɪˈɒt/ pn
Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte Mahori

Mexico /ˈmɛk.sɪ.koʊ/ /ˈmɛk.sɪ.kəʊ/ pn
id=Q96|country Meksika

Middle East pn
region comprising southwest Asia and northeast Africa Afovoany Atsinanana

Monaco /ˈmɑ.nə.koʊ/ /ˈmɒ.nə.kəʊ/ pn
capital city Monakô
id=Q235|country in Europe Monakô

Monday /ˈmʌn.deɪ/ n
day of the week alatsinainy

Mongolia /mɑːŋˈɡoʊli.ə/ /mɒŋˈɡəʊli.ə/ pn
id=Q711|Central Asian country Mongolia

Montenegro /mɒn.tɪˈnɛ.ɡɹəʊ/ /ˌmɑn.təˈneɪ.ɡɹoʊ/ pn
id=Q236|country in Europe Montenegro

Moon pn
id=Q405|sole natural satellite of the Earth volana

Moscow /ˈmɑskaʊ/ /ˈmɒskəʊ/ pn
capital city of Russia Môsikao

Mozambique /ˌmoʊ.zæmˈbiːk/ pn
id=Q1029|country in Southern Africa Mozambika

Mrs /ˈmɪs/ /ˈmɪsɪz/ n
title before woman's name Ramatoa

Muhammad pn
male given name Mohammed

Muslim /ˈmʌsləm/ n
believer of Islam Miozolmana

Naomi /neɪˈoʊmi/ pn
female given name fahamarinana

Nepal /nɪˈpɔːl/ pn
id=Q837|Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Népal

Netherlands /ˈnɛ.ðə.ləndz/ /ˈnɛ.ðɚ.ləndz/ adj
pertaining to the Netherlands nerlandey

Netherlands /ˈnɛ.ðə.ləndz/ /ˈnɛ.ðɚ.ləndz/ pn
Hôlandy

New Delhi /njuː ˈdɛli/ pn
capital of India New Delhi

New Year n
January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following taom-baovao

New York City pn
large city in the USA New York

North Korea pn
id=Q423|Democratic People's Republic of Korea Korea Avaratra

Norway /ˈnɔɹ.weɪ/ /ˈnɔː.weɪ/ pn
id=Q20|Scandinavian country Norvezy

November /noʊˈvɛmbəɹ/ /nəʊˈvɛmbə/ pn
eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar novambra

OK /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ /ˌəˈkæɪ/ adj
all right, permitted tsara

OK /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ /ˌəˈkæɪ/ interjection
introduction of a sentence in order to draw attention tsara

OK /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ /ˌəˈkæɪ/ v
approve anàva

Oceania /ˌoʊ.ʃiˈæn.i.ə/ /ˌəʊ.ʃiˈɑː.nɪə/ pn
id=Q538|geographical region Ôseania

October /ɑkˈtoʊbəɹ/ /ɒkˈtəʊbə/ pn
tenth month of the Gregorian calendar oktobra

Oslo /ˈɒzləʊ/ pn
the capital and a county municipality of Norway Oslo

Pacific Ocean pn
the world's largest body of water Ranomasimbe Pasifika

Panama /ˈpæn.ə.mɑː/ pn
id=Q804|country Panama

Paris /ˈpæɹ.ɪs/ /ˈpɛɹ.ɪs/ pn
capital of France Paris

Passover pn
Jewish festival Paska

Perseus /ˈpɜːsi.əs/ /ˈpɝsi.əs/ pn
constellation Persée
mythical Greek warrior Persée

Persian /ˈpɜː.ʒən/ /ˈpɝʒən/ pn
the Persian language saka

Poland /ˈpoʊ.lənd/ /ˈpəʊ.lənd/ pn
id=Q36|European country Polonia

Polaris /pɔʊˈlɑɹɪs/ pn
star Kintan'ny tendron-tany avaratra

Portugal /ˈpɔɹt͡ʃəɡəl/ /ˈpɔːt͡ʃəɡəl/ pn
id=Q45|country Portogaly

Quebec /kwɪˈbɛk/ pn
the letter "Q" volana

Republic of Albania pn
id=Q222|Official name of Albania Albania

Republic of China pn
id=Q865|state in East Asia Taiwan

Roman Catholic Church pn
part of the Christian churches in union with the pope in Rome Eglizy Katolika Apostolika Romana

Ruritanian /ˌɹʊə.ɹɪˈteɪ.ni.ən/ /ˌɹʊɹ.ɪˈteɪ.ni.ən/ n
person from the fictional land of Ruritania saka

Russia /ˈɹʌʃə/ pn
id=Q159|country in Asia and Europe Rosia

Rwanda pn
id=Q1037|country Roanda

Sabbath /ˈsæbəθ/ n
Christian Sunday alahady

San Marino /ˌsæn məˈɹi.noʊ/ /ˌsæn məˈɹiː.nəʊ/ pn
capital city San Marino
id=Q238|Republic of San Marino San Marino

Sanskrit /ˈsænskɹɪt/ pn
language sanskrity

Senegal /ˌsɛn.ɪ.ˈɡɔːl/ pn
id=Q1041|Republic of Senegal Senegaly

September /sɛpˈtɛmbə/ /sɛpˈtɛmbəɹ/ pn
ninth month of the Gregorian calendar septambra

Singapore /ˈsɪŋəpɔɹ/ /ˈsɪŋəpɔː/ pn
id=Q334|Republic of Singapore Singapaoro

Slavey /ˈsleɪvi/ pn
a language andevo

South Africa pn
country Afrika Atsimo

Southeast Asia pn
a subregion of Asia Azia Atsimo Atsinanana

Spain /speɪn/ pn
id=Q29|country in Europe Espaina

Spanish /ˈspæn.ɪʃ/ pn
Romance language of Spain and the Americas fiteny espaniola

Spartacus /ˈspɑːtəkəs/ /ˈspɑːɹtəkəs/ pn
Thracian name Spartacus

Stockholm pn
capital of Sweden Stockholm

Sun /sʌn/ pn
id=Q525|star masoandro

Sunday /ˈsʌndeɪ/ n
day of the week alahady

Suriname /ˌsʊə.ɹɪˈnæm/ /ˌsʊɹ.ɪˈnɑm/ pn
id=Q730|country Sorinama

Swede /swiːd/ n
Swedish person soedoa

Sweden /ˈswi.dən/ pn
id=Q34|Scandinavian country Soeda

Swedish /ˈswiːdɪʃ/ pn
language soedoa

Switzerland /ˈswɪt.səl.ənd/ /ˈswɪt.sɚ.lənd/ pn
id=Q39|sovereign country Soisa

Syracuse pn
city in New York state Syracuse

Syria /ˈsɪɹi.ə/ pn
id=Q858|country in the Middle East Siria

Syrian Arab Republic pn
id=Q858|Official name of Syria Repoblika Arabo Siriana

TESL n
Teaching English as a second language fiteny

Tahitian pn
language fiteny tahisiana tahisianina

Taiwan /ˌtaɪˈwɑn/ /ˌtaɪˈwɑːn/ pn
East Asian country Taiwan

Tamil /ˈtæmɪl/ pn
language tamily

Tanzania /ˌtænzəˈniːə/ pn
id=Q924|United Republic of Tanzania Tanzania

Ten Commandments pn
Moses' ten commandments Didy Folo

Thailand /ˈtaɪ̯lænd/ pn
id=Q869|country in Southeast Asia Thaïlande

Thursday /ˈθɜːzdeɪ/ /ˈθɝzdeɪ/ n
day of the week alakamisy

Togo pn
id=Q945|Togolese Republic Togo

Tokyo pn
capital of Japan Tokyo

Tropic of Cancer pn
the parallel of latitude 23°30′ north of the equator Asorotany

Tropic of Capricorn pn
parallel of latitude 23°30' S Adijady

Tuesday /ˈt(j)uzdeɪ/ /ˈtjuːzd(e)ɪ/ adv
on Tuesday talata

Tuesday /ˈt(j)uzdeɪ/ /ˈtjuːzd(e)ɪ/ n
day of the week talata

UN Security Council pn
international organ Filankevi-pilaminan'ny Firenena Mikambana

Uganda /juˈɡændə/ pn
id=Q1036|Republic of Uganda Oganda

Ukraine /juˈkɹeɪn/ /juːˈkɹeɪn/ pn
id=Q212|Eastern European country Okraina

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland pn
id=Q145|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Fanjakana Mitambatr'i Britaina ary Irlanda Avaratra

United Nations pn
international coalition Firenena Mikambana

Ural pn
river Urál

Ural Mountains pn
mountains Urál

Vientiane /viˌɛntiˈɑːn/ pn
capital of Laos Vientiane

Volapük pn
language volapoky

Weimar Republic /ˈvaɪmɑː(ɹ) ɹɪˈpʌblɪk/ pn
Germany between 1919 and 1933 Repoblikan'i Weimar

West Germany pn
id=Q713750|former European country Repoblika federalin'i Alemaina

Wikipedia /ˌwɪkiˈpiːdi.ə/ /ˌwɪkɪˈpiːdɪə/ pn
online encyclopedia Wikipedia

Wiktionary /ˈwɪkʃ.nə.ɹi/ /ˈwɪkʃən(ə)ɹi/ /ˈwɪkʃəˌnɛ(ə)ɹi/ /ˈwɪkʃəˌnɛɹi/ pn
the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language Wikibolana

World Wide Web pn
An information space on the Internet lay

Zimbabwe /zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ/ pn
id=Q954|Republic of Zimbabwe Zimbaboe

a lot /əˈlɑt/ /əˈlɒt/ adv
very much betsaka

a lot /əˈlɑt/ /əˈlɒt/ n
a large amount betsaka

ablaze /əˈbleɪz/ adv
on fire lelàfo

abroad /əˈbɹɔd/ /əˈbɹɔːd/ n
countries or lands abroad vahiny

accident /ˈæk.sə.dənt/ n
chance event loza
military: unplanned event resulting in injury loza
transport: unintended event that causes damage loza
unexpected event with negative consequences loza

accidental /ˌæk.sɪ.ˈdɛn.tl̩/ n
(in plural, painting) loza
(music) loza

accountable /ə.ˈkaʊn.tə.bəl/ /ʌˈkaʊntəbl̩/ adj
having accountability tompon’ andraikitra
liable to be called on to render an account tompon’ andraikitra

acknowledgment /əkˈnɑl.ɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ /əkˈnɒl.ɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ n
expression of thanks fisaorana

acorn /ˈeɪ.kɔɹn/ /ˈeɪ.kɔːn/ n
fruit of the oak tree voan'oaka

act /æk/ /ækt/ n
division of theatrical performance isa
statute lalàna

act /æk/ /ækt/ v
to do something manao
to perform a theatrical role milalao

actor /ˈæk.tə/ /ˈæk.tɚ/ n
mpilalao

acute accent n
acute accent tendro miraika havanana

adder /ˈædɚ/ n
snake bibilava

address /əˈdɹɛs/ /ˈædɹɛs/ n
direction for letters ladiresy

adjudicator /æ.dʒu.dɪˈkeɪ.tɔɹ/ n
one who adjudicates mpitsara

administrator /ədˈmɪnɪstɹeɪtə/ /ədˈmɪnɪstɹeɪtɚ/ n
computing: one who responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network mpitandrina
one who administers affairs mpitandrina

admonition n
gentle or friendly reproof anatra

ado /əˈduː/ n
doing; trouble; difficulty; troublesome business; fuss; bustle; as, to make a great ado about trifles tantara

advertise /ˈad.və.tʌɪz/ /ˈæd.vəɹ.taɪz/ v
(intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others mampandre
(transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly mampandre
(transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.) mampandre

advocate /ˈæd.və.keɪt/ /ˈæd.və.kət/ v
encourage support for mandrisika

afloat /əˈfloʊt/ adv
at sea ranomasina

agenda /əˈdʒɛn.də/ n
agenda book; notebook for organizing and planning diary

agony /ˈæ.ɡə.niː/ n
extreme pain of mind or body fialana aina
last struggle of life fialana aina
violent contest or striving fialana aina

ahoy interjection
used to hail a ship, etc ehoh

ail /eɪl/ v
to be ill mijaly

ailing /ˈeɪ.lɪŋ/ adj
sick marary

airplane /ˈɛəpleɪn/ /ˈɛəɹˌpleɪ̯n/ n
powered aircraft fiaramanidina

alacrity [əˈlækɹɨti] n
eagerness hafaliana

alarm /əˈlɑɹm/ /əˈlɑːm/ n
mechanical contrivance for awaking famohazana

alarm clock n
famohazana

albumen /ˈælbjʊmən/ n
white part of an egg fotsy

alcohol /ˈæl.kə.hɒl/ /ˈæl.kə.hɔl/ /ˈɑl.kə.hɔl/ n
intoxicating beverage alkôla

algebra /ˈæl.dʒɪ.bɹə/ n
structure aljebra
study of algebraic structures aljebra
system for computation aljebra

algid /ˈæl.dʒɪd/ adj
cold, chilly hatsiaka

alien /ˈeɪ.li.ən/ adj
not belonging to the same country vahiny

alien /ˈeɪ.li.ən/ n
foreigner vahiny
person, etc. from outside vahiny

alike /əˈlaɪk/ adj
having resemblance; similar karaha

all right /ˌɔːlˈɹaɪt/ adj
good tsara
in good health tsara

all right /ˌɔːlˈɹaɪt/ adv
fairly well tsara

all right /ˌɔːlˈɹaɪt/ interjection
Used as a general lead-in or beginning tsara
Used to express exasperation or frustration, often with already tsara
Used to fill space or pauses tsara

ally /əˈlaɪ/ /ˈæl.aɪ/ n
one united to another by treaty or league havana

alone /ɐˈluŋ/ /əˈloʊn/ /əˈləʊn/ adv
only fotsiny

along with conjunction
in addition to miaraka

aluminium /əˈluːmɪnəm/ /ˌæl.(j)uˈmɪn.i.əm/ /ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.i.əm/ n
id=Q663|silvery metal viraty

alumnus /əˈlʌmnəs/ n
a male pupil or student mpianatra
a student mpianatra

always /ˈɔl.weɪz/ /ˈɔːl.weɪz/ adv
at all times foana
constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals foana

amber /ˈa.mbə/ /ˈæ.mbɚ/ n
traffic light colour vony

amniotic fluid n
fluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus rano

amorous /ˈæ.mɹəs/ adj
affected with love raiki-pitia
inclined to love raiki-pitia
indicating love or sexual desire raiki-pitia
of or relating to, or produced by, love raiki-pitia

ampoule /ˈæm.puːl/ n
small glass vial hermetically sealed jiro

an /æn/ /ən/ article
indefinite article iray

and /(ə)n(d)/ /ænd/ conjunction
used to connect two similar words, phrases, et cetera ary sy

and/or conjunction
inclusive "or" sy/na

andiron n
a utensil for supporting wood while burning alika

anemia /əˈnimi.ə/ n
medical condition with decreased oxygen transport kôtsatra lany ra

animadversion /ˌænɪmædˈvɜːʃən/ /ˌænɪmædˈvɝːʒən / n
criticism, a critical remark tsikera

animal /ˈænɪməl/ n
organism biby
organism other than man biby
person who behaves wildly biby

announce /əˈnaʊns/ /ʌˈnaʊns/ v
to give public notice, or first notice of mampandre

another /əˈnʌ.ðə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌ.ðɚ/ determiner
one more, in addition to a former number abo

answer /ˈæn.sɚ/ /ˈɑːn.sə/ [ˈeən.sə] [ˈeən.sɚ] n
reply to e-mail valy
response valy
solution valy

antitheft adj
preventing from being stolen arohalatra

antler /ˈænt.lə/ /ˈænt.lɚ/ n
bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk hazo

anus /ˈeɪ.nəs/ n
lower opening of the digestive tract fory

any more adv
in negative or interrogative constructions abo

anytime adv
at any time foana

ape /eɪp/ n
animal gidro

ape /eɪp/ v
to imitate mianatra

apex /ˈeɪˌpɛks/ n
highest point tampony

appetizer n
small, light first course vava

apple /ˈæp.əl/ n
fruit paoma pôma

appoint /əˈpɔɪnt/ v
to fix (the time and place of) mametraka
to fix with power or firmness mametraka

apportionment n
The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned fizarana

apricot /ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɒt/ /ˈæ.pɹɪ.kɒt/ n
fruit aprikaoty

aquarium n
public place where live fish are exhibited dobo
tank for keeping fish dobo

aquatic /əˈkwæ.tɪk/ /əˈkwɑ.tɪk/ adj
relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water rano

aqueous /ˈæ.kwi.əs/ adj
consisting mainly of water rano

architecture n
art and science of designing buildings and other structures maritrano

archly adv
in an arch manner ankasomparana

area /ˈæɹ.i.ə/ /ˈɛə̯ɹɪə̯/ n
any particular extent velarantany
figuratively, any extent, scope or range velarantany
maths: measure of extent of a surface velarantany
particular geographic region velarantany

argent /ˈɑɹdʒənt/ /ˈɑːdʒənt/ adj
of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms fotsy

argent /ˈɑɹdʒənt/ /ˈɑːdʒənt/ n
silver or metal tincture vola

arm /ɑɹm/ /ɑːm/ n
part of a chromosome sandry
upper appendage from shoulder to wrist sandry

armchair /ˈɑɹmtʃɛɚ/ /ˈɑː(ɹ)mtʃɛə(ɹ)/ n
a chair with supports for the arms or elbows seza

armrest n
part of a seat sandry

army /ˈɑɹ.mi/ /ˈɑː.miː/ n
rezimanta

aromaticity n
property of having an aroma finto

array /əˈɹeɪ/ n
any of various data structures solaitrabe

arrest /əˈɹɛst/ v
to take into legal custody tapaka

arrogance /ˈæɹ.ɵ.ɡəns/ n
act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner angiangy

arrow /ˈæɹ.oʊ/ /ˈæɹ.əʊ/ n
projectile flesy

arrowhead n
symbol flesy

arsenic /ɑɹˈsɛnɪk/ /ɑː(ɹ)ˈsɛnɪk/ /ˈɑɹsənɪk/ /ˈɑː(ɹ).sə.nɪk/ n
id=Q871|chemical element arsenika

artificial intelligence n
branch of computer science haranita-tsaina voatrolombelona
intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity haranita-tsaina voatrolombelona

as /æz/ /əz/ conjunction
at the same time that rehefa

ash /ˈæʃ/ n
solid remains of a fire lavènona

ask /eəsk/ /ˈask/ /ˈæks/ /ˈæsk/ /ˈɑːsk/ v
request an answer mametraka

ass /æs/ n
stupid person vendrana
vulgar slang:sex vody

asscheek /ˈæstʃik/ n
slang for a buttock vody

associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/ /əˈsoʊʃieɪt/ /əˈsəʊʃi.ət/ /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/ v
to spend time socially mitsidika

association football n
soccer kitra

associative array n
An array-like data structure diksionera

asthma /ˈæsmə/ /ˈæzmə/ n
chronic respiratory disease sefo

astronomy /əˈstɹɑnəˌmi/ n
study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere astrônômia

attribute /æˈtɹɪbjut/ /æˈtɹɪbjuːt/ /ˈætɹɪbjut/ /ˈætɹɪbjuːt/ n
grammar: word qualifying a noun mpamaritra

au revoir /ˌoʊ.ɹə.ˈvwɑɹ/ /ˌəʊ.ɹə.ˈvwɑː/ interjection
veloma

aural /ˈaʊɹəl/ /ˈɔːɹəl/ adj
of or pertaining to the ear ankihikely

auricular n
little finger ankihikely

author /ˈɑ.θɚ/ /ˈɔ.θɚ/ /ˈɔː.θə/ v
to create a work as its author mamorona

authorization n
act of authorizing fahazoandalana

autism /ˈɔːtɪz.əm/ n
neurological disorder autiste

automobile /ˈɔ.tə.moʊ.ˌbil/ /ˈɔ.tə.mə.biːl/ n
passenger vehicle fiarakodia

automotive adj
having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling fiara-kodia
of, or relating to motor vehicles fiara-kodia

autumn /ˈɔtəm/ /ˈɔːtəm/ n
season fararano

autumnal /ɔˈtʌmnəɫ/ /ɔːˈtʌmnəl/ adj
of or relating to autumn fararano

avocado /ævəˈkɑːdəʊ/ /ɑvəˈkɑdoʊ/ n
fruit mpisolovava

axe /æks/ n
tool famaky
weapon famaky

aye aye, sir phraseologicalUnit
nautical - I hear, understand and will comply tsara

azure /ˈæɪʒə/ /ˈæʒ(j)ʊə/ /ˈæʒɚ/ adj
heraldry: of blue colour on a coat of arms manga

azure /ˈæɪʒə/ /ˈæʒ(j)ʊə/ /ˈæʒɚ/ n
blue colour on a coat of arms manga
the blue sky manga

baboon /bəˈbuːn/ /ˌbæˈbuːn/ n
primate rinasoa

baby /ˈbeɪbi/ adj
of a child kely
of an animal kely

baby /ˈbeɪbi/ n
immature or infantile person zaza
pet project zaza
term of endearment zaza
very young human being zaza
young animal zaza

baby boy n
very young male human being zaza

back /bæk/ adj
near the rear vody

back /bæk/ n
the rear of body lamosina

backbite v
to make defamatory statements about another mandoto

backbiting n
the act of slandering a person without that person's knowledge fifosana

backside /ˈbækˌsaɪd/ n
buttocks vody

backward /ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d/ /ˈbækwɚd/ adj
of the direction towards the back vody

bad /bæd/ /bæːd/ /bɛd/ /bɛʔ/ adj
evil, wicked ratsy fanahy
not good ratsy
not suitable or fitting ratsy
seemingly non-appropriate, in manners ratsy
tricky; stressful; unpleasant ratsy

baddie /ˈbædi/ n
a person of bad character in a work of fiction ratsy fanahy

badly /ˈbæd.li/ adv
in a bad manner ratsy

bag /beɪɡ/ /bæɡ/ /bɛɡ/ n
flexible container kitabo

baker /ˈbeɪ.kə(ɹ)/ /ˈbeɪ.kɚ/ n
person who bakes and sells bread, etc fivarota-mofo

bakery /ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/ n
a shop in which bread and such is baked and sold fivarota-mofo

balance /ˈbæləns/ n
scales balansy

ball /bɑl/ /bɔːl/ n
object, generally spherical, used for playing games baolina
quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape baolina
solid or hollow sphere baolina
testicle atody
formal dance dihy

balmy /ˈbɑː.mi/ adj
colloquial: foolish adala

banana /bəˈnænə/ /bəˈnɑːnə/ n
fruit akondro

banana republic n
country fanjakan' i Baroa fanjakana baroa

bang /bæŋ(ɡ)/ v
slang: to engage in sexual intercourse milely

banyan /ˈbæn.jən/ n
tropical Indian fig tree monoko

bargain /ˈbɑː(ɹ).ɡən/ v
to make a bargain miady varotra

barrier /ˈbæɹi.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈbæɹi.əɹ/ /ˈbɛɹi.əɹ/ n
boundary or limit amborodao

base /beɪs/ adj
low ambany

bass /beɪs/ adj
low in pitch ambany

bat /bæt/ n
small flying mammal ramanavy

bath /bæθ/ /bɐːθ/ /bɑːθ/ [baθ⁓bæθ] [bæθ⁓bɛəθ⁓beəθ] [bɑːt̪ʰ] [bɑːθ] n
room efitra fandroana

bathroom /ˈbæθ.ɹuːm/ /ˈbæθɹum/ /ˈbɑːθ.ɹuːm/ n
a room with a bathtub efitra fandroana

bay /beɪ/ n
body of water hoala
compartment hoala

be /bi/ /biː/ v
used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same manao
used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like manao

be able to v
have ability to fahaizana

beach /bit͡ʃ/ /biːt͡ʃ/ n
sandy shore morona

beam /biːm/ n
ray tselatra

bean /biːn/ n
seed pisitasy

bear /bɑɹ/ /bɛə(ɹ)/ /bɛəɹ/ n
large hairy man баавгай
rough, unmannerly, uncouth person баавгай
large mammal of family Ursidae maharitra

beast /biːst/ n
domestic animal biby
non-human animal biby

bedroom /ˈbɛdɹuːm/ n
room in a house where a bed is kept for sleeping efitra fatoriana

bee /biː/ n
insect tantely

beef /biːf/ n
meat aomby

beetle /ˈbiːtəl/ [ˈbiɾəɫ] n
insect borera

begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ v
to start, to initiate or take the first step into something. apetraka

behavioural adj
of or pertaining to behaviour ara-pitondran-tena

behind /bɪˈhaɪnd/ /ˈbiːˌhaɪnd/ n
butt, buttocks vody

behold /bɪˈhoʊld/ /bɪˈhəʊld/ v
to see, to look at mijery

beige [beɪʒ] n
colour beg

belch /ˈbɛltʃ/ v
expel gas from the stomach through the mouth mandrezatra

belief /bɪˈliːf/ n
religious faith finoana

belly /bɛli/ n
abdomen kibo

belonging /bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/ /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ/ n
something physical that is owned tsara

bend /bɛnd/ /bɪnd/ v
to change direction mihodina

berry /ˈbɛɹi/ n
small fruit bananoaka
soft fruit developing from a superior ovary and containing seeds not encased in pits bananoaka

besmirch /bɪˈsmɜːtʃ/ /bɪˈsmɝːtʃ/ v
make dirty mandoto
tarnish; debase mandoto

betrothed /bɪˈtɹəʊðd/ n
fiancé or fiancée voafofo

bible /ˈbaɪbəl/ n
comprehensive manual Baiboly

bicarbonate n
chemistry karibonetra

bicycle /ˈbaɪsɪkl̩/ n
vehicle bisikilety

bicycle kick n
kick bisikilety

bid /bɪd/ v
to utter a greeting or salutation milaza

biddy /ˈbɪdi/ n
a name used in calling a hen or chicken kely

big /bɪɡ/ adj
maventy
adult maventy

big deal n
something very important bongo

bike /baɪk/ n
bicycle bisikilety
promiscuous woman omby

billow /ˈbɪloʊ/ /ˈbɪləʊ/ n
large wave alòna

bimbo /ˈbɪmboʊ/ /ˈbɪmbəʊ/ n
stupid or foolish person vendrana

bird /bɜd/ /bɜːd/ /bɝd/ /bʌɹd/ [bɜɪd] n
animal vorona

bishop /ˈbɪʃəp/ n
chess piece adala
church official, supervisor of priests and congregations eveka

bitch /bɪt͡s/ /bɪt͡ʃ/ n
disagreeable, aggressive person, usually female makorela

black /blæk/ adj
absorbing all light mainty
off coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener mainty
chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white" mainty ngetroka
relating to people with dark skin ngilongilo mainty

black /blæk/ n
colour/color mainty
pen, pencil, etc. with black pigment ngalingaly

blackbird /ˈblakbəːd/ /ˈblækˌbɚd/ n
Turdus merula: blackbird tsikorotana

blackboard /ˈblækbɔɹd/ /ˈblækbɔːd/ n
a surface that can be written upon with chalk solaitra be

blacken v
defame, sully mandoto

blackmail n
extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure soloky

blank /blæŋk/ adj
free from writing, printing or marks fotsy

blank /blæŋk/ n
space character elanelana
void space on a paper fotsy

blasted /ˈblæst.ɪd/ /ˈblɑːst.ɪd/ adj
heraldry, of a tree whose branches bear no leaves maty

blaze /bleɪz/ n
fast-burning fire afo

blemish /ˈblɛmɪʃ/ n
small flaw which spoils the appearance of something tasy

bless you interjection
said to somebody who has sneezed velona

blister /ˈblɪstɚ/ n
bubble on the skin Takamoa

blithe /blaɪð/ adj
happy, cheerful faly

blizzard /ˈblɪ.zəd/ /ˈblɪ.zɚd/ n
figuratively: large amount of paperwork tendro

bloated /ˈbloʊtɪd/ adj
excessively or extremely large or wealthy katilahiny

block /blɑk/ /blɒk/ n
slang:human head loha

blood /blʌd/ n
vital liquid flowing in animal bodies ra

bloody /ˈblʌ.di/ adj
intensifier potika

blossom /ˈblɑ.səm/ /ˈblɒ.səm/ n
flowers on trees vonikazo

blot /blɑt/ /blɒt/ n
blemish, spot or stain tasy

blot out v
to obliterate maty

blotch /blɑtʃ/ /blɒtʃ/ n
An uneven patch of color or discoloration tasy

blow /bloʊ/ /bləʊ/ v
to blow a musical instrument to make it give a sound milalao

blue /blu/ /bluː/ adj
manga

blue /blu/ /bluː/ n
colour manga

blue cheese n
kind of cheese with bluish mold manga

blues /bluːz/ n
feeling of sadness alahelo

blunder /ˈblʌn.də(ɹ)/ /ˈblʌn.dɚ/ n
mistake tsiankasa

blunt /blʌnt/ adj
dull in understanding; slow of discernment vendrana

board /bo(ː)ɹd/ /boəd/ /bɔːd/ /bɔːɹd/ n
blackboard, whiteboard, etc. bonga

body /ˈbɑdi/ /ˈbɒdi/ n
organisation, company or other authoritative group zavamanan'aina

bogus /ˈboʊ.ɡəs/ /ˈbəʊ.ɡəs/ adj
incorrect; useless; broken potika

boil /bɔɪl/ v
cook in boiling water manao

bolt /boʊlt/ /bɒlt/ n
lightning spark tselatra

bondman n
man bound in servitude andevo

bone /boʊn/ [boʊn] [bɐʉn] [bəʉn] [bəʊn] n
component of a skeleton taolana
material taolana

bonkers adj
mad, crazy adala

booby /ˈbuːbi/ n
bird adala

book /bʊk/ n
collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material boky

border /bɔədə/ /bɔɹdəɹ/ /bɔːdə/ n
the line or frontier area separating regions amborodao

borderline n
boundary faritra

bottle /ˈbɑt.əl/ /ˈbɒt.əl/ n
container tavoahangy
contents of such a container tavoahangy

bottled water n
drinking water sold in a bottle rano

bottleneck n
narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay vozona

bottom /ˈbɑtəm/ /ˈbɒtəm/ n
lowest part ambany

boulder /ˈboʊldəɹ/ /ˈbəʊl.də(ɹ)/ n
large mass of stone vato

bound /ˈbaʊnd/ n
boundary, border of territory amborodao

boundary /ˈbaʊndəɹi/ /ˈbaʊndɹi/ n
(topology) the set of points in the closure, not belonging to the interior amborodao
dividing line or location between two areas amborodao

bow out /baʊ aʊt/ v
To resign, or leave manatongilana

box /bɑks/ /bɒks/ n
computing: computer ordinatera
slang: with "the": television fahìtalàvitra

boy /bɔɪ/ /bɔːə/ n
young male zazalahy

boyfriend /ˈbɔɪ.ˌfɹɛnd/ n
male partner in a romantic relationship sipa

brain /bɹeɪn/ n
organ atidoha
person providing intelligence atidoha

brainstorming n
method of problem solving zaikakelim-pamoahankevitra

bran /ˈbɹæn/ n
outside layer of a grain feo

bread /bɹɛd/ n
baked dough made from cereals mofo dipaina
countable: any variety of bread mofo

breadwinner /ˈbɹɛdˌwɪnɚ/ n
primary income-earner in a household mofo

break /bɹeɪk/ n
physical space that opens up in something or between two things elanelana

break /bɹeɪk/ v
transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack mamaky
transitive: to cause to stop functioning mamaky
transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces mamaky

break in v
to make something new function well through use mamaky

break up v
to end a relationship mamaky

breakfast /ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/ /ˈbɹɛkfəst/ n
first meal of the day sakafo maraina

breast /bɹɛst/ n
animal's thorax tratra
chest tratra
milk-producing organ tratra
seat of emotions tratra
choice cut of meat from poultry or other animals fotsy

breastwork n
fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark tamboho

brewery n
building where beer is produced labiera

briar /bɹʌɪə/ /ˈbɹaɪə(ɹ)/ n
any thorny plant anjavidy
white heath anjavidy

brick /bɹɪk/ n
hardened block used for building biriky

bridge /bɹɪd͡ʒ/ n
construction or natural feature that spans a divide tetezana

brief /bɹiːf/ adj
of short duration fohy

bright /bɹaɪt/ adj
happy faly

bright spark n
a clever person loha

brim /bɹɪm/ n
the topmost rim or lip of a container vava

brisket n
a cut of meat from an animal chest tratra
the chest of an animal tratra

bristle /ˈbrʌs.l̩/ /ˈbɹɪs.l̩/ n
hair or straw of a brush, broom etc. volo

bronze /bɹɑnz/ /bɹɒnz/ n
alloy alimo

broom /bɹuːm/ n
domestic utensil borosin-trano famafa

brother /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðɚ/ n
male sibling anadahy

brown /bɹaʊn/ n
colour fiana volontany

brownnose v
to flatter in obsequious manner mandangolango

browse /bɹaʊz/ v
move about while sampling mijery

bruise /bɹuːz/ n
medical: mark on the skin manga

brute /bɹuːt/ n
brutal person biby

bud /bʌd/ n
slang: potent cannabis vonikazo

build /bɪld/ v
(transitive) to form by combining materials or parts manamboatra

building /ˈbɪldɪŋ/ n
closed structure with walls and a roof trano

bullseye /ˈbʊlzaɪ/ n
centre of a target arivo

bum /bʌm/ n
informal: buttocks or anus vody

bum bag n
pouch attached to a belt akondro

bun /bʌn/ n
A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced mofo

bunch /ˈbʌntʃ/ n
an unusual concentration of ore lalitra

bunch of fives n
slang: a punch bageda

bunion /ˈbʌnjən/ n
bump on the big toe tongolo

burp /bɝp/ v
to burp someone manao
to emit a burp mandrezatra

business /ˈbɪz.nəs/ /ˈbɪz.nɪs/ n
commercial enterprise or establishment kanonkanona raharaha
commercial, industrial or professional activity kanonkanona talidy
patronage talidy
something involving one personally tadidy

bust /ˈbʌst/ v
(slang) to arrest for a crime tapaka

butterfly /ˈbʌtə(ɹ)flaɪ/ [ˈbʌtəflaɪ] [ˈbʌɾɚflaɪ] n
id=Q11946202|insect lolo

butterfly stroke n
id=Q245249|swimming stroke lolo

buttock /ˈbʌtək/ n
each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body vody

buttonhole n
hole for a button trano

buy /baɪ/ v
to obtain something with money mividy

by oneself
without company fotsiny

bye /baɪ/ interjection
short for goodbye veloma

bye-bye /baɪˈbaɪ/ n
goodbye veloma

cabbage /ˈkæbɪdʒ/ n
plant salady

caffeine /ˈkæfiːn/ n
alkaloid found naturally in tea and coffee plants kafeina kafeinina

café /ˈkæfeɪ/ /ˌkæˈfeɪ/ n
coffee shop kafe

cake /keɪk/ n
a sweet dessert mofo

calcium /ˈkælsi.əm/ n
id=Q706|chemical element of atomic number 20 diontsokay

calculator /ˈkæl.kjə.leɪ.tə(ɹ)/ n
electronic device that performs mathematical calculations mpikajy

calendar /ˈkæl.ən.də/ /ˈkæl.ən.dɚ/ n
means to determine the date kalandrier

call /kɑl/ /kɔl/ /kɔːl/ v
to contact by telephone telefàonina

camphor /ˈkæmfə/ /ˈkæmfɚ/ n
white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone ravintsara

can /kæn/ /kən/ n
buttocks vody

candle /ˈkændəl/ n
a light source labozia

candy /ˈkændi/ n
piece of candy vatomamy

cane [kʰeɪn] n
slender flexible stem of plants such as bamboo taho

cannabis /ˈkænəbɪs/ n
plant rongony

cannon /ˈkæn.ən/ n
artillery piece tafondro

canoe /kəˈnuː/ n
small long and narrow boat baka

cap /kæp/ n
summit of a mountain tampony
top part of a mushroom loha

capacitor n
electronic component kadobo

cape /keɪp/ n
headland tanjona

capital city n
city designated as seat of government renivohiny

capsicum /ˈkæpsɪkəm/ n
plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific) sakay

car /kɑɹ/ /kɑː/ n
automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver fiara

caramel /ˈkæɹ.ə.məl/ /ˈkɑɹ.məl/ /ˈkɛɹ.ə.məl/ n
confection bombò

carbon /ˈkɑɹbən/ n
impure carbon (e.g., coal, charcoal) arintany

carbonated water n
water containing carbon dioxide rano

cardboard /ˈkɑɹdbɔɹd/ /ˈkɑːdbɔːd/ n
material resembling heavy paper baoritra

cardboard box n
container baoritra

carpel /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pəl/ n
structural unit of a pistil singam-bavimbony

carpet /ˈkɑɹpɪt/ /ˈkɑːpɪt/ n
a fabric used as a floor covering karipetra

carriage /ˈkæɹɪdʒ/ n
railroad car tomobily

carrot /ˈkæɹ.ət/ n
Daucus carota ssp. sativus karaoty karoty

carry out v
To hold while moving something out. mivoaka

carton /ˈkɑɹtn̩/ /ˈkɑːtən/ n
a box-like container made of paper designed to hold things for a limited time baoritra

cartridge /ˈkɑɹtɹɪdʒ/ /ˈkɑːtɹɪdʒ/ n
firearms package hogo

cartwheel n
gymnastic maneuver kintana

carving knife n
a large knife antsibe

case /keɪs/ n
instance or event as a topic of study tranga zava-nitranga

cashew /ˈkæʃuː/ n
tree mahabibo

cassava /kəˈsɑːvə/ n
manioc, the source of tapioca balahazo

castor oil plant n
Ricinus communis tanantanamanga

casual /ˈkæʒuəl/ adj
designed for informal or everyday use fanatanjahan-tena

cat-o'-nine-tails n
whip fikapohana

cat/translations n
domestic species piso

cataract /ˈkætəɹækt/ n
opacity of the lens in the eye riana
waterfall riana

caterpillar /ˈkætəpɪlə(ɹ)/ n
larva of a butterfly fanday

catty /ˈkæti/ adj
spiteful ratsy fanahy

cave /keɪv/ n
large, naturally occurring cavity formed underground lavabato

cease /siːs/ v
transitive tapaka

cell /sɛl/ n
basic unit of a living organism sela
biological cavity sela
room in a monastery for sleeping one person sela
room in a prison for containing inmates sela
small group of people forming part of a larger organization sela
telefàonina

cement /səˈmɛnt/ /ˈsimɛnt/ n
a powdered substance simenitra

cent /sɛnt/ n
subunit of currency in US and elsewhere zato

century /ˈsɛn.t͡ʃə.ɹiː/ n
100 years taonjato

chainring /ˈtʃeɪnɹɪŋ/ n
large forward ring on a bicycle bonga

chair /t͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/ /t͡ʃɛəɹ/ n
furniture seza

chalk /t͡ʃɑk/ /t͡ʃɔk/ /t͡ʃɔːk/ n
a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard tsaoka
a soft, white, powdery limestone tsaoka

chalkboard /t͡ʃɔk.bɔː(ɹ)d/ /t͡ʃɔːk.bɔː(ɹ)d/ n
slate board for writing on with chalk solaitra be

challenging adj
difficult; hard to do sarotra

champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ n
sparkling wine made in Champagne sampaina

chance /tʃæns/ /tʃɑːns/ [tʃʰæns~tʃʰans] [tʃʰɐːns] [tʃʰɑːns] [tʃʰɛəns~tʃʰeəns] n
an opportunity or possibility vintana
probability of something happening vintana

chanson /ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃/ n
French song hira

chant /tʃænt/ /tʃɑːnt/ v
sing monophonically without instruments mihira

charcoal /ˈtʃɑɹ.koʊl/ /ˈtʃɑː.kəʊl/ n
substance àrina

chat /tʃæt/ n
exchange of text or voice messages in real time piso

check out v
to examine, inspect, look at closely mijery

cheek /tʃiːk/ n
colloquial: buttock vody
colloquial: impudence andrina

cheep /tʃiːp/ v
make high-pitched sounds mihira

cheerful /ˈtʃɪəfəl/ /ˈtʃɪɹfəl/ adj
happy faly

cheerio /ˈtʃɪəɹ.i.oʊ/ /ˈtʃɪəɹ.i.əʊ/ interjection
exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting ambarakaly

cheers /tʃɪəz/ /tʃɪɹz/ interjection
informal: goodbye ambarakaly
informal: thank you fisoarana

cheese /t͡ʃiz/ /t͡ʃiːz/ n
dairy product foromazy fromàzy

chess /tʃɛs/ n
two-player board game eseka fanorona tsifahombiazana

chest /t͡ʃɛst/ n
thorax tratra

chicken /ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/ n
bird akoho

child /t͡ʃaɪld/ n
a minor zaza

chili /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ /ˈt͡ʃɪliː/ n
spicy fresh or dried fruit of capsicum sakay

chili pepper n
fruit sakay

chill /tʃɪl/ n
sudden penetrating sense of cold hatsiaka

chilly /ˈtʃɪli/ adj
cold enough to cause shivering, or suddenly cold manara

chin /tʃɪn/ n
bottom of a face saoka

chocolate /ˈt͡ʃɑk(ə)lɪt/ /ˈt͡ʃɒk(ə)lɪt/ /ˈt͡ʃɔk(ə)lət/ n
food made from ground roasted cocoa beans sokola

choosy adj
taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements sarotra

chopper /ˈtʃɑ.pɚ/ /ˈtʃɒp.ə/ /ˈtʃɔp.ə/ n
informal: helicopter akondro

chow /tʃaʊ/ n
Food, especially snacks hisakafo

chump /tʃʌmp/ n
an unintelligent person vendrana

church /t͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/ /t͡ʃɝt͡ʃ/ n
house of worship fiangonana
a religious organization fiangonana

churro /ˈtʃʊɹ.oʊ/ /ˈtʃʊɹ.əʊ/ n
fried pastry curo

cicada /sɪˈkeɪ.də/ n
any of several insects of the order Hemiptera jorery

citrus fruit n
fruit of genus Citrus menapina

city /sɪtɪ/ /ˈsɪti/ /ˈsɪt̬i/ n
large settlement renivohitra

clasp /klæsp/ /klɑːsp/ v
take hold of; grab tightly manery

class /klæs/ /klɑːs/ n
(mathematics) collection of sets definable by a shared property kilasy
(programming, object-oriented) set of objects possibly differing in state but not behavior kilasy
admirable behavior; elegance kilasy
category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation kilasy
classification below Phylum and above Order kilasy
division of society into classes kilasy
group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher kilasy
group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes kilasy
social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. kilasy

clavicle n
collar bone taolampanavy

clay /kleɪ/ n
mineral substance feta

clean /kliːn/ adj
not dirty madio

clear /klɪə(ɹ)/ /klɪɹ/ adj
free of obstacles maimaim-poana

cleaver /ˈklivɚ/ n
a squarish knife used for hacking antsibe famaky

clef n
musical symbol fanalahidy

clench v
to squeeze manery

cliff /klɪf/ n
a (near) vertical rock face kôrnisy

climate /ˈklaɪmɪt/ n
context in general of a particular political, moral etc. situation toetany
long-term atmospheric conditions toetany

clitoris /ˈklɪtəɹɪs/ n
elongated erectile organ lela-pory

clock /klɑk/ /klɒk/ n
instrument to measure or keep track of time famantaranandro

clot /klɒt/ n
a silly person vendrana

clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ /ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ n
clothes akanjo

cloud /klaʊd/ n
visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air rahona
mass of dust, steam or smoke rahona
group of objects suspended above the ground or flying rahona

clove /kloʊv/ /kləʊv/ n
constitutive bulb of garlic nify

clown /klaʊn/ n
person acting in a silly fashion vendrana

clumsy /ˈklʌmzi/ adj
awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous ankavia

clutch /klʌt͡ʃ/ v
to grip or grasp tightly manery

coach /koʊtʃ/ /kəʊtʃ/ n
rail passenger car tomobily

coal /koʊl/ /kəʊl/ n
uncountable: carbon rock arintany tomboka

coast /koʊst/ /kəʊst/ n
edge of land meeting ocean, sea, gulf, bay amoron-dranomasina

coastline n
the shape of a coast amoron-dranomasina

coat /koʊt/ /kəʊt/ n
outer garment covering the upper torso and arms palitao

coat /koʊt/ /kəʊt/ v
to cover with a coat of some material manafy

cock /kɑk/ /kɒk/ n
hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism alika

cock /kɑk/ /kɒk/ v
to copulate (with) milely

cockchafer n
beetle of genus Melolontha vangoa voangory

cockroach n
type of insect kalabe

cocoa /ˈkoʊ.koʊ/ /ˈkəʊ.kəʊ/ n
colour sokolà
cup/mug of this drink sokola
hot drink sokola

coconut /ˈkoʊ.kə.nʌt/ /ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/ n
fruit of coco palm voaniho

coffee /ˈkɑ.fi/ /ˈkɒ.fi/ /ˈkɔ.fi/ adj
of a pale brown colour kafe

coffee /ˈkɑ.fi/ /ˈkɒ.fi/ /ˈkɔ.fi/ n
beverage kafe
beans kafe

cog /kɑɡ/ /kɒɡ/ n
tooth on a gear nify

cold /koʊld/ /kəʊld/ adj
having a low temperature hatsiaka
unfriendly hatsiaka
unprepared hatsiaka

cold /koʊld/ /kəʊld/ n
low temperature hatsiaka

coldness n
the relative lack of heat hatsiaka
the sensation hatsiaka

collar /ˈkɑ.lɚ/ /ˈkɒl.ə/ n
fabric garment part fitting around throat vozon'akanjo

college /ˈkɑlɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈkɒlɪd͡ʒ/ n
academic institution oniversite
institution of higher education oniversite

colonise v
to begin a new colony manjanaka

colonist /kɒlənɪst/ n
a founder of a colony mpanjanaka

colony /ˈkɑləniː/ /ˈkɒl.əni/ n
group of organisms zanatany
region or governmental unit zanatany

color /ˈkʌl.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈkʌl.ɚ/ n
spectral composition of visible light loko volo

comb /koʊm/ /kəʊm/ n
toothed implement for grooming the hair hogo

come on to v
make a romantic or sexual advance to manjengy

come out v
to exit mivoaka

comet /ˈkɒmət/ n
a celestial body, generally with a tail komety

comma /ˈkɑm.ə/ /ˈkɒm.ə/ n
punctuation mark ',' faingo

commensurately adv
With equal measure or extent. mifanaraka

commodity /kəˈmɑdəti/ /kəˈmɒdəti/ n
anything movable traded entam-barotra

common bean n
plant pisitasy

communist /ˈkɒmjənɪst/ n
revolutionary or subversive radical mena

compass /ˈkʌm.pəs/ n
area velarantany

compile /kəmpʌɪl/ /kəmˈpaɪl/ v
produce executable mandika

compiler /kəmˈpaɪlə/ /kəmˈpaɪlɚ/ n
computer program mpandika

computer /kəmˈpjutɚ/ /kəmˈpjuːtə/ n
device solosaina ordinatera

computer science n
study of computers and their architecture kajimirindra

con /kɑn/ /kɒn/ n
a fraud fisolokiana

con /kɑn/ /kɒn/ v
to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain misoloky

con artist n
scam operator, conman mpisoloky

conceited adj
vain and egotistic hamaivanan-doha

concern /kənˈsɜːn/ /kənˈsɝn/ v
to be of importance to mikitika

concert /kənˈsɜːt/ /kənˈsɝt/ /ˈkɑnsɚt/ /ˈkɒnsət/ n
a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part fampisehoana
agreement in a design or plan fampisehoana
musical accordance or harmony fampisehoana

condone /kənˈdoʊn/ /kənˈdəʊn/ v
to forgive mamela heloka

cone n
fruit of conifers lonjo

confectionery n
sweet foodstuffs, collectively fanaovan-javamamy

conk n
in mycology: the shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a Bracket fungus lela

conman n
A confidence trickster mpisoloky

construct /kənˈstɹʌkt/ /ˈkɑn.stɹʌkt/ /ˈkɒn.stɹʌkt/ v
build or form by assembling parts manamboatra
draw (a geometric figure) manamboatra

contact /ˈkɑntækt/ /ˈkɒntækt/ v
touch physically mikitika

contaminate /kənˈtæmɪneɪt/ v
To introduce impurities or foreign matter mandoto

contemplate /ˈkɑn.təm.ˌpleɪt/ v
think about something in a concentrated manner miantra

content /kənˈtɛnt/ /ˈkɑn.tɛnt/ /ˈkɒn.tɛnt/ adj
satisfied faly

contingent /kənˈtɪn.dʒənt/ adj
possible, liable, incidental, casual haizina

cookery /ˈkʊkəɹi/ n
art and practice of preparing food for consumption lakozia

cookie /ˈkʊki/ n
mofomamy

cooking /ˈkʊ.kɪŋ/ n
the process of preparing food by using heat lakozia
the style or genre of food preparation; cookery lakozia

copy /ˈkɑpi/ /ˈkɒpi/ v
imitate mianatra
produce something identical mandika an-tsoratra

coral /ˈkɒɹəl/ /ˈkɔɹəl/ n
substance haran-dranomasina

core /ko(ː)ɹ/ /koə/ /kɔɹ/ /kɔː/ n
center or inner part fo
central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds fo
heart of a thing fo
most important part of a thing fo
one of severals parts in a computer processor fo

corner /ˈkɔɹnɚ/ /ˈkɔːnə(ɹ)/ v
automotive: to turn a corner mihodina

corpse /ˈkɔː(ɹ)ps/ n
dead body faty

correction /kəˈɹɛkʃən/ n
act of correcting anatra
substitution for an error or mistake anatra

correctness n
freedom from error anatra

corresponding adj
that have a similar relationship mifanaraka

corridor /ˈkɒɹɪˌdɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈkɔɹəˌdɔɹ/ n
narrow hall or passage lalantsara

corundum /kəˈɹʌn.dəm/ n
mineral Corindona

cosmic adj
of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe ankabakabaka

cottage cheese n
cheese curd product tsaky

count /kaʊnt/ n
the result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set habetsahana

count /kaʊnt/ v
to be of significance; to matter manisa
to enumerate or determine number manisa

countenance /ˈkaʊn.tɪ.nəns/ n
face tarehy

country /ˈkɐntɹi/ /ˈkʌntɹi/ n
nation state tany
region of land tany

coupon /ˈkuːˌpɑn/ /ˈkuːˌpɒn/ n
section of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement tsara

court /ko(ː)ɹt/ /koət/ /kɔɹt/ /kɔːt/ n
attention directed to a person in power tokotany
collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority tokotany
enclosed space; a courtyard tokotany
formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign tokotany
hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered tokotany
persons officially assembled under authority of law tokotany
residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary tokotany
tribunal established for the administration of justice tokotany
place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games fohy

court jester n
person who amused a medieval court adala

courtship n
act of wooing in love tokotany

courtyard /ˈkɔɹt.jɑɹd/ /ˈkɔːt.jɑːd/ n
unroofed walled area tokotany

cow /kaʊ/ n
female domesticated ox or other bovine omby

cowardly /ˈkaʊədli/ adj
showing cowardice ambany

crab /kɹæb/ n
crustacean foza fozakinga

crack /kɹæk/ n
variety of cocaine vato

crack /kɹæk/ v
to overcome a security system or a component mamaky

crackpot n
crazy person adala

craye n
vessel tsaoka

crazy /ˈkɹeɪzi/ adj
insane, demented adala
out of control adala

crazy /ˈkɹeɪzi/ n
an insane or eccentric person adala

create /kɹiːˈeɪt/ v
to put into existence mamorona

creep /kɹiːp/ n
gradual deformation of material under stress vizaka

cricket /ˈkɹɪk.ɪt/ n
insect valala ampipanga

crikey interjection
exclamation of astonishment Andriamanitra

critic /ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/ n
person who appraises the works of others tsikera

critical /ˈkɹɪtɪkəl/ adj
inclined to find fault tsikera
of the point where a reaction becomes self-sustaining tsikera

criticism /ˈkɹɪtɪsɪzəm/ n
act of criticising tsikera

critique /kɹɪ.ˈtik/ /kɹɪˈtiːk/ n
essay in which another piece of work is criticised, reviewed tsikera

critter /ˈkɹɪtə/ /ˈkɹɪtɚ/ n
a creature biby

crook /kɹʊk/ n
a criminal who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things mpisoloky

crow /kɹoʊ/ /kɹəʊ/ n
any bird of the genus Corvus goaika goaky

crown /kɹaʊn/ n
highest part of a hill tampony
topmost part of of the head tampony

crystal /ˈkɹɪstəl/ n
array of atoms kristaly

cub /kʌb/ n
the young of certain animals kely

cucumber /ˈkjuːˌkʌmbəɹ/ n
plant kitsaotsao

cue /kjuː/ n
name of the letter Q, q volana

cuisine /kwɪˈziːn/ n
characteristic style of preparing food lakozia

culture /ˈkʌlt͡ʃə/ /ˈkʌlt͡ʃɚ/ n
anthropology: any knowledge passed from one generation to the next lova
arts, customs and habits fomba kolontsaina
microbiology: the process of growing a bacterial or other biological entity fiompiana
the beliefs, values, behavior and material objects that constitute a people's way of life finoana

cum /kʌm/ n
slang: semen ranon-tsirilahy

cum /kʌm/ v
slang: have an orgasm; ejaculate mitsitra mitsitsitra

cur [kɜː] [kɝ] n
detestable person alika

curry favor v
to seek to gain favor by flattery mandangolango

cut out v
refrain from (doing) tapaka

cyan /ˈsaɪˌæn/ n
a colour between blue and green ohatra tsy ampy

cyclone /ˈsaɪ.kloʊn/ /ˈsaɪ.kləʊn/ n
Southeastern and Indian Ocean weather phenomenon rivo-doza
rotating system of winds rivo-doza

cytoplasm /ˈsaɪtoʊˌplæzəm/ /ˈsaɪtəʊˌplæzəm/ n
contents of a cell excluding the nucleus sesitsela

dad /dæd/ n
familiar address of one's own father aba
informal a father aba

daddy /ˈdædi/ n
father aba

damn /dæm/ adj
generic intensifier potika

damned /dæmd/ adj
god-forsaken potika

dance /dæns/ /dɑːns/ [dæns~dans] [dɑːns] [dɛəns~deəns] n
movements to music dihy

dandruff /ˈdændɹʌf/ n
skin flakes angadrano

danger /ˈdeɪn.dʒə(ɹ)/ /ˈdeɪndʒɚ/ n
exposure to liable harm loza
instance or cause of liable harm loza

dark /dɑɹk/ /dɑːk/ n
a complete or partial absence of light mainty

darkness /ˈdɑɹknɪs/ /ˈdɑːknəs/ n
state of being dark ny maìzina

date /deɪt/ n
fruit of the date palm daty

daughter /ˈdɑ.tɚ/ /ˈdɔ.tɚ/ /ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)/ n
female offspring zazavavy

daughter-in-law n
wife of one's child vinanto vavy

dauphin /ˈdɒfɪn/ /ˈdɔːfæn/ n
eldest son of king of France feso

day /deɪ/ n
part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc. andro
period between sunrise and sunset andro
period from midnight to the following midnight andro
period of 24 hours andro
rotational period of a planet andro

day after tomorrow n
day after tomorrow - translation entry afakampitso

daylight /ˈdeɪlaɪt/ n
light from the Sun andro
period of time between sunrise and sunset andro

daylight robbery n
The asking of an excessive or exorbitant price fisolokiana

daytime /ˈdeɪtaɪm/ n
the time of daylight andro

dead /dɛd/ adj
no longer alive maty

dead /dɛd/ n
time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense fo

deal /diːl/ /dɪəɫ/ n
distribution of cards tanana

dear /diːɹ/ /dɪə/ /dɪɹ/ adj
formal way of addressing veloma

death /dɛθ/ n
cessation of life maty
personification of death fahafatesana

debility /dɪˈbɪlɪti/ n
state of weakness vizaka

decimal point n
the decimal mark symbol, characteristic to the native tongue faingo

deck /dɛk/ n
floorlike covering on a ship tetezana

declension /dɪˈklɛn.ʃən/ n
way of categorizing fihilana ara-tsokajinteny

deep /diːp/ n
the sea, the ocean rano

deep water n
waters suitable for deep-draft ships rano

defraud /dɪ.ˈfɹɔːd/ v
to obtain money or property by fraud misoloky

delight /dəˈlaɪt/ n
joy, pleasure hafaliana

demarcation /ˌdɛmɑːˈkeɪʃən/ n
thus fixed limit faritra

demise /dɪˈmaɪz/ n
fahafatesana

depths /dɛpθs/ n
most severe part fo

derrière /ˌdɛɹiˈɛə(ɹ)/ n
bottom, bum, backside vody

desert /dɪˈzəɹt/ /dɪˈzɜː(ɹ)t/ n
barren area efitra

desktop /ˈdɛsktɒp/ [ˈdɛsk.ˌtɑp] [ˈdɛsk.ˌtɒp] [ˈdɛsk.ˌtɔp] n
on-screen background latabatra fanoratana

desolate /ˈdɛsəleɪt/ /ˈdɛsələt/ v
to deprive of inhabitants mandripaka

dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/ /dɪˈzɝt/ n
sweet confection served as the last course of a meal desera

detain /dɪˈteɪn/ v
put under custody tapaka

determinant /dɪˈtɜːmɪnənt/ /dɪˈtʌɹmɪnənt/ n
determining factor mpamaritra
in mathematical sense mpamaritra

determiner n
class of words mpamaritra

deuce /djuːs/ /duːs/ n
number two roa

develop /dɪˈvɛ.ləp/ /ˈdɛv.ləp/ v
to create mamorona

development /dɪˈvɛləpmənt/ n
process of developing fampandrosoana

devil /ˈdɛvəl/ n
a creature of hell devoly

dew /djuː/ /du/ /dʒuː/ n
moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc ando

diamond /ˈdaɪ(ə)mənd/ n
uncountable: mineral diamondra

diamondiferous adj
yielding diamond diamentifera

dictatorship /dɪkˈteɪtə(ɹ)ʃɪp/ /ˈdɪkteɪtəɹʃɪp/ n
a government led by a dictator fangejana

dictionary /ˈdɪkʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/ /ˈdɪkʃənɛɹi/ n
publication that explains the meanings of an ordered list of words rakibolana
an associative array rakibolana

different /ˈdɪf.ɹənt/ adj
not the same hafa

difficult /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ adj
hard, not easy sarotra

diffuse /dɪˈfjuz/ /dɪˈfjuːz/ adj
not concentrated malalaka

digit /ˈdɪdʒɪt/ n
finger or toe ratsan-tanana
unit of length ratsan-tanana

dilapidated /dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtəd/ adj
having fallen into a state of disrepair antitra

dinner /ˈdɪnə/ /ˈdɪnəɹ/ n
main meal of the day hisakafo

diode /ˈdaɪoʊd/ /ˈdaɪəʊd/ n
electronic device roalahiny

diploma /dɪˈpləʊmə/ n
certificate mari-pankasitrahana

dirt /dɜːt/ /dɝt/ n
soil or earth tany

dirty /ˈdɜɹti/ /ˈdɜːti/ v
to become soiled mandoto
to make dirty mandoto
to stain or tarnish with dishonor mandoto

disease /dɪˈziz/ /dɪˈziːz/ n
an abnormal condition of the body causing discomfort or dysfunction ratsy

diseased /dɪˈziːzd/ adj
Affected with of suffering from disease marary

disgusting /dɪsˈkʌstɪŋ/ /dɪzˈɡʊstɪŋ/ adj
repulsive, distasteful maharikoriko

dish /dɪʃ/ n
vessel for holding/serving food kapila

diss /dɪs/ v
to put someone down or show verbal disrespect manasaha

distance /ˈdɪs.təns/ n
amount of space between two points alavirana

diurnal /daɪˈɝ.nəl/ [daɪˈɜːnəɫ] adj
botany; of flowers open or releasing perfume during the day vonikazo

dive /ˈdaɪv/ v
to swim under water milomano

diverse /daɪˈvɜːs/ /dɨ.ˈvɝs/ adj
different hafa

do the laundry v
to wash the laundry manasa

doctor /ˈdɑktɚ/ /ˈdɒktə/ n
physician dokotera

dog/translations n
animal alika
male canine alika
morally reprehensible person, See also scoundrel alika

doll /dɑl/ /dɒl/ n
a toy in the form of a human saribakoly

dolphin /ˈdɑlfɪn/ /ˈdɒlfɪn/ n
aquatic mammal feso

don /dɑn/ /dɒn/ v
put on clothes apetraka

don't count your chickens before they're hatched proverb
don't count on things if you don't have them yet aza mivarotra atody am-bohok’akoho

don't mention it phraseologicalUnit
it is too trivial to warrant thanks tsy misy fisoarana

done /dʌn/ adj
being exhausted or fully spent maty

doom /duːm/ n
death maty

door /do(ː)ɹ/ /doə/ /dɔɹ/ /dɔː/ n
portal of entry into a building, room or vehicle varavarambe

doorway /ˈdo(ː)ɹweɪ/ /ˈdoəweɪ/ /ˈdɔɹweɪ/ /ˈdɔːweɪ/ n
passage of a door varavarana

dope [doʊp] [dəʊp] n
slang: a stupid person vendrana

dormitory /ˈdɔɹmɪtɔɹi/ n
room for sleeping sela

doubloon /dʌˈbluːn/ n
former Spanish gold coin verindroa

douse /daʊs/ v
fall suddenly into water rano

dove /dʌv/ n
bird of the family Columbidae vorona

downstream adj
Lower down, in relation to a river or stream anàva

draft /dɹæft/ /dɹɑːft/ n
early version of a written work vakiraoka

dragonfly /ˈdɹæɡənˌflaɪ/ n
insect of the infraorder Anisoptera angidina

drake n
male duck dokotra

draw up v
to cause to come to a halt tapaka

drawer /dɹɔɹ/ /dɹɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈdɹɑ.ɚ/ /ˈdɹɔ.ɚ/ /ˈdɹɔː.ə(ɹ)/ n
open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing vata sarihana

drill /dɹɪl/ v
vulgar: to have sexual intercourse with milely

driveshaft n
a shaft used to transmit rotary motion hazo

drop /dɹɑp/ /dɹɒp/ n
small mass of liquid ranomaso

duck /dʌk/ n
aquatic bird of the family Anatidae angàka kanakàna vorombazàha

ducktail n
hairstyle akondro

dull /dʌl/ adj
not bright or intelligent vendrana

dumb /dʌm/ adj
extremely stupid vendrana

dummy /ˈdʌmi/ n
an unintelligent person vendrana

dune /djuːn/ /duːn/ n
a ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind bongom-pasika

duplex /ˈduplɛks/ n
(philately) cancellation lelàfo

duplicate /ˈdjuː.plɪ.kət/ /ˈdjuː.plɪˌkeɪt/ v
to make a copy of mandika

duty /duːti/ /ˈdjuːti/ n
period of time asa

dwarf /dwɔː(ɹ)f/ n
being from folklore, underground dwelling nature spirit olon-dehibe kely
small person olon-dehibe kely
something much smaller than the usual of its sort olon-dehibe kely

dyed /daɪd/ adj
colored with dye fondranina natoina

eagle /ˈiːɡəl/ n
any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae voromahery

ear /ɪə̯/ /ɪɹ/ n
organ of hearing sofina

earth /ɜːθ/ /ɝθ/ n
any general rock-based material tany
electrical connection tany
one of the five basic elements tany
one of the four basic elements tany
soil tany
the ground, land tany
world of our current life, as opposed to afterlife tany

earthquake /ˈɜːθkweɪk/ /ˈɝθkweɪk/ n
shaking of the surface of a planet horohoron-tany

earthworm n
worm (animal) kankanjila

easy chair n
a comfortable chair seza

eat /it/ /iːt/ v
hisakafo

ecology /i.ˈkɑ.lə.dʒi/ /ɛˈkɒlədʒi/ n
branch of biology ekolojia

economics /ikəˈnɑmɪks/ /ˈikənɒmɪks/ n
study toe-karena

economy /iˈkɒn.ə.mi/ /ɪˈkɑn.ə.mi/ n
frugal use of resources toe-karena
production and distribution and consumption toe-karena
effective management of the resources of a community or system toe-karena

edifice /ˈɛd.ɪ.fɪs/ n
school of thought sekoly

edit /ˈɛdɪt/ v
to change a text, or a document manova

editable adj
capable of being edited azo ovaina

egg/translations n
body housing an embryo atody
egg of domestic fowl as food item atody

eggplant n
edible fruit baranjely

egoist n
advocate of egoism tia tena

eigen- prefix
madio

eight /eɪt/ numeral
cardinal number 8 valo

eighteen /ˈeɪ(t).tin/ /ˈeɪ.tiːn/ /ˌeɪ(t)ˈtin/ /ˌeɪˈtiːn/ numeral
cardinal number valo ambinifolo

eighty /ˈ(ʔ)eɪ̯ɾi/ /ˈeɪ.ti/ numeral
80 valopolo

either /ˈaɪð.ə(ɹ)/ conjunction
Introduces the first of two options na

elbow /ˈɛl.bəʊ/ /ˈɛɫ.boʊ/ n
joint between upper arm and forearm kiho
pipe fitting kiho

elbow room n
room or space in which to move or maneuver elanelana

elderly adj
old antitra

electricity /əˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/ /ˌiːlekˈtɹɪsɪti/ n
form of energy aratra

electronics n
(physics) haikoriam-boanaratra

electrostatics n
branch of physics tombina

elephant /ˈɛləfənt/ n
mammal elefanta

eleven /ɪˈlɛv.ən/ numeral
the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve iraika ambinifolo

embassy /ˈɛmbəsi/ n
organization representing a foreign state ambasady

emerge /i.ˈmɝdʒ/ v
to come out of mivoaka

employment /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ n
the work or occupation for which one is paid asa

emptiness n
the state or feeling of being empty foana

empty /ˈɛmpti/ adj
devoid of content foana

emulate /ˈɛm.jə.leɪt/ v
mandika

enact v
to act the part of; to play milalao

encyclopedia /ənˌsəɪ.kləˈpi.di.ə/ /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).di.ə/ n
comprehensive reference with articles on a range of topics diksionera

enemy /ˈɛnəmi/ n
someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else dovy

engineer /ˌɛnd͡ʒɪˈnɪə/ /ˌɛnd͡ʒɪˈnɪɹ/ n
person qualified or professionally engaged in engineering injeniora

english n
spinning or rotary motion around the vertical axis anglisy

entertainment /ɛn.tɝˈteɪn.mənt/ n
activity designed to give pleasure or relaxation fialamboly
show for enjoyment fialamboly

envy /ˈɛnvi/ v
to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions alona

equal /ˈiːkwəl/ adj
music: intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female lehilahy

equator /ɪˈkweɪ.tə/ /ɪˈkweɪ.tɚ/ n
circle around the earth fehibe

equinox /ˈiːkwəˌnɑːks/ /ˈɛkwɪˌnoks/ n
intersection of the ecliptic with the celestial equator ekinôksa

equity /ˈɛk.wɪ.ti/ n
justice, impartiality and fairness firaisankina

estate /ɪsˈteɪt/ n
historical: major social class or order of persons kilasy

estuary n
place where ocean tides and river water merge vinany

eternal /ɪˈtɜːnəl/ /ɪˈtɝnəl/ adj
lasting forever mandrakizay

ethnic group n
ethnic group foko

ethnicity /ɛθˈnɪsɪti/ n
An ethnic group foko

etymology /ˌɛt.ɪˈmɒl.ə.dʒi/ /ˌɛtəˈmɑlədʒi/ n
account of the origin and historical development of a word etimolojia
study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words etimolojia

even /ˈivən/ /ˈiːvən/ adj
arithmetic: divisible by two ankasa

evening /ˈivnɪŋ/ /ˈiːvnɪŋ/ n
time of day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight hariva

event /ɪˈvɛnt/ n
(medicine) An episode of severe health conditions loza

ever /ˈɛvə/ /ˈɛvɚ/ adv
always foana

everlasting adv
Lasting or enduring forever mandrakizay

evermore adv
always foana

evil /ˈiːvɪl/ adj
intending to harm ratsy

evil /ˈiːvɪl/ n
moral badness, wickedness ratsy

evildoer n
person who performs evil acts ratsy fanahy

exanimate /ɪɡˈzænɪmeɪt/ /ɪɡˈzænɪmɪt/ adj
lifeless; dead maty

excelsior /ɛkˈsɛlsɪɔː/ n
3-point type diamondra (Diamoundra)

excuse /ɪksˈkjus/ /ɪksˈkjuz/ /ɪkˈskjuːs/ /ɪkˈskjuːz/ v
forgive, pardon mamela heloka

exercise book n
booklet for students kahie

exit /ˈɛɡzɪt/ v
go out mivoaka

expressway n
US: divided highway lala-masaka

extraneous /ekˈstɹæɪ.ni.əs/ /ɛkˈstɹeɪ.ni.əs/ /ɪkˈstɹeɪ.ni.əs/ adj
not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing vahiny

eye /aɪ/ n
of a potato maso
organ maso
ability to notice what others might miss maso

eyelash /ˈaɪlæʃ/ n
hair growing on the edge of an eyelid volomaso

eyelet /ˈaɪ.lət/ n
A small hole to receive a cord or fastener trano

fable /ˈfeɪbəl/ n
fictitious narration to enforce some useful truth or precept angano

fabric /ˈfæb.ɹɪk/ n
framework underlying a structure lay

face /feɪs/ n
front part of head tarehy

fair /fɛə/ /fɛɚ/ adj
just, equitable marina

fairness n
property of being just, equitable fahamarinana

faith /feɪθ/ n
confidence in the intentions or abilities finoana
feeling that something is true finoana
religious belief system finoana

false friend /ˌfɒls ˈfɹɛnd/ /ˌfɔls ˈfɹɛnd/ n
type of word sandoka namana

family /ˈfæmɨli/ /ˈfæmɪli/ n
group of people related by blood, marriage, law, or custom fihavanana
immediate family, e.g. parents and their children fihavanana
rank in a taxonomic classification, above both genus and species fihavanana

fanny pack n
pouch akondro

farmer /fɑɹmɚ/ /fɑːmə/ n
person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock tantsaha

father /ˈfaː.ðə/ /ˈfɑ.ðɚ/ /ˈfɑː.ðə(ɹ)/ n
male parent ada aba

fatherland n
fatherland tanindrazana

fatigue /fəˈtiːɡ/ n
weariness vizaka

fault /fɑlt/ /fɔlt/ /fɔːlt/ n
geology fracture in rock hady

faux ami n
false friend sandoka namana

faux pas /fəʊ pɑː/ /fəʊ pɑːz/ n
social blunder tsiankasa

fawn /fɔːn/ v
to seek favour by flattery mandangolango

fear /fɪə/ /fɪəɹ/ n
a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone fatahorana
uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat fatahorana

feasible /ˈfiːzəbəl/ adj
that can be done in practice haizina

feature /ˈfitʃɚ/ /ˈfiːtʃə/ n
one of the physical constituents of the face tarehy

feed /ˈfiːd/ n
something supplied continuously; as, a satellite feed sakafo

feel /fiːl/ v
transitive: to sense by touch mikitika

fellow /ˈfɛloʊ/ /ˈfɛləʊ/ n
a male person; a man lehilahy

ferrous /ˈfɛɹəs/ adj
of or containing iron vy

festivity n
experience or expression hafaliana

fiancé /fiˈɑnseɪ/ /fiˈɒnseɪ/ n
man who is engaged to be married fofom-bady

fiancée /fiˈɑnseɪ/ /fiˈɒnseɪ/ n
woman who is engaged to be married fofom-bady

fifteen /fɪfˈtiːn/ /ˈfɪf.tiːn/ numeral
cardinal number dimy ambinifolo

fig /fɪɡ/ n
fruit amontana aviavy

figure /ˈfɪɡjɚ/ /ˈfɪɡə/ /ˈfɪɡɚ/ n
numeral isa

film /fɪlm/ /ˈfɪləm/ v
to record a motion picture mihodina

filth /fɪlθ/ n
dirt antsanga

finagle /fɪˈneɪ.ɡəl/ v
(transitive, intransitive) to cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods (often with "out of") misoloky

find out v
to discover fahaizana

fine /faɪn/ /fæːn/ adj
being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory tsara

finger /ˈfɪŋɡə/ /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ n
(anatomy) extremity of the hand ankihikely

fingerboard n
part of musical instrument fitaratra

fingernail /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌneɪl/ n
covering near the tip of finger hoho

fire/translations n
alchemy: one of the basic elements afo
damaging occurrence of fire afo
elements to start a fire afo
heater or stove used in place of real fire afo
in-flight bullets afo
instance of this chemical reaction afo
oxidation reaction afo

firefly n
Lampyridae angamenavava

firewood n
wood intended to be burned, typically for heat kitày

first /fɜːst/ /fɝst/ adj
numeral first voalohany

first /fɜːst/ /fɝst/ adv
before anything else voalohany

first /fɜːst/ /fɝst/ n
person or thing in the first position voalohany

first name n
name chosen by parents anarana

firstly /ˈfɜɹstli/ adv
In the first place voalohany

fish /ˈfɘʃ/ /ˈfɪʃ/ n
flesh of fish as food trondro
vertebrate animal trondro

fish bowl n
bowl in which fish are kept dobo

fishy /ˈfɪʃi/ adj
of, from, or similar to fish trondro

five /faɪv/ /fäːv/ /fɑev/ n
digit dimy

five /faɪv/ /fäːv/ /fɑev/ numeral
five dimy

flagstone /ˈflæɡ.stəʊn/ n
rectangular paving or roofing stone tabilao

flame /fleɪm/ n
visible part of fire lelàfo

flat /flæt/ adj
lower in pitch than it should be ambany

flatter /ˈflætɚ/ v
to compliment someone mandangolango

flaw /ˈflɑ/ /ˈflɔ/ /ˈflɔː/ n
defect, fault hady

flea /fliː/ n
parasitic insect parasy

fleck /flɛk/ n
small spot tasy

fledgling /ˈflɛdʒlɪŋ/ n
inexperienced person manga

flesh /flɛʃ/ n
animal tissue as food laoka
body tissue laoka

flirt /flɜːt/ /flɝt/ v
to play at courtship manjengy

flood /flʌd/ n
overflow of water tondra-drano

floor /flo(ː)ɹ/ /floə/ /flɔɹ/ /flɔː/ n
bottom part of a room tany

flour /ˈflaʊə/ /ˈflaʊɚ/ n
ground cereal grains koba

flower n
reproductive structure in angiosperms voninkazo

flush /ˈflʌʃ/ n
poker hand loko

flush toilet n
toilet that uses water to remove waste toerana fidiovana

fly /flaɪ/ n
insect of the family Muscidae fihitra

fog /fɑɡ/ /fɒɡ/ n
cloud that forms at a low altitude and obscures vision zavona

foil /fɔɪl/ n
thin sheet of metal ravinkazo

folktale n
story that is part of the oral tradition of a people angano

follow-up n
Internet: posted message in reply to a previous one valy

following /ˈfɑloʊɪŋ/ /ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/ adj
next in sequence or time manaraka
to be specified manaraka

food /fud/ /fuːd/ n
any substance consumed by living organisms to sustain life sakafo
anything intended to supply energy or nourishment of other forms sakafo
foodstuff sakafo

foodstuff /ˈfuːdˌstʌf/ n
a material that may be used as food sakafo

fool /fuːl/ n
jester adala
tarot card adala
person with poor judgement or little intelligence vendrana

foolish /ˈfuː.lɪʃ/ adj
lacking good sense or judgement; unwise vendrana

foot /fʊt/ [fʊt̚] n
bottom of anything tongotra
part of human body tongotra
projection on equipment tongotra
unit of measure tongotra

football /ˈfʊtbɔːl/ /ˈfʊtˌbɔl/ [ˈfʊʔtˌbɔɫ] [ˈfʊʔt̚ˌbɔːl] n
Association football kitra

for one thing
(to introduce the first item) voalohany

force /fo(ː)ɹs/ /foəs/ /fɔɹs/ /fɔːs/ v
cause to occur, overcoming resistance mahatonga
compel (someone to do something) manery

force majeure /ˈfɔːs məˈʒɜː/ n
unavoidable catastrophe tranga tsy azo anoharana

forefinger n
first finger next to the thumb fanondro

forehead /ˈfɒɹɪd/ /ˈfɔɹɛd/ n
part of face above eyebrows handrina betro

foreign /ˈfɒɹɨn/ /ˈfɔɹən/ adj
located outside one's own country or place vahiny
originating from or characteristic of a different country vahiny

foreign country n
country of which one is not a citizen vahiny

foreigner /ˈfɒ.ɹɨ.nə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɔ.ɹə.nɚ/ n
person in a foreign land vahiny

forename /ˈfɔɹneɪm/ /ˈfɔːneɪm/ n
a name that precedes surname anarana

forest /ˈfɒɹɪst/ /ˈfɔɹɪst/ n
dense collection of trees ala

forever /fəˈɹɛvə(ɹ)/ /fəˈɹɛvɚ/ adv
for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time foana

forget it v
reply to an expression of gratitude tsy misy fisoarana

forgive /fə(ɹ)ˈɡɪv/ v
transitive, to pardon mamela heloka

forgiveness n
the action of forgiving Famelana

former /ˈfɔɹmɚ/ /ˈfɔːmə/ adj
first of aforementioned two items voalohany

fount n
metaphorical source loharano
something from which water flows loharano

fountain /ˈfaʊn.tn̩/ [ˈfaʊn.ʔn̩] n
artificial water feature loharano
structure from which a fountain issues loharano

four /fo(ː)ɹ/ /foə/ /foː/ /fɔɹ/ /fɔː/ n
the digit or figure 4 efatra

four /fo(ː)ɹ/ /foə/ /foː/ /fɔɹ/ /fɔː/ numeral
the cardinal number 4 efatra

fourscore /ˈfɔːskɔː/ numeral
4×20 valopolo

fourteen /ˈfɔɹt.tin/ /ˈfɔː.tiːn/ /ˌfɔɹtˈtin/ /ˌfɔːˈtiːn/ numeral
cardinal number efatra ambinifolo

fourth /fo(ː)ɹθ/ /foəθ/ /fɔɹθ/ /fɔːθ/ adj
ordinal form of the number four efatra

fourth official n
soccer official mpitsara

frame /fɹeɪm/ n
complete game of snooker taho

freak /fɹiːk/ n
person who has an obsession or extreme knowledge of something adala

free /fɹiː/ adj
not imprisoned maimaim-poana
not in use maimaim-poana
software: with very few limitations on distribution or improvement maimaim-poana
unconstrained maimaim-poana
unobstructed maimaim-poana
without obligations maimaim-poana
without tsy misy

freedom /ˈfɹiːdəm/ n
not being imprisoned or enslaved fahafahana

freeway /ˈfɹiː.wei/ n
road designed for safe high-speed motoring lala-masaka

frequency /ˈfɹiːkwənsi/ n
number of occurrences divided by time hatetika
property of occurring often rather than infrequently hatetika
rate of occurrence of anything hatetika

frequent /ˈfɹiː.kwənt/ v
to visit often mitsidika

fresh /fɹɛʃ/ adj
new or clean vaovao

freshman /ˈfɹɛʃmən/ n
a person of either sex entering the first year of an institution manga

fret /fɹɛt/ v
to consume, devour hisakafo
to gnaw, consume, eat away mihinana

friend /fɹɛnd/ n
(sarcastic) form of address used to warn someone namana
person whose company one enjoys namana
boyfriend or girlfriend sipa

friendly /ˈfɹɛndli/ adj
characteristic of friendliness namana
pertaining to friendlies in the conflict sense namana

friendly /ˈfɹɛndli/ n
someone of the same side namana

frog /fɹɑɡ/ /fɹɒɡ/ n
amphibian sahona

front /fɹʌnt/ n
meteorology: interface between airmasses handrina
military: area or line of conflict handrina

front line n
military boundary between opposing positions handrina

frontier /fɹʌnˈtɪə/ /fɹʌnˈtɪɹ/ n
part of a country that fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region amborodao

frosh n
first year student manga

frosty adj
cold, chilly hatsiaka
having an aloof or inhospitable manner hatsiaka

fruit /fɹut/ /fɹuːt/ n
part of plant voankazo vokatra

fruitless adj
useless; unproductive hamaivanan-doha

fuck /fʊk/ /fʌk/ v
to have sexual intercourse—obscene or vulgar milely

fucked /fʌkt/ adj
broken potika

fucked up /ˌfʌktˈʌp/ adj
damaged potika

fucking /ˈfʌkɪŋ/ adj
offensive or worthless potika

fulfillment /fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/ n
state of being fulfilled fahafahampo

fulfilment /fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/ n
being fulfilled fahafahampo

full moon n
phase of moon when in opposition to sun tsinambolana

furcula n
solomaso

fussbudget /ˈfʌsˌbʌdʒɪt/ n
One who complains a lot, especially about unimportant matters sarotra

galaxy /ˈɡaləksi/ /ˈɡæləksi/ n
collection of billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc vondron-kintana

galvanize /ˈɡælvənaɪ̯z/ v
to coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means vary
to coat with rust-resistant zinc vary
to shock or stimulate into sudden activity vary

gannet /ˈɡanɪt/ n
sea bird adala

gap /ɡæp/ n
mountain pass ankadilanana

garment /ˈɡɑɹ.mənt/ /ˈɡɑː.mənt/ n
single item of clothing akanjo

gas station n
a place which sells gasoline to pump directly into a car tobin-dasantsy

gate /ɡeɪt/ n
door-like structure outside varavarambe
doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall varavarambe
in an air terminal varavarambe

gateau n
rich, iced cake mofo

gateway /ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ/ n
entrance varavarambe

gather /ˈɡæðə/ /ˈɡæðɚ/ v
—to harvest sotro

gathering /ˈɡæ.ðə.ɹɪŋ/ n
bookbinding: group of sheets kahie

gauche /ɡaʊʃ/ /ɡoʊʃ/ /ɡəʊʃ/ adj
awkward, bumbling ankavia

geez /dʒiːz/ interjection
An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration Andriamanitra

geezer /ˈɡizɚ/ /ˈɡiːzə/ n
informal: old person, especially male antitra

gelid /ˈdʒɛl.ɪd/ adj
very cold; icy hatsiaka

gender /ˈdʒɛndə/ /ˈdʒɛndɚ/ n
biological sex lahi-vavy lahivavy lahy vavy
division, class, kind karazana

geography /dʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/ /dʒɪˈɒɡɹəfi/ n
study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth jeografia

get laid v
to have sex milely

get off v
To stop touching or interfering with something or someone tapaka
To stop, desist tapaka

get out v
To help someone leave mivoaka
To leave or escape mivoaka
To publish something mivoaka
To spend free time out of the house mivoaka
take something from its container mivoaka

gig /ɡɪɡ/ n
performing engagement by a musical group fampisehoana

gigantic /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/ adj
very large katilahiny

ginger /ˈdʒɪndʒə/ /ˈdʒɪndʒɚ/ n
plant fakamalao
spice fakamalao

gingham n
a cotton fabric made from dyed and white yarn woven in checks gingana

ginormous /dʒaɪˈnɔː(ɹ)məs/ adj
very large katilahiny

giraffe /dʒɪˈɹɑːf/ /d͡ʒəˈɹæf/ n
mammal jirafa

girl /ˈɡɜːl/ /ˈɡɝl/ n
woman vavy

girlfriend /ˈɡɜːlfɹɛnd/ /ˈɡɝlfɹɛnd/ n
a female partner in a romantic relationship vehivavy

given name n
name chosen for a child by its parents anarana

glad /ɡlæd/ adj
pleased, happy, satisfied faly

glass /ɡlæs/ /ɡlɑːs/ n
substance vitra

glee /ɡliː/ n
Joy; merriment; mirth; gayety; particularly, the mirth enjoyed at a feast hafaliana
Music; minstrelsy; entertainment mozika

globe /ɡloʊb/ /ɡloːb/ /ɡləʊb/ n
the planet Earth tanety

glove /ɡlʌv/ n
item of clothing fonon-tanany

gnat /næt/ n
any small insect of the order Diptera aloiloy

go /ɡoʊ/ /ɡɐʉ/ /ɡəʉ/ /ɡəʊ/ v
to make (a specified sound) manao
to say manao

go a long way v
be helpful for a significant amount of time betsaka

go out v
to leave one's abode to go to public places mivoaka
to leave, especially a building mivoaka

god/translations n
deity Andriamanitra

gold /ɡoʊld/ /ɡəʊld/ adj
made of gold, golden volamena

gold/translations n
colour ankoso-bolamena

good /ɡʊ(d)/ /ɡʊd/ adj
acting in the interest of good; ethical good intentions veloma
beneficial; worthwhile veloma
effective veloma
favourable veloma
healthful veloma
of food, edible; not stale or rotten veloma
of food, having a particularly pleasant taste veloma
of people, competent or talented veloma
useful for a particular purpose veloma
pleasant; enjoyable tsara

good /ɡʊ(d)/ /ɡʊd/ interjection
exclamation of satisfaction veloma

good /ɡʊ(d)/ /ɡʊd/ n
good result veloma
the forces of good veloma
item of merchandise tsara

good Lord interjection
exclamation of amazement lanitra

good afternoon phraseologicalUnit
greeting said in the afternoon koriaby

good day phraseologicalUnit
greeting between sunrise and sunset manao ahoana tsara andro tsarandro

good heavens interjection
exclamation of surprise or shock lanitra

good morning /ˌɡʊd ˈmɔː.nɪŋ/ /ˌɡʊd ˈmɔːɹ.nɪŋ/ interjection
when seeing someone for the first time in the morning koriaby

good night phraseologicalUnit
a farewell tafandry mandry

goodbye /ɡədˈbaɪ/ /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ interjection
farewell veloma

goodish adj
rather good than the contrary veloma

goodness /ˈɡʊdnəs/ n
good part or content of something veloma

goods /ɡʊdz/ n
that which is produced, traded, bought or sold entam-barotra

gospel /ˈɡɑspəl/ /ˈɡɒspəl/ n
first section of New Testament filazantsara

gourmand /ɡɔɹˈmɑnd/ /ˈɡʊə.mənd/ n
person who appreciates good food tsikonina

gourmet /ɡʊɹˈmeɪ/ /ˈɡʊəmeɪ/ n
gourmet; a person who appreciates good food tsikonina

government /ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/ n
body with the power to make and/or enforce laws governemanta

grade /ɡɹeɪd/ n
level of pre-collegiate education herintaona

grammatical case n
mode of inflection of a word tranga

grandfather /ˈɡɹændˌfɑðɚ/ /ˈɡɹændˌfɑːðə(ɹ)/ n
grandfather (from either side) raibe

grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/ /ˈɡɹænˌmʌðə/ n
mother of someone's parent nenibe

grandparent /ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/ n
parent of one's parent dadabe

grape /ɡɹeɪp/ n
fruit voaloboka

grass /ɡɹæs/ /ɡɹɑːs/ [ɡɹ̠as~ɡɹ̠æs] [ɡɹ̠äːs~ɡɹ̠ɐːs] [ɡɹ̠æs~ɡɹ̠ɛəs~ɡɹ̠eəs] [ɡɹ̠ɑːs] n
ground cover plant ahitra

grasshopper /ˈɡɹæsˌhɑpəɹ/ /ˈɡɹɑːsˌhɒpə(ɹ)/ n
an insect of the order Orthoptera valala

graveyard /ˈɡɹeɪvˌjɑɹd/ n
tract of land in which the dead are buried fasam-bazaha

gray /ɡɹeɪ/ adj
having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember volom-batolalaka

gray water n
non-potable, but non-toxic water rano

grayling n
Thymallus thymallus aloka

great /ɡɹeɪt/ adj
important title maventy
uncommonly gifted maventy
very big, large scale maventy

greatcoat n
heavy overcoat palitao

green /ɡɹin/ /ɡɹiːn/ adj
having green as its colour maitso

green bean n
immature pods of any kind of bean pisitasy

greenhorn n
inexperienced person manga

greeting /ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ/ n
acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival fiarahabana

grey /ɡɹeɪ/ adj
having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember volom-batolalaka

grey wolf n
a large grey wolf amboadia

grid /ɡɹɪd/ n
electricity delivery system tambajotra

grin /ɡɹɪn/ v
To smile showing the teeth tsiky

grinder /ɡɹaɪn.də(ɹ)/ /ɡɹaɪndəɹ/ n
molar vazana

groan /ɡɹoʊn/ /ɡɹəʊn/ n
low guttural sound uttered in frustration or disapproval toreo
low mournful uttered sound toreo

gross /ɡɹoʊs/ /ɡɹəʊs/ adj
disgusting maharikoriko

ground /ɡɹaʊnd/ n
surface of the Earth tany
electrical conductor connected to point of zero potential tany
electrical point of zero potential tany
soil, earth tany

grovel v
to be slavishly nice in the hope of securing something mandangolango

grownup n
an adult maventy

guava /ˈɡwɑvə/ n
fruit goavy

guberniya n
an administrative subdivision in the Russian empire governemanta

gules /ˈɡjulz/ /ˈɡjuːlz/ adj
heraldry, of the colour red mena

gules /ˈɡjulz/ /ˈɡjuːlz/ n
blazoning term for red mena

gullible /ˈɡʌlɪbl̩/ adj
easily deceived or duped, naïve bonaika

gum ɡʌm n
flesh around teeth akanjo-nify

gum arabic n
substance from acacia trees hihy arabo

haggle /ˈhæɡəl/ v
to argue for a better deal miady varotra

hair /hɛə/ n
a pigmented keratinaceous growth on the human head volo

hairpin /ˈheɪɹpɪn/ n
pin or fastener for the hair paingotra

half /haf/ /hæf/ /hɑːf/ adj
consisting of a half sasany

half /haf/ /hæf/ /hɑːf/ n
math: fraction sasany
one of two equal parts into which anything may be divided sasany

halfwit n
someone lacking in intelligence vendrana

hallelujah /ˌhælɪˈl(j)uːjə/ interjection
general exclamation of gratitude aleloia

hallucination /həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən/ n
sensory perception of something that does not exist fahadisoana

hammer /ˈhæm.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈhæmɚ/ n
tool famepika

hammock /ˈhæmək/ n
swinging couch or bed lay

hand /hænd/ n
part of the fore limb tanana
set of cards held by a player in a card game tanana

handball n
football offence tanana

handle /ˈhæn.dl/ n
part of an object held in the hand when used or moved taho

happiness /ˈhæpinɪs/ n
agreeable feeling hafaliana
id=Q8|emotion of being happy hafaliana

happy /ˈhæpi/ /ˈhæpiː/ adj
appropriate, apt, felicitous faly
contented, joyous faly
fortunate, lucky faly
content (to do something); having no objection (to something) faly

happy birthday /ˈhæpi ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ /ˈhæpi ˈbɝθ.deɪ/ interjection
good wishes for a birthday arahaba tratry ny taona tsingerenan'ny nahaterahanao arahabaina tratry ny tsingerin-andro nahaterahanao arahabaina tratry ny tsingerin-taona nahaterahanao

hard /hɑɹd/ /hɑːd/ adj
requiring a lot of effort to do or understand sarotra

hare /hɛɚ/ n
animal bitro dia

harlot n
a female prostitute janga

harm /hɑɹm/ /hɑːm/ n
injury; hurt; damage ratsy

harvest /ˈhaːvəst/ /ˈhɑɹ.vəst/ /ˈhɑːvɪst/ v
to be occupied bringing in a harvest sotro
to bring in a harvest; reap sotro
to win, achieve a gain sotro

have a nice day phraseologicalUnit
goodbye ambarakaly

have sex v
take part in a sexual act milely

hawk /hɑk/ /hɔk/ /hɔːk/ v
to sell mivarotra

hay /heɪ/ n
grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder bozaka maina

hazard /ˈhazəd/ /ˈhæzɚd/ n
peril loza

he /hi/ /ˈhiː/ determiner
personal pronoun "he" izi

he-cat n
male cat piso

he-man n
virile man lehilahy

head /hɛd/ n
part of the body loha
end of hammer, etc. loha
the blunt end of a nail, etc. loha

head in the clouds n
daydreaming rahona
having fantastic or impractical dreams rahona

header /ˈhɛdə/ n
soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head loha

heading /ˈhɛdɪŋ/ [ˈhɛɾ.ɪŋ] n
direction tanjona

headland /ˈhɛdlənd/ n
bit of coastal land that juts into the sea orona

headless adj
without a head loha

headwaters /ˈhɛdˌwɑtɝz/ n
the set of streams that feed into the beginning of a river loharano

hear, hear interjection
expression of support veloma

heart /hɑɹt/ /hɑːt/ n
a shape or symbol fo
an organ fo

heart rate n
number of heart beats per unit of time hatetika

hearth /hɑːɹθ/ /hɑːθ/ n
home or family life afo

heartland n
fo

heartless adj
without feeling fo

heath /hiːθ/ n
shrub of the family Ericaceae anjavidy
type of land anjavidy

heather /ˈhɛðə/ /ˈhɛðɚ/ n
plant anjavidy

heaven /ˈhɛvən/ n
paradise lanitra
sky lanitra

heavens /ˈhɛvənz/ n
the sky lanitra

heavy /ˈhevi/ /ˈhɛvi/ adj
having great weight mavesatra

hello /həˈləʊ/ /hɛˈloʊ/ interjection
greeting manao ahoana salama
when answering the telephone alô

helpless /ˈhɛlplɪs/ adj
unable to defend oneself afa-manoatra

her /ˈhɜː(ɹ)/ /ˈhɝ/ determiner
belonging to feo

herb /(h)ɝb/ /hɜːb/ n
plant used to flavour food ahitra
slang: marijuana ahitra

herd /hɜːd/ /hɝd/ n
herdsman pasitera

herdsman n
a person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep pasitera

heroin /ˈhɛɹoʊ.ɪn/ n
powerful and addictive drug soavaly

hi /haɪ/ interjection
friendly, informal greeting ambarakaly

hiccup /ˈhɪkəp/ n
spasm of the diaphragm solavady

high /haɪ/ adj
elevated; tall agnabo

highway /ˈhaɪweɪ/ n
main public road lala-masaka

hill /hɪl/ n
elevated location bonga

hind /haɪnd/ adj
located at the rear vody

hinder /ˈhɪndə/ /ˈhɪndɚ/ adj
of or belonging to that part in the rear vody

hinder /ˈhɪndə/ /ˈhɪndɚ/ n
slang: buttocks vody

hirsute /həːˈsjuːt/ /hɚˈsut/ adj
hairy misafotofoto

his /əz/ /ɪ̈z/ /ˈhɘz/ /ˈhɪz/ determiner
attributive: belonging to him feo

history /ˈhɪstəɹi/ n
aggregate of past events tantara
branch of knowledge that studies the past tantara
record or narrative description of past events tantara

hit /hɪt/ v
to manage to touch in the right place mikitika

hit on v
to approach somebody seeking love, sex, etc. manjengy

hole /hoʊl/ /həʊl/ n
security vulnerability hady

holiness n
state or condition of being holy fahamasinana

hollow /hɑlɚ/ /ˈhɑ.loʊ/ /ˈhɒl.əʊ/ adj
having an empty space inside foana

home /(h)əʊm/ /hoʊm/ n
childhood or parental home trano
house or structure in which someone lives trano
place of refuge or rest trano
place of the affections trano
someone’s native land trano

home country n
the country where a person was born and raised tanindrazana

home page /ˈhoʊmpeɪdʒ/ /ˈhəʊmpeɪdʒ/ n
the main or first page of a Web site fandraisana

homeland n
country which one regards as home tanindrazana

homemade adj
made at home trano

homosexuality n
sexual orientation fahapelahana

honey /ˈhʌni/ n
sweet substance produced by bees fandrama

honey bee n
bee reny

hoof /hʊf/ n
tip of a toe of ungulates kitro

hook [hʊk] v
to attach a hook saoka
to connect saoka

hope /hoʊp/ /həʊp/ n
belief that something wished for can happen manantena
person or thing that is a source of hope manantena

horse /hɔɹs/ /hɔːs/ n
members of the species Equus ferus soavaly
knight in chess (see also knight) soavaly

hospital /ˈhɑs.pɪ.tl̩/ /ˈhɒs.pɪ.tl̩/ n
large medical facility hopitaly

hot /hɑt/ /hɒt/ adj
having a high temperature mafana
feeling the sensation of heat mafana
of the weather mafana
very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed mafana

hot air n
empty, confused or exaggerated talk rivotra

hotel /hoʊˈtɛl/ /həʊˈtɛl/ n
establishment providing accommodation hotely

house /haʊs/ /haʊz/ /hʌʊs/ n
dynasty, familiar descendance trano

house mouse n
mouse of the species Mus musculus totozy

house-trained adj
trained not to excrete indoors madio

hug /hʌɡ/ v
embrace manery

human /ˈ(h)jumən/ /ˈ(h)juːmən/ /ˈhjuːmən/ /ˈjumən/ n
id=Q15978631|a human being lehilahy

human being n
person lehilahy

humongous /ˌhjuːˈmʌŋɡəs/ [çu̟ːˈmʊŋɡəs] [ˌçu̟ːˈmɐŋɡəs] adj
extremely large katilahiny

hump /hʌmp/ v
intransitive, slang: to have sex milely

hundred /ˈhʌndɚd/ /ˈhʌndɹəd/ numeral
cardinal number 100 zato

hundred thousand numeral
100,000 hetsy

hunger /ˈhʌŋɡə/ /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/ n
need for food noana

hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ adj
eager, having a desire for something mangetaheta

husband /ˈhʌzbənd/ n
male partner in marriage ibaban-tsaiky lahy

hydrogen /ˈhaɪdɹədʒən/ n
id=Q556|chemical element hydrogène
molecular hydrogen hydrogène

hydrology n
science related to water haibolan-dranoka

ice /aɪs/ /ʌɪs/ n
water in frozen form ranomandry

ice cream /aɪsˈkɹiːm/ /ˈaɪs.kɹiːm/ /ˌaɪsˈkɹiːm/ n
dessert ranomandry

icky /ˈɪki/ adj
unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting maharikoriko

idiom /ˈɪdɪəm/ n
expression peculiar to a given language fiteny

idiot /iːdʒɪt/ /ˈɪd.i.ət/ n
person of low general intelligence vendrana

idiotic /ɪd.iˈɑt.ɪk/ /ɪd.iˈɒt.ɪk/ adj
pertaining to or resembling an idiot vendrana

idle /ˈaɪd(ə)l/ adj
averse to work or labor kamo

idler n
one who is lazy; a sluggard kamo
one who spends his or her time in inaction kamo

ignorance /ˈɪɡnəɹəns/ n
condition of being uninformed or uneducated tsifahalalana

ignorant /ˈɪɡnəɹənt/ adj
characterized by ignorance tsifahalalana

ill /ɪl/ adj
in poor health, suffering from a disease marary

ill /ɪl/ adv
not well ratsy

illustration n
that which illustrates anatra

imitate /ˈɪmɪteɪt/ v
to follow as a model mianatra

imitator n
one who imitates another boloky

immature adj
not fully formed maitso

impact /ɪmˈpækt/ /ˈɪmpækt/ v
to influence mikitika

impersonate /ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt/ v
assume identity of mianatra

impinge /ɪmˈpɪndʒ/ v
to make a physical impact on to collide, to crash (upon) mikitika

implement /ˈɪmpləmənt/ n
a tool fitaovana

implicit /ɪmˈplɪsɪt/ adj
contained in the essential nature mifandraika

imprint /ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/ n
the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc баавгай

in charge adj
having responsibility tompon’ andraikitra

in love
of a person or persons: enamored raiki-pitia

in tune
having the correct musical pitch marina

inch /ɪntʃ/ n
unit of length ankihibe
unspecified but very short distance volo

index /ˈɪndɛks/ n
alphabetical listing fanondro

indigo /ˈɪn.dɪˌɡəʊ/ /ˈɪndɪˌɡoʊ/ n
colour aika

infelicitous /ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ɪ.təs/ adj
inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done ankavia

infinity n
endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit tsiefa

inflection /ɪnˈflɛkʃən/ n
change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function fihilan-teny

influence /ˈɪn.flu.əns/ n
power to affect, control or manipulate fianjadiana

ingratiate /ɪnˈɡɹeɪ.ʃi.eɪt/ v
get someone's favor, especially through flattery mandangolango

inherent /ɪnˈhɪəɹənt/ adj
natural part or consequence mifandraika

ink /ɪŋk/ n
coloured fluid used for writing ranomainty

inning n
a period of play in baseball taho

insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ adj
characterized by insanity or the utmost folly adala
exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind adala

insect /ˈɪnsɛkt/ n
arthropod of class insecta bibikely

inshore adj
of wind blowing from the sea to the land ranomasina

insinuate /ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt/ v
ingratiate oneself mandangolango

instruct /ˌɪnˈstɹʌkt/ v
teach, give instruction mianatra

instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ n
that which instructs, or with which one is instructed anatra

insular /ˈɪnsjələ/ /ˈɪnsəlɚ/ adj
of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands nosy
situatedon an island nosy

insult /ɪnˈsʌlt/ /ˈɪn.sʌlt/ v
to be rude manasaha

interview /ˈɪntəvjuː/ /ˈɪntɚvjuː/ n
conversation with journalist etc. fanadiadiana

into /ˈɪn.tu/ /ˈɪn.tuː/ /ˈɪn.tə/ /ˈɪn.tʊ/ preposition
going inside ao anatin'ny

inundation n
act of inundating tondra-drano

investigate [ɪn.ˈves.tɪ.ɡeɪ̯t] v
to inquire into, study miantra

invitation /ɪn.vɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ n
act of inviting fiantsoana
document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited fiantsoana

iron /ˈaɪə(ɹ)n/ /ˈaɪɚn/ /ˈaɪɹən/ n
id=Q677|element vy

island /ˈaɪ̯lənd/ n
area of land completely surrounded by water nosy
entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself nosy

isotope /ˈaɪ.sə.toʊp/ /ˈaɪ.sə.təʊp/ n
atoms of the same element having a different number of neutrons miratoerana

issue /ˈɪsjuː/ /ˈɪʃ(j)uː/ n
produce or income from farmland or rental property voankazo

issue /ˈɪsjuː/ /ˈɪʃ(j)uː/ v
to flow out; to proceed from mivoaka
to sally forth manao

isthmus /ˈɪs.məs/ n
narrow strip of land andilana

it /ɘt/ /ət/ /ɪt/ pronoun
subject — inanimate thing izi

its /ɪts/ determiner
belonging to it feo

jackal /ˈdʒækəl/ n
wild canine sagaly

jackfruit n
the fruit ampalibe

jackpot n
accumulating money prize pool mofo

jackrabbit n
large rabbit bitro dia

jail /dʒeɪl/ n
place for short-term confinement for those convicted of minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding fonja

jam /d͡ʒæm/ n
impromptu informal performance aomby

jam /d͡ʒæm/ v
music: to improvise as a group aomby

jam session n
impromptu informal performance aomby

jawbone n
bone of the lower jaw saoka

jawline n
study of relationships among countries soaka

jeopardy /ˈd͡ʒɛpədi/ /ˈd͡ʒɛpɚdi/ n
danger of loss, harm, or failure loza

job /d͡ʒɑb/ /d͡ʒɒb/ n
economic role for which a person is paid asa
task asa

journal /ˈdʒɜɹnəl/ [ˈdʒɜː.nəɫ] [ˈdʒɝ.nəɫ] n
computing: a chronological record of changes made to a database or other system gazety
diary or daily record gazety
newspaper or magazine gazety

journey /ˈd͡ʒɜːni/ /ˈd͡ʒɝni/ n
trip, a voyage dia

joy /dʒɔɪ/ n
feeling of happiness hafaliana

joystick n
mechanical control device taho

judge /dʒʌdʒ/ n
public judicial official mpitsara
someone deciding another's fate mpitsara

judgmental adj
inclined to pass judgment tsikera

juggler n
person who practices juggling mpibaiko biby

jump the gun v
to begin a race too soon manao

just /d͡ʒʌst/ adj
morally fair, righteous marina

just /d͡ʒʌst/ adv
only, simply, merely marina

justice /ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/ n
correctness fahamarinana
fairness, especially with regard to punishment fahamarinana
judgment and punishment of who wronged another fahamarinana
state of being just or fair fahamarinana
the civil power dealing with law fahamarinana

kernel /ˈkɜːnəl/ /ˈkɝnəl/ n
core or essence of an object or system fo

key /kʰiː/ n
device designed to open and close a lock lakile

keyhole n
a hole to lock/unlock with a key karetsaka

kid /kɪd/ n
child (colloq.) anaka

kiddo /ˈkɪdoʊ/ n
child zazalahy
close friend zazalahy

kidney /ˈkɪdni/ n
an organ in the body voa

kidney stone n
calculus in the kidney vato

kill /kɪl/ n
act of killing fahafatesana
death blow maty

kill /kɪl/ v
to render inoperative tapaka

kilometre /kəˈlɑmɪtəɹ/ /ˈkɪləˌmiːtə/ n
unit of measure kilometatra

kind /kaɪnd/ n
type, race, category kilasy

king /kɪŋ/ n
a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation mpanjaka

kingfisher /ˈkɪŋfɪʃə/ n
any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines vintsy

kink /kɪŋk/ n
tight curl, twist, or bend kiho

kiss /kɪs/ n
touch with the lips ba

kitchen /ˈkɪt͡ʃən/ n
room lakozia

kitchen knife n
knife for preparing food antsibe

kite /kaɪt/ n
flying toy on string papango

knackered /ˈnæk.əd/ adj
broken, inoperative potika

knave /neɪv/ n
archaic: boy; especially, boy servant pejy

knee /ni/ /niː/ n
joint in the middle of the leg and area around it lohalika

knife /naɪf/ n
any blade-like part designed for cutting antsy
utensil or tool designed for cutting antsy
weapon antsy

knight /naɪt/ n
chess piece soavaly

knit /ˈnɪt/ v
to make fabric from thread or yarn manao ba

knot /nɒt/ n
looping fatotra

know /noʊ/ /nəʊ/ v
be certain or sure about (something) fahaizana
be informed about fahaizana

knowledge /ˈnɑlɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈnɒlɪd͡ʒ/ n
total of what is known, product of learning fahaizana

labium /ˈleɪbɪəm/ n
liplike structure molotra

labour /ˈleɪ.bə/ /ˈleɪ.bɚ/ n
work asa

lactose /ˈlæk.toʊs/ /ˈlæk.təʊs/ n
disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products laktôzy

lake /leɪk/ n
body of water farihy

lamp /læmp/ n
device producing light jiro
oil device producing light takamoa

land /lænd/ n
country or region tany
someone's homeplace tany
ground that is suitable for farming tanety
part of Earth that is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water tanety
real estate or landed property tanety

land /lænd/ v
to bring to land mametraka

language /ˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/ n
body of words used as a form of communication fiteny
the ability to communicate using words fiteny
nonverbal communication lela
particular words used miteny

large /ˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/ /ˈlɑːd͡ʒ/ adj
maventy

late /leɪt/ adj
euphemism for dead afo

lathe /leɪð/ v
to shape with a lathe mihodina

laugh /laːf/ /læf/ /lɑːf/ n
expression of mirth peculiar to the human species mihomehy

laugh /laːf/ /læf/ /lɑːf/ v
make an object of laughter or ridicule mihomehy
show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds mihomehy

laughter /ˈlæftɚ/ /ˈlɑːftə/ n
movement of the muscles of the laughing face mihomehy
sound (as) of laughing mihomehy

law /lɑ/ /lɔ/ /lɔː/ n
any rule that must or should be obeyed lalàna
body of rules established in a community by its authorities lalàna
mathematics: statement that is true under specified conditions lalàna
statement of (observed, established) order, sequence or relationship of phenomena lalàna

lay /leɪ/ v
to place something down in a position of rest mametraka

layabout /ˈleɪəˌbaʊt/ n
lazy person kamo

lazy /ˈleɪzi/ adj
unwilling to work kamo

lazybones n
person who is lazy kamo

leaf /liːf/ n
part of a plant ravina

learn /lɜːn/ /lɝn/ v
to acquire knowledge or ability mianatra
to come to know; to become informed of; to find out mianatra
to make use of a bad experience mianatra
to attend educational activity mianatra
to improve mianatra
to be studying mianatra

ledger /ˈlɛdʒə(ɹ)/ n
board attached to a wall to provide support tanjadava

left /lɛft/ adj
the west side of the body when one is facing north ankavia

left /lɛft/ n
the ensemble of left-wing political parties ankavia
the left side ankavia

left-wing adj
supporting political change ankavia

leftover n
something left behind mijanona

leg /leɪɡ/ /lɛɡ/ n
lower limb from groin to ankle ranjo
portion of the lower appendage from knee to ankle ranjo

legislation n
law already enacted by legislature lalàna

lemur /ˈliːmə(ɹ)/ n
strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea haihay

lexicon /ˈlɛk.sɪ.kɑn/ /ˈlɛk.sɪ.kən/ n
(rare) any dictionary diksionary
dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic diksionary
vocabulary of a language diksionary

liable /ˈlaɪ̯əbəl/ adj
responsible tompon’ andraikitra

liberalism n
a political movement liberalisma

liberty /ˈlɪbɚti/ n
condition of being free fahafahana

life /laɪf/ n
the state of being alive fahavelomana

lifeguard n
attendant mpanavotra

lifetime /ˈlaɪftaɪm/ n
duration of the life of someone or something fiainana

light /laɪt/ /lʌɪt/ [ɫɐɪ̯ʔ] n
electromagnetic waves zava

light bulb n
evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light Takamoa

lighthouse /ˈlaɪthaʊs/ n
building containing a light to warn or guide ships fara

lightning /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/ [ˈlʌɪʔ.nɪŋ] n
flash of light fotaka helatra

limb /lɪm/ n
part of bow sandry

line /laɪn/ n
geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure ankavanana

lion /ˈlaɪən/ n
big cat Panthera leo liona

lip /lɪp/ n
fleshy protrusion framing the mouth molotra

lira /ˈlɪəɹə/ n
basic unit of currency in Turkey boky
currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc. boky

list /lɪst/ n
enumeration or compilation of items lisitra

listen /ˈlɪs.ən/ v
to accept advice or obey instruction mihaino
to hear (something) mihaino
to pay attention to a sound mihaino

listening /ˈlɪs.nɪŋ/ n
act of listening mihaino

little /ˈlɘtl̩/ /ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩/ /ˈlɪtl̩/ /ˈlɪtəl/ adj
small in size kely

little boy n
a diminutive male child kely

little finger n
outermost and smallest finger of the hand ankihikely

liver /lɪvə(ɹ)/ n
organ of the body aty
organ as food aty

living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ n
style of life fiainana

lizard /ˈlɪz.əd/ /ˈlɪz.ɚd/ n
reptile androngo

loaf /loʊf/ /ləʊf/ n
block of bread mofo

loafer n
idle person kamo

lock /lɑk/ /lɒk/ n
something used for fastening karetsaka

locust /ˈloʊ.kəst/ /ˈləʊ.kəst/ n
type of grasshopper valala

lofty /ˈlɑfti/ /ˈlɒfti/ /ˈlɔːfti/ adj
high, having great height or stature agnabo

lone adj
having no companion fotsiny

long /ˈlɑŋ/ /ˈlɒŋ/ /ˈlɔŋ/ adv
particular duration fotoana

look /luːk/ /lʊk/ n
physical appearance rivotra

look /luːk/ /lʊk/ v
to face mijery
to try to see mijery

look after v
to watch, to protect mikarakara

look at v
to consider mijery
to observe or watch mijery
to study visually mijery

look up v
to have better prospects, to improve veloma

loon /ˈluːn/ n
a crazy person adala

loquat /ˈloʊkwɑt/ /ˈləʊkwɒt/ n
fruit bibasy

louse /laʊs/ n
worthless person makorela

love /lʊv/ /lʊːv/ /lʌv/ n
fitiavana
object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart fitiavana
strong affection fitiavana
zero aotra

love /lʊv/ /lʊːv/ /lʌv/ v
(euphemistic): to have sex with milely
be strongly inclined towards doing tsara

lover /ˈlʌvə/ /ˈlʌvɚ/ n
one who loves another person raiki-pitia

low /loʊ/ /ləʊ/ adj
despicable ambany
in a position comparatively close to the ground ambany
not high in amount or quantity ambany
small in height ambany

lowland n
area which is lower than surroundings lemaka

luck /lʌk/ n
something that happens to someone by chance vintana

lucky /ˈlʌki/ adj
being good by chance faly
of people, having good fortune faly

luminary /ˈluməˌnɛɹi/ /ˈluːmɪn(ə)ɹi/ n
one who is an inspiration to others hazavana

lust /lʌst/ n
delightful cause of joy, pleasure hafaliana

ma n
colloquial form of mother mama

macula n
large blot or splotch tasy
spot tasy

mad /mæd/ adj
insane (adj.) adala

madeleine /ˈmadəleɪn/ /ˈmædələn/ n
small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell madelenina

madman n
An insane man adala

magazine /mæɡəˈzin/ /mæɡəˈziːn/ n
ammunition clip or chamber enabling multiple rounds to be held before firing Mangazay

magician /məˈdʒɪʃən/ n
practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic magy
spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts magy

mahogany /məˈhɒɡəni/ n
tropical tree rotra
wood rotra

mailman n
post office employee anona

mainland /ˈmeɪ̪nlənd/ n
the main landmass of a country or continent kontinènta

maize /meɪz/ n
corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays katsaka

make /meɪk/ v
to construct manao

make love v
manao firaisana manao firaisana ara-nofo miray ara-nofo

male /meɪl/ n
human of masculine sex or gender lehilahy

malicious adj
Deliberately harmful; spiteful ratsy

malleus /ˈmæl.i.əs/ n
the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear famaky

mammy n
child's name for mother mama

man/translations n
adult male human lehilahy olona

mango /ˈmæŋɡoʊ/ /ˈmæŋɡəʊ/ n
tropical fruit tree Mangifera indica anaran-kazo

mangrove /ˈmæŋɡɹoʊv/ /ˈmæŋɡɹəʊv/ n
habitat alan-konko

manhood /ˈmænhʊd/ n
men as a group lehilahy

manioc /ˈman.ɪ.ɒk/ /ˈmæn.iˌɑk/ n
root balahazo
tropical plant balahazo

many /ˈmæni/ /ˈmɛni/ /ˈmɪni/ determiner
an indefinite large number of maro

marble /ˈmɑɹbəl/ /ˈmɑːbəl/ n
crystalline limestone kanety

mare /mɛə/ /mɛəɹ/ n
planetology: dark circular plain rano

mark /mɑːk/ n
visible impression, blemish, stain tasy

maroon /məˈɹuːn/ adj
color volontsokola

marry /ˈmæɹi/ /ˈmæɹɪ/ /ˈmɛɹi/ v
to take a husband or wife manambady

martyr /ˈmɐːtə(ɹ)/ /ˈmɑɹ.tɚ/ /ˈmɑːtə(ɹ)/ n
one who sacrifices their life for an important cause maritiora
one willing to be killed for religion maritiora

masculine /ˈmæskjulɪn/ /ˈmæskjələn/ /ˈmæskjʊlɪn/ adj
having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate lehilahy

mass /mæs/ n
lower classes gaboka lamesa
quantity of matter cohering together to make one body ambangony androhina

matching /ˈmætʃɪŋ/ adj
the same as another; sharing the same design mifanaraka

maternal uncle n
brother of one's mother dadatoa

mathematician /ˈmæθ(.ə)ˌmə.tɪʃ.ən/ n
expert in mathematics kajy

mathematics /mæθ(ə)ˈmætɪks/ n
field of study kajy

matter /ˈmætə/ /ˈmætɚ/ v
to be important manisa

maunch /mɑːntʃ/ n
heraldry: a long stylised sleeve taho

may /meɪ/ v
possibly, but not certainly mety

maybe /ˈmeɪbi/ adv
as a pro-sentence mety
indicating a lack of certainty mety

mead /miːd/ n
alcoholic drink betsantely

meal /miːl/ n
food that is prepared and eaten sakafo

meal ticket n
a voucher for food tsara

mean /miːn/ adj
causing or intending to cause intentional harm ratsy fanahy

measure /ˈmeɪʒɚ/ /ˈmɛʒə/ /ˈmɛʒɚ/ n
act of measuring refy

meat /mit/ /miːt/ n
animal flesh used as food laoka
any sort of flesh laoka

mechanic n
skilled worker mpanao mekanika

mechanical /məˈkæ.nə.kəl/ /mɪˈkanɪk(ə)l/ adj
acting as if one were a machine mpanao mekanika
as if performed by machine mpanao mekanika
done by machine mpanao mekanika
handy with machines mpanao mekanika
physics: related to mechanics mpanao mekanika
related to design and construction of machines mpanao mekanika
using mechanics mpanao mekanika

medical /ˈmɛdɪkl̩/ adj
of the practice of medicine dokotera

medicine /ˈmɛ.də.sən/ /ˈmɛ.dɪ.sɪn/ /ˈmɛd.sɪn/ n
substance which promotes healing fanafody

menu /ˈmɛnju/ /ˈmɛnjuː/ n
details of the food to be served at a banquet zava-misy
list from which the user may select an operation to be performed zava-misy
printed list of dishes offered in a restaurant zava-misy

merchandise /ˈmɜːtʃənˌdaɪs/ /ˈmɜːtʃənˌdaɪz/ /ˈmɝtʃənˌdaɪs/ /ˈmɝtʃənˌdaɪz/ n
commodities offered for sale entam-barotra

mercury /ˈməː.kjʊ.ɹi/ /ˈmɝkjəɹi/ n
element volavelona

mere /mɪə/ /mɪɚ/ /ˈmɛɹi/ adj
the smallest amount tsotra

metrical foot n
basic unit of verse tongotra

middle /ˈmɪdəl/ n
part between beginning and end sasany

midget n
derogatory: any short person olon-dehibe kely
person of small stature of adult height less than 4'10" olon-dehibe kely

midnight /ˈmɪdnʌɪt/ /ˈmɪdˌnaɪt/ n
12 am mamatonalina

midpoint n
point equidistant between two extremes sasany

midriff n
mid section of the human torso kibo

might /maɪt/ v
indicator of conditional or possible actions mety

mile /maɪ̯l/ n
measure of length arivo

military /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tɛɹ.i/ /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tɹi/ n
armed forces rezimanta

milk /mɛlk/ /mɪlk/ /mɪɫk/ [mɪɰk̟] n
liquid ronono

mill /mɪl/ n
grinding apparatus bakaka

million /ˈmɪljən/ numeral
cardinal number tapitrisa

mineral water n
water containing dissolved minerals rano

minister /ˈmɪnɨstɚ/ /ˈmɪnɪstə/ n
person who is trained to perform religious ceremonies at a Protestant church pasitera

miracle /ˈmɪɹəkəl/ n
wonderful event attributed to supernatural powers fahagagana
an awesome and exceptional example of something fahagagana

mirror /ˈmiɹ.ɚ/ /ˈmɪɹ.ə/ n
smooth reflecting surface fitaratra

mirth /mɜɹθ/ /mɜːθ/ n
merriment hafaliana

mischievous /ˈmɪs.t͡ʃɪ.vəs/ adj
naughty ratsy fanahy

missus /ˈmɪs.əz/ n
wife vehivavy

mist /mɪst/ n
Water or other liquid finely suspended in air zavona

moan /moʊn/ /məʊn/ n
a low cry of pain toreo

mobile /ˈmoʊbil/ /ˈmoʊbəl/ /ˈməʊ.baɪl/ /ˈməʊbaɪl/ adj
capable of being moved fanaka

mock /mɑk/ /mɒk/ n
act of mocking Manadala olona

mock /mɑk/ /mɒk/ v
to mimic mianatra

modify /ˈmɑdɪfaɪ/ /ˈmɒdɪfaɪ/ v
to make partial changes to manova

molar /ˈmoʊlɚ/ n
back tooth vazana

mole /mol/ /mɒʊl/ /məʊl/ n
dark spot on the skin tasy

molecule /ˈmɑləkjul/ /ˈmɒləkjuːl/ n
group of atoms held together by chemical bonds môlekiola

money /ˈmʌni/ n
currency vola
means of exchange and measure of value vola

monkey /ˈmʌŋki/ n
primate gidro

monophysitism n
Christian believe claiming a human-only nature of Jesus Christ monophysisme

month /mʌnθ/ n
period into which a year is divided volana

moon /muːn/ n
id=Q405|largest natural satellite of planet Earth volana

moon bag n
pouch akondro

moorland n
land covered with heather or bracken anjavidy

moot /muːt/ adj
having no practical importance hamaivanan-doha

moral /ˈmɒɹəl/ /ˈmɔɹəl/ n
moral practices or teachings môraly

morass /məˈɹæs/ n
tract of soft, wet ground honahona

more /ˈmo(ː)ɹ/ /ˈmoə/ /ˈmɔɹ/ /ˈmɔː/ adv
comparative of much abo
word to form a comparative abo

more /ˈmo(ː)ɹ/ /ˈmoə/ /ˈmɔɹ/ /ˈmɔː/ determiner
comparative of many abo
comparative of much abo

more than one can shake a stick at adj
occurring in abundance betsaka

morning /ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/ /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ n
part of the day between dawn and midday maraina
the part of the day after midnight and before midday maraina

morrow [mɒɹəʊ] [mɔɹoʊ] n
morning maraina
the next or following day rahampitso

mosque /mɑsk/ /mɒsk/ n
a place of worship for Muslims moske

mosquito /mɒsˈkiː.təʊ/ /məˈski.toʊ/ n
small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood moka

moth /mɑθ/ /mɑθs/ /mɒθ/ /mɒθs/ /mɔθ/ /mɔθs/ n
insect similar to a butterfly samoina

mother /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈmʌðɚ/ n
female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant reny
one’s female parent reny

motherland /ˈmʌðɚˌlænd/ n
the country of one's ancestors tanindrazana

motile /ˈməʊtaɪl/ adj
Having the power to move spontaneously fanaka

motor vehicle n
any land-based means of transportation fiarakodia

motorway n
broad highway lala-masaka

mound /maʊnd/ n
natural elevation bonga

mountain /ˈmaʊntən/ /ˈmaʊntɪn/ n
large mass of earth and rock tendrombohitra

mouse /maʊs/ /mʌʊs/ n
rodent of the genus Mus totozy

moustache /məˈstɐːʃ/ /məˈstɑːʃ/ /ˈmʌstæʃ/ n
hair on upper lip volo

mouth /maʊð/ /maʊθ/ /mʌʊθ/ mʌʊθ n
the opening of a creature through which food is ingested vava

movable adj
capable of being moved fanaka

much /mʌt͡ʃ/ adv
to a great extent betsaka

much /mʌt͡ʃ/ determiner
a large amount of betsaka

muck /mʌk/ n
Slimy mud antsanga

mud /mʌd/ n
mixture of soil and water fòtaka

multiplicative inverse n
inverse with respect to multiplication mifamadika

mum /mʌm/ n
mother (informal, familiar) mama

mummy /ˈmʌmi/ n
child's term for mother mama

museum /mjuˈzi.əm/ /mjuːˈziːəm/ n
building or institution tranom-bakoka

mushroom /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/ n
fruiting body of a fungus holatra

music /ˈmjuzɪk/ /ˈmjuːzɪk/ n
sound, organized in time in a melodious way mozika
any pleasing or interesting sounds mozika

my pleasure interjection
a polite reaction to receiving thanks tsy misy fisoarana

naif n
one who is naive bonaika

nail /neɪl/ n
on fingers and toes hoho

nail /neɪl/ v
engage in sexual intercourse milely
hit a target effectively with some weapon mikitika

naive /naɪˈiv/ adj
(art) simple, childlike style bonaika
lacking experience, wisdom, or judgement bonaika

name /neɪm/ n
word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing anarana

national anthem n
official song of a nation or country hiram-pirenena

native soil n
homeland tanety
natural habitat loharano

naughty /ˈnɔti/ /ˈnɔːti/ adj
bad; tending to misbehave or act badly ratsy fanahy

nautical /ˈnɔːtɪkl/ adj
relating to ships, shipping, navigation, and seamen ranomasina

navel /ˈneɪvəl/ n
remnant of umbilical cord foitra

navy blue n
a dark blue color momba ny sambo

nearby adj
adjacent akaiky

neatness n
the state of being neat zava

neck /nɛk/ n
the part of body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals vozona

necklace /ˈnɛkləs/ n
jewelry vadim-bozo

needle /ˈniː.dl/ n
sensor phonograph stylus safira

neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring phraseologicalUnit
unsuitable for anything or anybody tsondro

nerve cell n
cell of the nervous system nerônina

nest /nɛst/ n
bird-built structure tranom-borona
place for depositing eggs tranom-borona
snug residence tranom-borona

net /nɛt/ n
interconnecting system tetitsipika

network /nɛtwɜːk/ /nɛtwɝk/ n
fabric or structure of fibrous elements lay
interconnected group or system tambajotra
multiple computers and other devices connected together tambajotra

neuron /ˈnjəɹɑn/ /ˈnjʊəɹɒn/ /ˈnʊɹɑn/ n
a cell of the nervous system nerônina

nevertheless /ˈnɛvəðəlɛs/ /ˈnɛvɚðəlɛs/ adv
in spite of what preceded na dia izany aza

new /njuː/ /nu/ adj
additional, recently discovered vaovao
current or later vaovao
distinguishing something established more recently vaovao
in original condition, pristine vaovao
inexperienced, unaccustomed vaovao
of recent origin vaovao
recently arrived or appeared vaovao
recently made or created vaovao
refreshed, reinvigorated vaovao
strange, unfamiliar vaovao

newspaper /ˈn(j)usˌpeɪpɚ/ /ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpə/ n
publication gazety

next /nɛkst/ adj
following in a sequence manaraka
nearest date, time, space or order manaraka

next /nɛkst/ adv
On the first subsequent occasion manaraka

nice /naɪs/ adj
having a pleasant taste or aroma tsara

nigger /ˈnɪɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈnɪɡɚ/ n
negro person mainty

night /naɪt/ [næt̚] n
darkness alina
evening or night spent at a particular activity alina
period between sunset and sunrise alina

nighttime n
hours of darkness alina

nine /naɪn/ n
the digit or figure 9 sivy

nine /naɪn/ numeral
cardinal number sivy

nine hundred /ˈnaɪn ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ numeral
cardinal number 900 sivinjato

nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine numeral
cardinal number 9,999 sivy amin'ny sivipolo sy sivinjato sy sivy arivo

nineteen /naɪnˈtiːn/ /ˈnaɪn.tiːn/ numeral
cardinal number sivy ambinifolo

ninth /naɪnθ/ adj
ordinal form of nine sivy

nitrogen /ˈnaɪ.tɹə.dʒən/ n
id=Q627|chemical element nitirôzenina

no problem interjection
no thanks or apology is necessary tsy misy fisoarana

nor /nɔː/ /nɔːɹ/ conjunction
nor na

north /noɹθ/ /noːθ/ /nɔəθ/ /nɔːθ/ adj
meteorology: of wind, from the north 北

north /noɹθ/ /noːθ/ /nɔəθ/ /nɔːθ/ n
compass point 北

northern /ˈnɒðə(ɹ)n/ /ˈnɔɹðɚn/ /ˈnɔːðən/ adj
of wind 北

nose /noʊz/ /nəʊz/ n
protuberance on the face orona
skill in recognising bouquet orona
tip of an object orona

nostril /ˈnɒstɹɪl/ n
either of the two orifices located on the nose vavorona

not at all interjection
conventional reply to expression of gratitude tsy misy fisoarana

notebook /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/ /ˈnəʊtˌbʊk/ n
book kahie

nothingness n
void; emptiness foana

nought /nɔːt/ n
zero aotra

noun /naʊn/ /næːn/ n
grammatical category (broad sense) anarana

nourishment n
something that nourishes; food sakafo

novel /ˈnɑvəl/ /ˈnɒvl̩/ adj
new, original, especially in an interesting way vaovao

now /naʊ/ adv
at the present time izao

now /naʊ/ interjection
signal to begin izao

now /naʊ/ n
the present time izao

nowadays /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ adv
at the present time izao
in the current era izao

nugget /ˈnʌɡət/ n
inexperienced fighter pilot manga

number /ˈnʌmbə/ /ˈnʌmbɚ/ n
abstract entity isa
grammar: state of being singular, dual or plural isa
mathematics: number isa
numeral isa
performance isa
used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence isa

numeral /ˈnjuːməɹəl/ /ˈnuməɹəl/ n
isa

nun /nʌn/ n
member of a Christian religious community of women anabavy

nurse /nɜːs/ /nɝs/ n
person trained to provide care for the sick anabavy

nut /nʌt/ [nɐt] n
hard-shelled fruit vadin-tsaikiro

nutty /ˈnʌti/ adj
barmy, crazy, mad adala

object /əbˈd͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈɑb.d͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈɒb.d͡ʒɛkt/ n
thing zavatra

object /əbˈd͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈɑb.d͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈɒb.d͡ʒɛkt/ v
disagree with something or someone mitohitra tsy manaiky

occupy /ˈɑkjəpaɪ/ /ˈɒkjʊpaɪ/ v
have (taken) control of mikarakara
hold a position mikarakara
hold attention of mikarakara
reside in mikarakara
time or space mikarakara
to fill (space) mikarakara
to fill (time) mikarakara
to use the time or capacity of mikarakara

ocean /ˈoʊ.ʃən/ /ˈəʊ.ʃən/ n
one of the large bodies of water oseana

ochre /ˈoʊkɚ/ /ˈəʊkə/ adj
having yellow-orange colour bibidia

ochre /ˈoʊkɚ/ /ˈəʊkə/ n
yellowish-orange colour bibidia

octopus /ˈɑːkt.ə.pʊs/ /ˈɒkt.ə.pʊs/ n
mollusc orita

odd /ɑd/ /ɒd/ adj
not divisible by two tsiankasa

offspring /ˈɒfspɹɪŋ/ /ˈɔfspɹɪŋ/ n
singular offspring (male, female or sex unspecified) anaka

oil /ɔɪl/ n
liquid fat diloilo
petroleum-based liquid diloilo

old /ˈoʊld/ /ˈəʊld/ adj
(of an item) used, not new antitra
of a living being: having lived for relatively many years antitra
of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time antitra

old man n
elderly man antitra
father (slang) antitra

olive /ˈɑlɪv/ /ˈɒlɪv/ n
colour oliva volo
wood oliva

on behalf of
speaking or acting for amin'ny anaran'i

one /wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/ adj
a single, unspecified thing iray

one /wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/ n
digit or figure iray

one's /wʌnz/ pronoun
belonging to one feo

one/translations numeral
cardinal number 1 iray

onion /ˈʌnjən/ n
plant tongolo
bulb tongolo

open source n
software maimaim-poana

operating system n
software which controls computer mpandrindra milina

ophidian /oʊˈfɪdi.ən/ n
one of the Serpentes bibilava

or /ɑɹ/ /ɔɹ/ /ɔː(ɹ)/ conjunction
conjunction na sa

orange /ˈɑɹɪ̈nd͡ʒ/ /ˈɒɹɨn(d)ʒ/ /ˈɔɹənt͡ʃ/ /ˈɔɹɪ̈nd͡ʒ/ n
colour laoranjy volom-boasary
fruit voasary menapina

orb /oɹb/ /ɔː(ɹ)b/ n
poetic: the eye, as luminous and spherical maso

orchid /ˈɔɹkɪd/ n
plant orkide

organism /ˈɔɹ.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/ /ˈɔː.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/ n
any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things. zavamanan'aina
living thing zavamanan'aina

organizer n
hand-held micro-computer diary

origin /ˈɒ.ɹɨ.dʒɨn/ /ˈɔɹɨdʒɨn/ n
source of a river, information, goods, etc. loharano

ostrich /ˈɒs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/ /ˈɔs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/ n
large flightless bird aositrisy

outfit /ˈaʊtfɪt/ n
business or firm trano

outsider /ˌaʊtˈsaɪdəɹ/ n
a newcomer vahiny

overcoat /ˈoʊvəɹkoʊt/ /ˈəʊvəkəʊt/ n
garment pardesi

overseas /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/ /ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/ adv
across a sea ranomasina

overturn v
legal: to reverse, overrule mamaky

ovum /ˈoʊ.vəm/ /ˈəʊ.vəm/ n
gamete atody

owl /aʊl/ n
a bird vorombozaka vorondolo

own /ˈoʊn/ /ˈuŋ/ /ˈəʊn/ adj
belonging to (determiner) madio

ox /ˈɑks/ /ˈɒks/ n
an adult castrated male of cattle aomby
any bovine animal used as a beast of burden aomby

oyster /ˈɔɪ.stə(ɹ)/ n
masajy

pa /pɑː/ n
father aba

paddy /ˈpædi/ n
wet land where rice grows akotry

page /paːʒ/ /peɪd͡ʒ/ n
one of the pieces of paper bound together within a book or document ravinkazo
one side of a leaf of a book pejy
record pejy
serving boy pejy

pained /peɪnd/ adj
in pain, especially in an emotional sense inaka

painter /ˈpeɪntə/ /ˈpeɪntɚ/ n
artist mpandoko
laborer mpandoko

palace /ˈpæləs/ /ˈpælɪs/ n
large, lavish residence lapa

palatable /ˈpæl.ə.tə.bəl/ adj
pleasing to the taste tsara

palate /ˈpælət/ /ˈpælɪt/ n
roof of the mouth lanilany

pale /peɪl/ adj
light in color fotsy

paletot /ˈpalɪtəʊ/ n
A loose outer jacket, overcoat palitao

palm tree n
tropical tree hazom-boanio

papaya /pəˈpaɪə/ n
fruit voapaza

paper /ˈpeɪpə/ /ˈpeɪpɚ/ n
sheet material taratasy

pardon /ˈpɑɹ.dn̩/ /ˈpɑɹ.dən/ /ˈpɑːdən/ v
to forgive mamela heloka
to grant an official pardon mamela heloka

parent /ˈpɛəɹənt/ n
person from whom one is descended ray
person who acts as a parent in rearing a child ray
source or origin of something ray

parish /ˈpæɹɪʃ/ n
part of a diocese fitandremana

parrot /ˈpæɹət/ n
kind of bird boloky
person who repeats what was said boloky

part /pɐːt/ /pɑɹt/ /pɑːt/ n
position or role taratasy

parting /ˈpɑɹtɪŋ/ /ˈpɑːtɪŋ/ n
farewell veloma

pass away v
to die (euphemistic) maty

passing /ˈpɑːsɪŋ/ n
death, dying; the end fahafatesana

pastor /ˈpæstɚ/ /ˈpɑːstə/ n
a minister or priest pasitera

patent /ˈpeɪtənt/ /ˈpætənt/ v
successfully register an invention with a government agency; to secure a letter patent manao

paternal grandfather n
one's father's father dadabe

paternal uncle n
brother of one's father dadatoa

patronize /ˈpeɪt(ʃ).ɹə.naɪz/ v
to make oneself a regular customer of a business mitsidika

pax /pæks/ interjection
cry for truce in games ankihibe

pea /piː/ n
plant pitipoa

peace /piːs/ n
harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations fandriampahalemana
state of being free from war fandriampahalemana
state of mind fandriampahalemana
tranquility, quiet, harmony; absence of violence fandriampahalemana

peak /piːk/ n
mountain top tampony

pear /pɛə/ /pɛɚ/ n
fruit poara

peck /pɛk/ n
short kiss ba

peer /piɹ/ /pɪə̯/ n
noble ankasa
someone or something of equal level ankasa

pen /pɛn/ /pɪn/ n
prison cell sela
writing tool penina

pen pal n
friend with whom one communicates using letters mifanaraka

pencil /ˈpɛnsəl/ /ˈpɛnsɪl/ n
graphite writing-instrument pensily

penetrate /ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪt/ /ˈpɛnɪˌtɹeɪt/ v
enter into miditra

penis /ˈpinɪs/ /ˈpiːnɪs/ n
male organ for copulation and urination lataka

pepper /ˈpɛpə/ /ˈpɛpɚ/ n
fruit of the capsicum sakay

percentage /pəˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/ /pɚˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/ n
part of a whole isan-jato
share of the profits isan-jato

perfume /pɚˈfjuːm/ /ˈpɚfjuːm/ /ˈpɜːfjuːm/ /ˈpɝfjuːm/ n
substance providing a pleasant smell ranomanitra

perhaps /pəˈhæps/ /pɚˈhæps/ /ˈpɹæps/ adv
indicating a lack of certainty mety

periodic table n
chart tabilao ny singa

perjury /ˈpɜː(ɹ)dʒəɹi/ n
deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath fanta-boboka

permanently adv
in a permanent manner foana

persimmon /pəɹˈsɪmən/ /pɜːˈsɪmən/ /ˈpɜːsəmən/ n
fruit masajy

personnel /pɝ.səˈnɛl/ n
employees, office staff olona

pervade /pɚˈveɪd/ /pɜː(ɹ)ˈveɪd/ v
to be in every part of miditra

peter /ˈpitɚ/ /ˈpiːtə/ n
slang: penis lataka

petty /ˈpɛti/ [ˈpʰɛɾi] adj
little, trifling, or inconsiderable, as a petty fault kely

pharmacy /ˈfɑɹməsi/ /ˈfɑːməsi/ n
a place where prescription drugs are dispensed famoaham-panafody

philosophy /fɪˈlɒsəfi/ n
academic discipline filosofia

phone /foʊ̯n/ /fəʊ̯n/ v
to call (someone) on the telephone telefàonina

photon /ˈfəʊtɒn/ n
quantum of light voan-kazavana

physician /fɪˈzɪʃən/ n
medical doctor dokotera

pick /pɪk/ v
to remove a fruit or plant for consumption sotro

pick up v
to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes manjengy

picturesque /pɪktʃəˈɹɛsk/ adj
resembling a picture or painting tsara tarehy

piece of furniture n
item of furniture fanaka

pigeon /ˈpɪdʒən/ /ˈpɪdʒɪn/ n
bird of the pigeon and dove family Columbidae vorona

pill /pɪl/ n
small object for swallowing fanafody

pin /pɪn/ n
needle without an eye, used for fastening paingotra

pineapple /ˈpaɪnæpəl/ n
fruit mananasy

pink /pɪŋk/ n
flower rose
pale red colour mavokely raozy

pinna n
visible part of the ear sofina

pith /pɪθ/ n
essential or vital part fo

pivotal /ˈpɪvətəl/ adj
being of crucial importance; central, key mpamaritra

place /pleɪs/ n
a role or purpose, a station taratasy
informal: house or home trano
numeric: the column counting a certain quantity trano
open space, courtyard, market square kianja
region of a land velarantany

place /pleɪs/ v
to arrange for, make (a bet) manao
to put in a specific location mametraka

plague /pleɪɡ/ n
a nuisance fery
widespread affliction, calamity fery

plain /pleɪn/ adj
ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation sàha

plane /pleɪn/ n
airplane fiaramanidina

planet /ˈplænət/ /ˈplænɪt/ n
each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky fajiry

plant /plænt/ /plɑːnt/ [pleənt] n
a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree ahitra

plate /pleɪt/ n
contents of a plate kapila
flat dish kapila

plateau /plæˈtoʊ/ /ˈplætəʊ/ n
level expanse bonga

plateful n
the quantity contained on a plate kapila

platter n
a tray for serving food bonga
part of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests bonga

play /pleɪ/ v
act in a manner such that one has fun milalao
act in a performance milalao
produce music using a musical instrument (intransitive sense, not affecting a noun) milalao
produce music using a musical instrument (transitive sense), affecting a noun milalao
use a device to hear (a recording) milalao

player /ˈpleɪə(ɹ)/ n
one without serious aims kamo

plaything n
kilalao

plaza /ˈplɑːzə/ n
a towns' public square kianja

please /pliz/ /pliːz/ adv
interjection to make a polite request misaotra

pleased /pliːzd/ adj
happy, content faly

pleasure /ˈplɛʒə/ /ˈplɛʒɚ/ n
person or thing that causes enjoyment hafaliana

plentiful adj
existing in large number betsaka be

plum /plʌm/ n
the fruit pesombazaha

plus /plʌs/ adj
being positive rather than negative or zero abo
positive, involving advantage veloma

plus /plʌs/ conjunction
arithmetic: sum abo
in addition to abo

plus /plʌs/ n
positive quantity abo
useful addition abo

plus sign n
mathematical symbol abo

pocket /ˈpɑkɪt/ /ˈpɒkɪt/ n
bag stitched to an item of clothing paosy

point /pɔɪnt/ n
arithmetic: decimal point (note: many languages use a comma (',') rather than a dot as a decimal point, and hence the translations into these languages reflect this.) faingo

pointless /ˈpɔɪntləs/ adj
having no purpose hamaivanan-doha

poison /ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/ n
substance harmful to a living organism poizina

police /pəˈliːs/ /ˈpliːs/ /ˈpoʊ.liːs/ n
an organisation that enforces the law fahadiovana

police officer n
an officer in a law enforcement agency fahadiovana

policewoman n
a female police officer fahadiovana

policy /ˈpɑləsi/ /ˈpɒləsi/ n
principle of conduct politika

political /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/ adj
concerning or relating to politics politika

politics /ˈpɑl.ɪˌtɪks/ /ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪks/ n
a methodology and activities associated with running a government politika

pollical adj
of the thumb ankihibe

pomegranate /ˈpɑm.ɪˌɡɹæn.ɪt/ /ˈpɒm.ɪˌɡɹæn.ɪt/ n
fruit ampongabendanitra

pompadour /ˈpɑːmpədɔːɹ/ /ˈpɒmpədʊə/ n
woman's hairstyle akondro

pond /pɑnd/ /pɒnd/ n
small lake dobo

pons n
Part of brain tetezana

pool /pul/ /puːl/ n
body of water dobon-dranomamy

poplit /ˈpɑplɪt/ /ˈpɒplɪt/ n
fossa at the back of the knee joint talikana

population /pɒpjuːˈleɪʃən/ /ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən/ n
all people living within a political or geographical boundary mponina
biology: collection of organisms mponina
statistics: greater group of units from which a sample can be drawn mponina

porcupine n
large rodent trandraka

porno /ˈpɔːnəʊ/ n
pornography vetaveta

port /po(ː)ɹt/ /poət/ /pɔɹt/ /pɔːt/ n
computing: logical or physical construct into and from which data are transferred varavarana

portal /ˈpɔːtəl/ /ˈpɔːɹtəl/ n
entry point vavahady
website vavahady
vein varavarana

pose /poʊz/ /pəʊz/ v
ask, set (a test or quiz) mametraka
assume or maintain a pose mametraka
set in place, arrange mametraka

possession /pəˈzɛʃən/ n
something that is owned tsara

possible /ˈpɑsəbl̩/ /ˈpɒsɪbl̩/ adj
able but not certain to happen haizina

posterity /ˈpɒstɛɹɪti/ n
all the future generations taranaka

pot /pɑt/ /pɒt/ n
marijuana ahitra

potato /pəˈteɪtoʊ/ /pəˈteɪtəʊ/ n
plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable ovy

pound /paʊnd/ n
unit of currency boky
unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois) boky

power /ˈpaʊ.ɚ/ /ˈpaʊə(ɹ)/ n
capability or influence fianjadiana
electricity, electricity supply herinaratra
influential nation, company etc. hery am-piharian-karena
maths: product of equal factors tora- toraka
physical force or strength hery
physics: measure of the rate of doing work or transferring energy herin'angôvo

prediction /pɹɪˈdɪkʃn/ n
a statement about the future faminaniana

pregnancy n
condition fitondrana vohoka
period of time fitondrana vohoka

premier /pɹɪˈmɪɹ/ /ˈpɹimjɚ/ /ˈpɹɛmɪə(ɹ)/ adj
foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree voalohany

prettify /ˈpɹɪtɪfʌɪ/ v
make pretty or prettier manatsara

prime /pɹaɪ̯m/ adj
first in time, order, or sequence voalohany
mathematics: having no factors except itself and unity voalohany

prison /ˈpɹɪzən/ n
confinement in a prison tranomaizina
place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes tranomaizina

prison cell n
room to which a prisoner is confined sela

prodigy /ˈpɹɑdɪdʒi/ /ˈpɹɒdɪdʒi/ n
amazing or marvellous thing fahagagana

product /ˈpɹɑd.əkt/ /ˈpɹɒd.əkt/ n
commodity for sale entam-barotra

professor /pɹəˈfɛsə/ /pɹəˈfɛsɚ/ n
a higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member at a college or university tompo

promontory /ˈpɹɑməntɔɹi/ /ˈpɹɒm.ən.tɹi/ n
a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff orona

prong /pɹɑŋ/ n
branch sandry
thin, pointed, projecting part nify

prop /pɹɒp/ v
support mametraka

proper /ˈpɹɑ.pɚ/ /ˈpɹɒ.pə/ /ˈpɹɔp.ə/ adj
belonging to oneself or itself, own madio
following the established standards of behavior or manners marina

property /ˈpɹɑp.ɚt.i/ /ˈpɹɒp.ət.i/ n
piece of real estate fananana
something owned tondro

prophecy /ˈpɹɑfəsi/ /ˈpɹɒf.ə.si/ n
prediction faminaniana

prosperity /pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/ /pɹɒˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/ n
condition of being prosperous ankasoavana

prostitute /ˈpɹɑːstətuːt/ /ˈpɹɒstɪtjuːt/ n
a person having sex for profit janga

protocol /ˈpɹoʊtəˌkɑl/ /ˈpɹəʊtəˌkɒl/ n
diplomatic document dingana
rule, guideline etc which guides diplomatic behaviour dingana

province /ˈpɹɑvɪns/ /ˈpɹɒvɪns/ n
a subdivision of government usually one step below the national level faritany

psychology /saɪˈkɑlədʒi/ /saɪˈkɒlədʒɪ/ n
study of the human mind psychology

publish /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ v
to announce to the public mampandre

puff /pʌf/ n
slang: cannabis ahitra

pull off v
To achieve; to succeed at something difficult mivoaka
To remove by pulling mivoaka

pull out v
to remove something from a container mivoaka

pull over v
come to a stop on the roadside or the hard shoulder tapaka

purchase /ˈpɜːtʃəs/ /ˈpɝtʃəs/ v
to obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a price mividy

purple /ˈpɜː(ɹ).pəl/ /ˈpɝpəl/ n
colour volomparasy

put /pʊt/ v
to express something in a certain manner apetraka
to place something somewhere mametraka

put down v
cease reading a document mametraka
set down, stop carrying mametraka

put in v
to place inside apetraka

put on v
to don clothing apetraka

putting green n
area on a golf course maitso

quacking n
the sound made by a group of ducks gagàka

quadrillion /kwɒˈdɹɪljən/ /kwɒˈdɹɪɫjən/ n
any very large number tapitrisa

quagmire /ˈkwæɡ.maɪəɹ/ /ˈkwɒɡ.maɪə(ɹ)/ n
swampy ground honahona

quaint /kweɪnt/ adj
old-fashioned charm tsara tarehy

quality /ˈkwɑləti/ /ˈkwɒlɪti/ n
archaic: social position toetra
level of excellence toetra

question /ˈkwɛst͡ʃən/ n
sentence, phrase or word fanontaniana

quintillion n
any very large number tapitrisa

quit /kwɪt/ adj
to give up, stop doing something tapaka

quite /kwaɪt/ adv
to the greatest extent; completely betsaka

quite a bit adv
considerably betsaka

quod n
a prison tranomaizina

rabbit /ˈɹæbət/ /ˈɹæbɪt/ n
mammal bitro

raccoon /ɹæˈkun/ /ɹəˈkuːn/ n
nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor pisodia

racket /ˈɹækɪt/ n
fraud fisolokiana

radical /ˈɹædɪkəl/ n
linguistics: portion of a character that provides an indication of its meaning fanalahidy

radius /ˈɹeɪdi.əs/ n
length of this line segment tselatra
line segment tselatra

rain /ɹeɪn/ n
condensed water from a cloud orana

rainbow /ˈɹeɪnboʊ/ /ˈɹeɪnbəʊ/ n
multicoloured arch in the sky antsiben' Andriamanitra antsiben’andriamànitra àvana

range /ɹeɪndʒ/ n
distance to the object alavirana

rapper n
performer of rap music, or one who raps mpanao Rapy

ravage /ˈɹævɪdʒ/ v
To devastate or destroy something mandripaka

ray /ɹeɪ/ n
beam of light or radiation tselatra
mathematics: line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point tselatra

read /ɹiːd/ /ɹɛd/ v
make a study of mianatra

reap /ɹiːp/ v
to receive as a reward sotro

rear /ɹɪə/ /ɹɪɹ/ adj
being behind, or in the hindmost part vody

rear /ɹɪə/ /ɹɪɹ/ n
the posterior, butt(ocks)- only terms with directional notion vody

reasonable /ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bəl/ adj
just; fair; agreeable to reason marina

rebuke /ɹiˈbjuːk/ n
harsh criticism anatra

receipt /ɹɪˈsiːt/ n
act of receiving ray

reception /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/ n
social engagement fandraisana

reciprocal /ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l/ n
in mathematics mifamadika

reckless adj
careless or heedless; headstrong or rash tsifahalalana

reckon /ˈɹɛkən/ v
to count as in a number, rank, or series; to estimate by rank or quality; to place by estimation manisa
to count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate manisa

red /ɹɛd/ adj
having red as its colour mena
left-wing, socialist or communist mena

red /ɹɛd/ n
colour mena

redundant /ɹɪˈdʌn.dənt/ adj
superfluous mapivoamboaña

reed lang=en n
weaving hogo

reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃ(ə)n/ n
act of reflecting; the state of being reflected fitarafana
careful thought or consideration fieritreretana
something that is reflected fitaratra

refrigerator /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒəˌɹeɪtə/ /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒəˌɹeɪɾɚ/ n
appliance that refrigerates food frizidera

refugee /ˈɹɛfjʊdʒiː/ n
person seeking economic asylum mpitsoa-ponenana
person seeking political asylum mpitsoa-ponenana
person seeking refuge from natural disaster mpitsoa-ponenana

regard /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd/ /ɹɪˈɡɑːd/ v
to consider, look upon in a given way mijery
to have to do with mijery

release /ɹɪˈliːs/ v
to make available to the public mivoaka

remain /ɹɪˈmeɪn/ n
That which is left; relic; remainder mijanona

remains /ɹɪˈmeɪnz/ n
all that is left of the stock of some things; remnants mijanona

remedy /ˈɹɛmədi/ n
medicine, application, or treatment fanafody
something that corrects or counteracts fanafody

remnant n
small portion remaining of a larger thing or group mijanona
unsold end of piece goods mijanona

repent /ɹɪˈpɛnt/ v
to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do mibebaka

represent /ɹɛp.ɹɪ.ˈzɛnt/ v
to portray by mimicry or action of any kind milalao

republic [ɹɪˈpʌblɪk] n
a type of state repoblika
one of the kinds of parts constituting Russia repoblika

response /ɹɪˈspɒns/ n
an answer or reply valy

responsible /ɹɪˈspɑnsəbəl/ /ɹɪˈspɒnsəbl̩/ adj
able to answer reasonably for one's conduct tompon’ andraikitra
able to be trusted tompon’ andraikitra
answerable for an act performed or for its consequences tompon’ andraikitra
being a primary cause or agent of some event or action tompon’ andraikitra
involving a degree of personal accountability tompon’ andraikitra

rest /ɹɛst/ n
peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility fandriampahalemana
remainder mijanona

restroom n
public room containing a toilet trano fivoahana

retrofit /ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊˌfɪt/ n
act of retrofitting anatra

reverie /ˈɹɛvəɹi/ n
state of dreaming while awake dia

review /ɹɪˈvjuː/ n
account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work tsikera

revile v
to attack with abusive language manopa

revolve v
to orbit a central point mihodina
to turn on an axis mihodina

rhinoceros /ɹaɪˈnɑːsəɹəs/ /ɹaɪˈnɒsəɹəs/ n
herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s) tokantandroka

rib /ɹɪb/ n
curved bone taolan-tehezana
cut of meat taolan-tehezana

rib cage n
part of skeleton haran-tratra

ribosome /ˈɹaɪbəˌsoʊm/ /ˈɹaɪbəˌsəʊm/ n
organelle ribôzôma

rice /ɹaɪs/ n
plants vary
seeds used as food vary

rickets /ˈɹɪkəts/ n
disorder of infancy malemy taolana

right /ˈɹaɪt/ /ˈɹeɪt/ adj
complying with justice, correct marina
of direction ankavanana

right /ˈɹaɪt/ /ˈɹeɪt/ adv
exactly marina
immediately, directly marina

right /ˈɹaɪt/ /ˈɹeɪt/ n
right hand ankavanana
right, not left, side ankavanana
right-wing politicians and parties ankavanana

righteousness /ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəsnəs/ n
quality or state of being righteous fahamarinana

ring /ɹɪŋ/ n
telephone call telefàonina

ringtone n
sound made by a telephone when ringing kiririna

rip off v
(idiom) to steal, cheat or swindle misoloky

rip-off n
unfair price or rate fisolokiana

river /ˈɹɪvə/ /ˈɹɪvɚ/ n
large stream which drains a landmass mivory

road /ɹoʊd/ /ɹəʊd/ n
a path in life làlana
a way for travel làlana

rock /ɹɑk/ /ɹɒk/ n
natural mineral aggregate vato

rod /ɹɑd/ /ɹɒd/ n
straight round stick, shaft, or bar taho

role /ɹəʊl/ n
(grammar) the function of a word in a phrase taratasy
character or part taratasy
the expected behavior of an individual in a society taratasy
the function or position of something taratasy

roll call n
reading of a list of names and responses paoma

roof /ɹuːf/ n
the cover at the top of a building tafo
the upper part of a cavity lanitra

rookie /ˈɹʊki/ n
a novice manga
an inexperienced recruit manga

room /ɹum/ /ɹuːm/ /ɹʊm/ n
space lalaka

roomy adj
spacious maventy

rooster /ˈɹustəɹ/ /ˈɹuːstə/ n
male chicken; male gallinaceous bird akoho lahy

rose /ɹoʊz/ /ɹəʊz/ adj
colour raoozy

rose /ɹoʊz/ /ɹəʊz/ n
colour raoozy
flower raoozy
nozzle paoma
shrub rozy

roster /ˈɹɑstɚ/ /ˈɹɒstə/ n
a list of names lisitra

rotate /ɹəʊˈteɪt/ /ˈɹoʊteɪt/ v
to spin, turn, or revolve mihodina

rotten /ˈɹɑtn̩/ /ˈɹɒtn̩/ adj
mean ratsy

rough /ɹʌf/ adj
difficult sarotra

route /ɹut/ /ɹuːt/ /ɹʉːt/ n
course or way traveled làlana
passing, course, road làlana

rug /ɹʌɡ/ n
partial floor covering karipetra

rump /ˈɹʌmp/ n
the buttocks vody

sable /ˈseɪbəl/ adj
of black colour on a coat of arms fasika

sable /ˈseɪbəl/ n
heraldic colour fasika

sadness n
state/emotion alahelo

sail /seɪl/ n
a piece of fabric attached to a boat labozy

sailing /ˈseɪlɪŋ/ n
motion across water labozy

sal n
Shorea robusta, a dipterocarpaceous tree sira

salad /ˈsaləd/ /ˈsæləd/ n
food salady

salt /sɔlt/ /sɔːlt/ n
compound of an acid and a base sira
sodium chloride sira

salvation /sælˈveɪʃən/ n
the process of being saved (religion) ambarakaly

sand /sænd/ adj
colour fasika

sand /sænd/ n
beach moron-dranomasina
finely ground rock fasika

sap /sæp/ n
slang: saphead bonaika

saphead /ˈsæphɛd/ n
a simpleton, a stupid person vendrana

sapphire /ˈsæf.aɪ̯ə(ɹ)/ /ˈsæf.aɪ̯ɚ/ adj
colour safira

sapphire /ˈsæf.aɪ̯ə(ɹ)/ /ˈsæf.aɪ̯ɚ/ n
gem safira

sated adj
in a state of complete satisfaction voky

satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/ n
fulfillment of a need or desire fahafahampo

satisfy /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ v
to meet needs, to fulfill mahavoky mamoky

sauce [sɔs] [sɔːs] n
liquid condiment saosy

sauna /ˈsaʊ.nə/ /ˈsɔː.nə/ v
to use a sauna iray

sawdust n
dust created by sawing tain-tsofa

say /seɪ/ v
to communicate verbally or in writing milaza
to indicate in a written form milaza
to pronounce milaza
to recite milaza

scab /skæb/ n
strikebreaker mavo

scalar adj
having magnitude skalera
relating to scale skalera

scalar n
quantity with magnitude skalera

scale /skeɪl/ n
dish of a balance bonga

scales /skeɪlz/ n
device for weighing goods for sale balansy

scam /skæm/ n
fraudulent deal fisolokiana

scam /skæm/ v
to defraud or embezzle misoloky

scapegoat /ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/ /ˈskeɪpˌɡəʊt/ v
to punish someone for the error of someone else manao

scarab n
symbol borera

scare /skɛə/ /skɛɚ/ n
minor fright fatahorana

scarlet /ˈskɑɹlɪt/ /ˈskɑːlɪt/ n
colour dorehitra

scent /sɛnt/ n
perfume ranomanitra

schizophrenia /ˌskɪt.səˈfɹiː.ni.ə/ n
mental disorder aretin-tsaina

schmaltzy adj
Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic marary

school /skuːl/ n
(collectively) the followers of a particular doctrine sekoly
an institution dedicated to teaching and learning sekoly
an institution dedicated to teaching and learning before college or university sekoly
college or university oniversite

schoolboy n
young male student mpianatra

schoolchild /ˈskuːltʃaɪld/ n
young person attending school or of an age to attend school mpianatra

scissors /ˈsɪzəz/ /ˈsɪzɚz/ n
tool used for cutting hety

scoff /skɑːf/ /skɒf/ /skɔːf/ v
to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision Manadala olona
to eat hisakafo

score off v
to gain an advantage on somebody milely

scorpion /ˈskɔːpɪən/ n
any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones maingoka hefy mambahehitra mambambohitra

scrap /skɹæp/ n
leftover food mijanona

screw /skɹuː/ v
to have sexual intercourse with milely

screwed adj
beset with unfortunate circumstances potika

sea /siː/ n
body of water ranomasina

season /ˈsizən/ /ˈsiːzən/ n
(obsolete) an extended, undefined period of time fotoana
a group of episodes tonontaona
part of year with something special tonontaona
quarter of a year tonontaona

seat /siːt/ n
location of a governing body seza
part of an object or individual directly involved in sitting seza
piece of furniture seza

second /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ /ˈsɛkənd/ adj
second (numeral) roa

secondly adv
in the second place faharoa

secrecy /ˈsiːkɹəsi/ n
concealment figadrana

secret /ˈsiːkɹɪt/ adj
being or kept hidden. tsiambaratelo

secret /ˈsiːkɹɪt/ n
knowledge that is hidden tsiambaratelo

secretary /ˈsɛk.ɹəˌtə.ɹi/ /ˈsɛkɹətɛɹi/ n
head of a department of government latabatra fanoratana
person keeping records and handling clerical work latabatra fanoratana
type of desk latabatra fanoratana

secretion n
act of hiding figadrana

secretive adj
having an inclination to secrecy figadrana

see /siː/ n
diocese seza

see through v
avoid being deceived miditra

see you later phraseologicalUnit
goodbye veloma

seed /siːd/ n
offspring, descendants, progeny taranaka

self-improvement n
following a disciplined programme to improve one’s health or character fampihatsaran-tena fihatsaran-tena

selfish /ˈsɛlfɪʃ/ adj
holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making tia tena
regard for oneself above others' well-being tia tena

sell /sɛl/ v
to agree to transfer goods or provide services mivarotra
to be sold mivarotra

send /sɛnd/ v
make something go somewhere alefa mandefa

sentinel v
To watch over something as a guard mijery

serendipity /ˌsɛ.ɹɛn.ˈdɪp.ɪ.ti/ n
unsought, unintended... and/or learning experience that happens by accident vintana

serpent /ˈsɜːpənt/ /ˈsɝpənt/ n
snake bibilava

set /sɛt/ n
scenery for a film or play bonga

set /sɛt/ v
to arrange with dishes and cutlery apetraka
to put something down mametraka

settle /ˈsɛtəl/ v
to fix one's residence manjanaka

settlement /ˈset.l.mənt/ n
newly established colony zanatany

seven /ˈsɛv.ən/ numeral
cardinal number 7 fito

seventeen /ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/ /ˌsɛv.ənˈtiːn/ numeral
cardinal number fito ambinifolo

seventh /sɛv.ənθ/ adj
ordinal form of the number seven fito

seventy /ˈsɛv.ən.di/ /ˈsɛv.ən.ti/ numeral
cardinal number fitopolo

several /ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/ determiner
consisting of a number more than two, but not very many maro

sex /sɛks/ n
act of sexual intercourse firaisana ara-nofo
gender (female or male) fitaovam-pananahana
women fitaovam-pananahana

sexual intercourse n
sexual interaction firaisana ara-nofo firaisana

sexuality /sɛkʃuˈæləti/ /sɛkʃuˈælɪti/ n
sexual identity fitaovam-pananahana

shade /ʃeɪd/ n
archaic: a ghost aloka
darkness where light is blocked aloka

shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ /ˈʃædəʊ/ n
dark image projected onto a surface aloka àloka

shaft /ʃæft/ /ʃɑːft/ n
beam or ray of light tselatra

shag /ʃæɡ/ v
to have sexual intercourse with milely

shaggy /ˈʃæɡi/ adj
rough with long or thick hair, fur or wool; unshaven, ungroomed, or unbrushed misafotofoto

shake /ˈʃeɪk/ v
intransitive: to shake hands manery

shaman /ˈʃɑːmən/ n
a medium between the concrete and spirit worlds ombiasa

shank /ʃeɪŋk/ /ʃæŋk/ n
lower part of the leg ranjo

shark /ʃɑɹk/ /ʃɑːk/ n
fish akio

sharpness n
of an image zava

sheep /ʃiːp/ n
animal besavily ondry

sheet /ʃit/ /ʃiːt/ n
sheet of material ravina
sheet of paper taratasy

shelf /ʃɛlf/ n
structure talantalana

shepherd /ˈʃɛp.əɹd/ n
a person who tends sheep pasitera
someone who watches over or guides pasitera

shield /ʃiːld/ n
armor ampinga

ship /ʃɪp/ n
large water vessel sambo

shirt /ʃɜːt/ /ʃɝt/ n
article of clothing somizo

shit /ʃɪt/ adv
despicable maharikoriko

shit-for-brains adj
Very stupid vendrana

shitty /ˈʃɪti/ adj
unpleasant as shit maharikoriko

shop /ʃɑp/ /ʃɒp/ n
establishment that sells goods Mangazay

shore /ʃo(ː)ɹ/ /ʃoə/ /ʃɔɹ/ /ʃɔː/ n
land adjoining a large body of water moron-dranomasina

short /ʃoːt/ /ʃɔɹt/ /ʃɔːt/ [ʃɑɹt] adj
having a small distance between ends or edges fohy
having little duration fohy
of a person, of comparatively little height kely

short story n
work of fiction angano

shoulder /ˈʃoʊldɚ/ /ˈʃəʊldə/ n
joint between arm and torso soroka
top of the torso, away from the neck soroka

shower /ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/ n
brief fall of rain orana

sibling /ˈsɪblɪŋ/ n
person who shares same parents rahalahy

sick /sɪk/ adj
colloquial: mentally unstable, disturbed marary

side /saɪd/ n
surface of a sheet of paper pejy

siege /siːdʒ/ n
military blockade of settlement seza

siheyuan n
traditional type of Chinese residence trano

silly /ˈsɪli/ adj
foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom vendrana
irresponsible, showing irresponsible behaviors vendrana
playful, giggly vendrana

silver /ˈsɪl.və/ /ˈsɪl.vɚ/ n
coins vola volafotsy
color/colour volafotsy
metal vola

similar /ˈsɪmələ/ /ˈsɪməlɚ/ adj
Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable karaha

simper /ˈsɪmpə/ /ˈsɪmpɚ/ n
frivolous smile tsiky

simple /ˈsɪmpəl/ adj
simple-minded tsotra
uncomplicated tsotra

simple /ˈsɪmpəl/ n
preparation from one plant tsotra

sing /sɪŋ/ v
to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice mihira

single /ˈsɪŋɡl/ n
baseball: hit tsotra

sister /ˈsɪs.tə/ /ˈsɪs.tɚ/ n
woman or girl having the same parents anabavy

sitting duck n
an obvious or unconcealed target tanjona

six /sɪks/ numeral
cardinal number enina

sixteen /ˈsɪks.tiːn/ /ˌsɪksˈtiːn/ numeral
cardinal number 16 enina ambinifolo

sketch /skɛtʃ/ n
brief musical, dramatic or literary work etc. isa

skew /skjuː/ adj
neither perpendicular nor parallel ankavia

skid mark n
visible stain on underpants faingo

skim /skɪm/ v
throw an object so it bounces on water manao

skull /skʌl/ n
cranium karandoha

sky /skaɪ/ n
atmosphere above a point lanitra
heaven lanitra
specific view, condition lanitra

sky blue adj
herin-javona

sky blue n
colour ngerona

slant /ˈslænt/ v
to lean, slope or incline manatongilana

slate /sleɪt/ n
sheet of slate for writing on tabilao

slattern /ˈslætən/ /ˈslætɚn/ n
dated: dirty and untidy woman makorela

slave /sleɪv/ n
person forced to work for another andevo
person owned by another andevo

sledgehammer n
kind of hammer fampohaza

sleep /slip/ /sliːp/ n
informal: act or instance of sleeping torimaso
state of reduced consciousness torimaso

sleep /slip/ /sliːp/ v
to rest in state of reduced consciousness matory

sleeping /ˈsliːpɪŋ/ n
state or act of being asleep torimaso

sleeve /sliːv/ n
part of a garment that covers the arm tanan'akanjo

slip /slɪp/ v
to lose one's traction mibolisatra

slope /sloʊp/ /sləʊp/ n
offensive: person of East Asian descent vony

sloth /slɑθ/ /slɒθ/ /slɔθ/ /sləʊθ/ n
laziness hakamoana

sluggard n
lazy or idle person kamo

slut /slʌt/ n
sexually promiscuous woman makorela

small /smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔl/ /smɔːl/ adj
not large kely
young kely

small pica n
filosofia

smile /smaɪl/ /ˈsmaɪl/ n
a happy face expression using mouth, but without producing voice tsiky

smile /smaɪl/ /ˈsmaɪl/ v
to have a smile on one's face tsiky

smirch v
to dirty mandoto

smoke /smoʊk/ /sməʊk/ n
visible particles and vapour given off by burning material setroka

snail n
any animal of the class Gastropoda having a shell lelosy sifotra

snake /ˈsneɪk/ n
legless reptile bibilava

snow /snoʊ/ /snəʊ/ n
precipitation oram-panala

soap /soʊp/ /səʊp/ n
substance savony

soap bubble n
sphere of soap water savony

soccer /ˈsɑk.ɚ/ /ˈsɒk.ə/ n
game kitra

society /səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/ n
group of people sharing culture fiarahamonina

sock /sɑk/ /sɒk/ n
covering for the foot ambany

soil /sɔɪl/ n
country or territory tany
mineral or organic material serving as a natural medium for the growth of land plants tany
mixture of sand and organic material tany
unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth tany

soil /sɔɪl/ v
to make dirty mandoto

sol /soʊl/ /sɒl/ n
fifth note of a major scale masoandro
(physical chemistry) a type of colloid tany

solidarity n
psychological or material support firaisankina
unifying bond between individuals with common goal or enemy firaisankina

solipsism /ˈsɑlɪpsɪzm/ n
theory fandavanjava-hita sôlipsisma

solitary /ˈsɑlɪtɛɹi/ /ˈsɒlɪtɹi/ adj
living alone or being by oneself fotsiny
single; individual; sole fotsiny

some old determiner
some tsara

song /sɒŋ/ /sɔŋ/ n
music with words hira
musical composition mozika

sorcerer /ˈsɔɹ.sɚ.ɚ/ /ˈsɔːsəɹə(ɹ)/ n
magician/wizard drawing upon natural powers magy

sore /so(ː)ɹ/ /soə/ /sɔɹ/ /sɔː/ n
injured, infected, inflamed, or diseased patch of skin fery

sorrow /ˈsɑɹoʊ/ /ˈsɒɹəʊ/ /ˈsɔɹoʊ/ n
unhappiness alahelo

sound /saʊnd/ n
sensation perceived by the ear feo
vibration capable of causing this feo

source /so(ː)ɹs/ /soəs/ /sɔɹs/ /sɔːs/ n
(electronics) terminal loharano
informant loharano
person, place or thing loharano
spring etc. loharano

source code n
human-readable instructions in a programming language fango renifango

space /speɪs/ n
area beyond atmosphere of planets habaka
bounded or specific physical extent habaka
gap between written characters, lines etc. habaka
physical extent in two or three dimensions habaka
piece of type used to separate words habaka

space bar n
key elanelana

space shuttle n
vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly btw Earth and outer space sambon-danitra

spacious /ˈspeɪʃəs/ adj
having much space; roomy maventy

spade /speɪd/ n
a garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging angady fangady fitetika

spanner /ˈspæn.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈspæn.ɚ/ n
hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts fanalahidy

speak /spik/ /spiːk/ v
to be able to communicate in a language miteny
to communicate with one's voice using words miteny

speak to v
to resonate with mikitika

spectacle /ˈspɛktəkl̩/ n
aid to intellectual sight fitaratra

speech is silver, silence is golden proverb
proverb izay mangina volamena

speedy /ˈspiːdi/ adj
characterized by rapid or swift motion faingana

spider /ˈspaɪdə/ /ˈspaɪdɚ/ n
arthropod halabe

spinach /spɪnɪt͡ʃ/ n
a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea lalada

spire /spaɪə/ /spaɪɹ/ n
tapering architectural structure flesy

spiritual /ˈspɪɹɪtʃuəl/ /ˈspɪɹɪtʃʊəl/ adj
of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul ara-panahy

spoil /spɔɪl/ v
become sour or rancid, to decay mihodina

spoke /spəʊk/ n
part of a wheel tselatra

spoon /spun/ /spuːn/ n
scooped utensil for eating (or serving) sotro

spoon lure n
oblong, concave lure sotro

sport /spo(ː)ɹt/ /spoət/ /spɔɹt/ /spɔː/ /spɔːt/ n
any athletic activity that uses physical skills fanatanjahan-tena

sport /spo(ː)ɹt/ /spoət/ /spɔɹt/ /spɔː/ /spɔːt/ v
amuse oneself milalao

spot /spɑt/ /spɒt/ n
a round or irregular patch of a different color tasy
stain tasy
bright lamp; spotlight jiro

spring /spɹɪŋ/ n
first season loha
water source loharano

sprocket /spɹɒkɪt/ n
tooth of such wheel nify

spud /spʌd/ n
potato ovy

spunk /spʌŋk/ n
slang: attractive male piso

squalid /ˈskwɒlɪd/ adj
extremely dirty maharikoriko

square /skwɛə(ɹ)/ /skwɛɚ/ n
cell in a grid trano
open space in a town kianja

square kilometre n
standard unit of area kilometatra tora-droa

squeeze /skwiːz/ v
to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once mamotsitra

stability /stəˈbɪlɪti/ n
condition of being stable tombina
tendency to recover from perturbations tombina

staff /stɑːf/ /ˈstæf/ n
long, straight, thick rod or stick langilangy tehina

stag /stæɡ/ n
castrated bull aomby

stain /steɪn/ n
discoloured spot or area tasy

stair /stɛə/ /stɛəɹ/ n
series of steps tohatra

staircase /ˈstɛɹˌkeɪs/ n
stairway tohatra

stairs /ˈstɛəz/ /ˈstɛɹz/ n
contiguous set of steps tohatra

stairway n
set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably tohatra

stale /steɪl/ adj
having lost its freshness antitra

stalk /stɑk/ /stɔk/ /stɔːk/ n
stem or main axis of a plant taho

star /stɑɹ/ /stɑː(ɹ)/ n
astronomy: a luminous celestial body kintana
celebrity kintana
concave polygon kintana
id=Q523|luminous celestial body kintana
quality rating symbol kintana
talented or famous person kintana

starvation /stɑɹˈveɪʃən/ /stɑːˈveɪʃən/ n
condition noana

statement /ˈsteɪt.mənt/ n
computing: instruction in a computer program anatra

statue /ˈstæ.tʃuː/ n
three-dimensional work of art sary vongana

stead /stɛd/ n
A farmhouse and associated buildings renivohitra

steel /stiːl/ n
metal produced from iron tsy vy mahery

stem /stɛm/ n
botany: above-ground stalk of a vascular plant taho

stem /stɛm/ v
to stop, hinder tapaka

stepfather n
husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father raikèly

stick one's tongue out v
to push one's tongue out mangaron-dela

still /stɪl/ adv
up to a time, as in the preceding time foana

stocking /ˈstɑkɪŋ/ /ˈstɒkɪŋ/ n
garment (for translations of "sock", see sock) ambany

stomach /ˈstʌmək/ n
belly kibo
digestive organ vavony

stone /stoʊn/ /stəʊn/ n
substance vato

stoned adj
high on drugs dizina

stony /ˈstoʊni/ /ˈstəʊni/ adj
of a person hatsiaka

stop /stɑp/ /stɒp/ v
to cause to cease moving tapaka
to cause to come to an end tapaka

storeroom n
room used for storage Mangazay

stork /stɔɹk/ /stɔːk/ n
large wading bird of the family Ciconiidae falamakavava

storm /stɔɹm/ /stɔːm/ n
disturbed state of the atmosphere ora-mikija

story /ˈstɔː.ɹi/ n
account of events angano

straight line n
a line with no curvature ankavanana

straight man n
supporting comic lehilahy

straightforward adj
not deviating; honest; frank tsotra

strand /stɹænd/ n
beach moron-dranomasina

strange /stɹeɪndʒ/ adj
belonging to another country, foreign vahiny

stranger /ˈstɹeɪndʒə/ /ˈstɹeɪndʒɚ/ n
outsider or foreigner vahiny

strawberry /ˈstɹɑˌbɛɹi/ /ˈstɹɔˌbɛɹi/ /ˈstɹɔːb(ə)ɹi/ n
fruit frezy

street /stɹiːt/ /ʃtʃɹiːt/ [skɹitˁ] n
paved part of road in a village or a town làlana

strength /stɹɛŋ(k)θ/ /stɹɪŋ(k)θ/ n
quality of being strong hery

string /stɹɪŋ/ n
slang: cannabis or marijuana rahona

stroke /stɹoʊk/ /stɹəʊk/ n
- thrust of piston fotoana

student /ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/ n
person enrolled at a university mpianatra
person who studies an academic subject mpianatra

studs n
winter tires gidara

study /ˈstʌdi/ v
to acquire knowledge miantra
to look at minutely miantra
to revise/review materials miantra
to take a course miantra

stylus /ˈstaɪl.əs/ n
phonograph needle safira

submarine /sʌb.məˈɹin/ /ˈsʌb.mə.ɹin/ adj
undersea sambirano

submarine /sʌb.məˈɹin/ /ˈsʌb.mə.ɹin/ n
undersea boat sambirano

subsequent /ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/ adj
following in order of place manaraka
following in time manaraka

substitute /ˈsʌbstɪtut/ v
to use in place of something else apetraka

suck up v
to adulate or flatter excessively mandangolango

suffer /ˈsʌfə/ /ˈsʌfɚ/ v
allow mijaly
become worse mijaly
endure, undergo mijaly
feel pain mijaly
undergo hardship mijaly

suffer from v
have a disease or condition mijaly

sufferer n
one who suffers marary

sugar /ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈʃʊɡɚ/ n
sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink siramamy

sugar cane n
species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar fary

suicide /ˈsuəˌsaɪd/ /ˈsuːɪˌsaɪd/ n
instance of killing oneself mamono

suit /s(j)ut/ /s(j)uːt/ n
card games: set of cards distinguished by color and emblems loko

sulfuric acid n
H2SO4 asidra solfiorika

sully /ˈsʌli/ v
to soil or stain mandoto

summer /ˈsʌmə(ɹ)/ /ˈsʌmɚ/ n
hottest season fahavaratra

summertime n
the period or season of summer fahavaratra

summery /ˈsʌməɹi/ adj
relating to the summer fahavaratra

summit /ˈsʌmɪt/ n
gathering of leaders tampony
peak, top of mountain tampony

sun /sʌn/ n
a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system masoandro
light and warmth received from the sun masoandro
something like the sun in brightness or splendor masoandro

sun /sʌn/ pn
masoandro

sunflower /ˈsʌnˌflaʊəɹ/ n
flower tanamasoandro

sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ n
cheerfulness hafaliana
direct rays of the sun masoandro
location on which the sun's rays fall masoandro

superficially adv
in a superficial manner harak-ambony

supermarket /ˌsuːpəˈmɑːkɪt/ n
store tsenabe

swamp n
type of wetland honahona

sweet /swiːt/ adj
having a pleasant taste ankamamina mamy

sweet potato n
tuber bageda
vine ambizo

sweetheart /ˈswitˌhɑɹt/ /ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/ n
a person very much liked or loved by someone else fitia

swim /swɪm/ v
move through water milomano

swimming pool /ˈswɪmɪŋ ˌpuːl/ n
pool for swimming dobon-dranomamy

swindle /ˈswɪnd(ə)l/ n
an instance of swindling fisolokiana

swindle /ˈswɪnd(ə)l/ v
to defraud someone misoloky
to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods misoloky

swizz n
a swindle fisolokiana

swizz v
to swindle misoloky

sword /so(ː)ɹd/ /soəd/ /sɔɹd/ /sɔːd/ n
weapon antsifotsy sabatra viarara

syringe /səˈɹɪndʒ/ n
hypodermic syringe basirano

table /ˈteɪbəl/ n
item of furniture latabatra

table salt n
salt to season food sira

tableland n
flat region of terrain bonga

tablespoon /ˈteɪbəlspun/ /ˈteɪbəlspuːn/ n
a large spoon, used for eating food sotro

tag /teɪɡ/ /tæɡ/ n
game piso

take care of v
deal with mikarakara

take out v
to remove mivoaka

tale /ˈteɪl/ n
type of story angano

talk /tɑk/ /tɔk/ /tɔːk/ v
to communicate by speech miteny

talk down v
negotiate miady varotra

tall /tɑl/ /tɔl/ /tɔːl/ adj
of a building agnabo
of a person maventy

tamarind /ˈtæməɹɪnd/ n
fruit kily

tap /tæp/ n
device to dispense liquid raobine

tart /tɑɹt/ /tɑːt/ n
woman with loose sexual morals makorela

taxi /ˈtæk.si/ n
vehicle taxi

tea /tiː/ n
drink made from leaves of tea plant dite
dried leaves of tea plant dite
cup of drink made from other plants dite
drink made from other plants dite

tea party n
semi-formal social gathering dite

tea plant n
Camellia sinensis dite

teach /tiːt͡ʃ/ v
to pass on knowledge mianatra

teacher /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/ /ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ n
person who teaches tompo

tear /tɛə/ /tɛɚ/ n
drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes rano

teardrop /ˈtɪədɽɒp/ n
single tear rano

teaspoon /ˈtiˌspun/ n
small spoon sotrokely

technology /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/ /tɛkˈnɒlədʒi/ n
the study of or a collection of techniques teknôlôjia

tee /tiː/ n
golf: peg dite

telephone /ˈtɛləfoʊn/ /ˈtɛlɪfəʊn/ n
a device used for two-way talking with other people telefàonina

telescope /ˈtɛləˌskoʊp/ /ˈtɛlɪskəʊp/ n
optical instrument that magnifies solomaso

television /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/ n
medium fahitalavitra

tell /tɛl/ v
to instruct milaza
to pass information milaza
to say milaza

temple /ˈtɛmp(ə)l/ n
worship place tempoly
region of skull fihirifana

ten /tɛn/ /tɪn/ n
the number following nine folo

ten /tɛn/ /tɪn/ numeral
the cardinal number occurring after 9 and before 11 folo

tenacious /təˈneɪʃəs/ adj
having a good memory; retentive mahatadidy betsaka

tense /tɛns/ n
verb forms distinguishing time andro

tent /tɛnt/ /tɪnt/ n
portable lodge ridao

tent /tɛnt/ /tɪnt/ v
to go camping ridao

tenth /tɛnθ/ /tɪnθ/ adj
ordinal form of ten folo

termite /ˈtɜː(ɹ).maɪt/ n
insect votry

thank you /ˈθæŋk ju/ /ˈθæŋk juː/ interjection
an expression of gratitude misaotra

thanks /θæŋks/ interjection
used to express appreciation or gratitude misaotra

thanks /θæŋks/ n
expression of gratitude misaotra
grateful feelings misaotra

thanksgiving n
fisaorana

theater /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/ /ˈθi.eɪ.tɚ/ /ˈθɪ.ə.tə(ɹ)/ n
drama or performance as a profession or artform teatra
place or building teatra

theoretical /ˌθi.əˈɹɛtɪkl/ adj
of or relating to theory ara-teôria

theorist /ˈθiːəɹəst/ /ˈθɪəɹəst/ /ˈθɪəɹɪst/ n
someone who constructs theories ara-teôria

thermite /ˈθɜː(ɹ).maɪt/ n
mixture of aluminum and ferric oxide votry

they /ðeɪ/ pronoun
third-person singular, of unknown or irrelevant gender izi

thigh /θaɪ/ n
upper leg fe tsobe

thighbone n
femur taolam-pe

thing /θɪŋ/ n
that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept zavatra

third /tɜjd/ /θɜːd/ /θɝd/ adj
the ordinal form of the cardinal number three telo

third /tɜjd/ /θɜːd/ /θɝd/ n
one of three equal parts of a whole ampahatelo
person or thing in the third position ampahatelo

third party n
someone not directly involved in a transaction. ampahatelo

third wheel n
unwanted third party accompanying two people on a date labozy

third-party adj
ampahatelo

thirdly adv
in the third place; third in a row fahatelo manaraka izany

thirsty /ˈθɜː(ɹ)st.i/ adj
needing to drink mangetaheta

thirteen /ˈθɜː.tiːn/ /ˈθɝ(t).tin/ /ˌθɜːˈtiːn/ /ˌθɝ(t)ˈtin/ numeral
the cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen telo ambinifolo

thousand /ˈθaʊz(ə)nd/ numeral
cardinal number 1000 arivo

thrall /θɹɔl/ /θɹɔːl/ n
one who is enslaved andevo

three /θɹi/ /θɹiː/ n
digit/figure 3 telo

three /θɹi/ /θɹiː/ numeral
cardinal number 3 telo

thrift /θɹɪft/ n
characteristic of using a minimum of something toe-karena

throat /ˈθɹoʊt/ /ˈθɹəʊt/ n
narrow opening in a vessel vozona

throe n
severe spasm of pain, especially near the moment of death fialana aina

thumb /θʌm/ n
digit ankihibe

thunder /ˈθʌn.də/ /ˈθʌn.dɚ/ n
sound caused by lightning ampy

thunderbolt n
flash of lightning accompanied by thunder tselatra

thunderstorm /ˈθʌn.də(ɹ)ˌstɔː(ɹ)m/ n
storm with thunder and lightning ora-mikija

tick /tɪk/ n
arachnid kongona

tight /taɪt/ adv
firmly tsara
soundly tsara

tighten /ˈtaɪ.tən/ v
to make tighter manery

timber /ˈtɪmbə/ /ˈtɪmbɚ/ /ˈtɪːmˌbəː/ /ˈtɪːmˌbɚː/ n
trees considered as a source of wood hazo

timberland n
forested land hazo

time /taɪm/ /tɑem/ /tɜːm/ n
inevitable passing of events andro
measurement of a quantity of time andro
quantity of availability in time andro
time of day, as indicated by a clock, etc andro

time of the month n
idiomatic, euphemistic: time of menstruation volana

time out v
to end (an incomplete task) after a time limit tapaka

tine /taɪn/ n
prong nify

tipsy /ˈtɪp.si/ adj
slightly drunk volombatolalaka

tiredness n
state of being tired vizaka

toad /toʊd/ /təʊd/ n
amphibian similar to a frog sabakaka

tobacco /təˈbækoʊ/ n
leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant kisoka paraky tabaka

today /tʊˈdeɪ/ adv
on the current day androany aniany anio

toffee /ˈtɒfi/ /ˈtɔfi/ n
uncountable: type of confectionery bombò

toilet /ˈtɔɪ.lət/ n
fidiovana toerana fidiovana

toilet seat n
seat of a toilet solomaso

toll /toʊl/ /toʊɫ/ /təʊl/ v
to make the noise of a bell mampandre

tom /tɑm/ /tɒm/ n
male cat piso

tomato /təˈmeɪtoʊ/ /təˈmætoː/ /təˈmɐːtəʉ/ /təˈmɑːtəʊ/ [tʰəˈmeɪɾoʊ] n
fruit voatabia

tomorrow /təˈmɑɹoʊ/ /təˈmɑɹə/ /təˈmɒɹoʊ/ /təˈmɒɹəʊ/ /təˈmɔɹoʊ/ adv
on the day after the present day rahampitso ampitso

tone /toʊn/ /təʊn/ n
character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice tondrom-peo
firmness of a muscle or organ hery
pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning haabom-peo
recitational melody feo
specific pitch, quality and duration; a note nôty

tone /toʊn/ /təʊn/ v
change the colour of mamadi-doko
harmonize, especially in colour mampirindra

tongue /tɒŋɡ/ /tʊŋ/ /tʌŋ/ n
organ lela

tool /tuːl/ n
equipment used in a profession fitaovana
mechanical device intended to make a task easier fitaovana
penis fitaovana

tooth /tuːθ/ /tʊθ/ n
biological tooth nify
gear tooth nify
saw tooth nify

top /tɑp/ /tɒp/ n
uppermost part tampony

tornado /tɔː(ɹ)ˈneɪ.dəʊ/ n
column of air rambondanitra

tortoise /ˈtɔː.təs/ /ˈtɔːɹ.təs/ /ˈtɔːˌtɔɪs/ n
land-dwelling reptile sokatra

torture n
intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony fampijaliana

touch /tʌt͡ʃ/ n
act of touching mikitika
sense of perception by physical contact mikitika

touch /tʌt͡ʃ/ v
affect emotionally mikitika
make physical contact with mikitika

tour /tɔː(ɹ)/ v
to make a journey mihodina

tower /ˈtaʊ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈtaʊɚ/ n
structure tilikambo

town /taʊn/ n
settlement tanana

town square n
an open area in a town kianja

toy /tɔɪ/ n
something to play with kilalao

toy /tɔɪ/ v
to play with, to mock milalao

track /tɹæk/ n
beaten path làlana

trade /tɹeɪd/ n
instance of buying or selling Mangazay

trading card /ˈtɹeɪd.ɪŋ ˌkɑɹd/ n
collectible card featuring information of interest to purchasers sary

tradition /tɹəˈdɪʃən/ n
a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation fomban-drazana

traffic light n
signalling device afo

tram /tɹam/ /tɹæm/ n
passenger vehicle tram

tramp /tɹæmp/ n
promiscuous woman makorela

transmarine adj
crossing a sea ranomasina

travail /tɹəˈveɪl/ n
hard work asa
labor of childbirth asa

travel /ˈtɹævəl/ n
act of traveling dia

tray /tɹeɪ/ n
object on which things are carried bonga

tread /tɹɛd/ v
to step on manitsaka

treasure /ˈtɹɛʒə/ /ˈtɹɛʒɚ/ n
collection of valuable things harena

tree /tɹi/ /tɹiː/ n
(computing theory) recursive data structure hàzo
(graph theory) graph tree with no cycles hàzo
large woody plant hazo

tremor /ˈtɹɛmɚ/ /ˈtɹɪmɚ/ n
earthquake horohoron-tany

trim /tɹɪm/ n
the manner in which a vessel floats kapila

trip /tɹɪp/ n
journey dia
period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations dia

trip up v
cause to commit an error misoloky

tritium n
radioactive isotope of hydrogen tritium

trollop /ˈtɹɒl.əp/ n
woman held by others as retaining a vulgar and discourteous disposition makorela

troposphere n
lower levels of the atmosphere sosom-pikoriana

trouble /ˈtɹʌbl̩/ n
difficulty ratsy

truck /tɹʌk/ n
vehicle designed for carrying cargo kamiao

true /tɹjuː/ /tɹu/ /tɹuː/ adj
concurring with a given set of facts fahamarinana

truly /ˈtɹuːli/ adv
honestly, genuinely fahamarinana

truth /tɹuːθ/ /t͡ʃɹuːθ/ n
conformity to fact or reality fahamarinana
true facts fahamarinana

tulip /ˈtjuːlɪp/ n
plant tiolipa

tumor /tjuː.mə/ /tuː.məɹ/ n
oncology, pathology: an abnormal growth fivontosana zihitra

tune /t(j)un/ /tjuːn/ n
melody rivotra

turkey /ˈtɜːki/ /ˈtɝki/ n
bird vorontsiloza

turkey-cock n
male turkey vorontsiloza

turn /tɜːn/ /tɝn/ v
change one's direction of travel mihodina
change the direction or orientation of (something) mihodina
move around an axis through itself mihodina

turnip /ˈtɜː.nɪp/ /ˈtɜ˞.nɪp/ n
white root of Brassica rapa anambe nave

turtle /ˈtɜːtəl/ /ˈtɝtəl/ n
land or marine reptile with a shell sokatra

twelve /twɛlv/ numeral
cardinal number 12 roa ambinifolo

twenty /ˈtwɛnti/ /ˈtwʌnti/ numeral
cardinal number roapolo

two /tu/ /tuː/ numeral
one plus one roa

typewriter [ˈtaɪpɹaɪtə(ɹ)] n
machine used to print text by pressing keys milina fanoratana

tyre /taɪə(ɹ)/ n
wheel covering gidara

ugly /ˈʌɡli/ adj
displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing ratsy tarehy

umbra /ˈʌmbɹə/ n
the central region of a sunspot aloka

umbrella /ʌmˈbɹɛlə/ n
cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun elo

un- prefix
denoting absence ratsy

unadorned /əˌnʌˈdɔːnd/ /əˌnʌˈdɔːɹnd/ adj
Having no additional decoration tsotra

unavailing adj
fruitless, futile, useless hamaivanan-doha

uncle /ˈʌŋ.kəl/ n
brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent dadatoa
close male friend of the parents dadatoa
form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries dadatoa
source of advice, encouragement, or help dadatoa

unclouded adj
not cloudy; clear rahona

unconscious /ˌʌnˈkɒnʃəs/ adj
without directed thought or awareness mpanao mekanika

under wraps
in secrecy figadrana

undercover adj
Employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation figadrana
Performed or happening in secret figadrana

underwater adj
beneath the water surface sambirano

uneasy /ʌnˈiːzi/ adj
Not easy; difficult sarotra

unending adj
never reaching an end mandrakizay

universe /ˈjuːnəˌvɝs/ /ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/ n
id=Q1|the Universe erana

university /junɨˈvɝsəti/ /juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ n
institution of higher education oniversite

unoccupied adj
Not being used; vacant or free maimaim-poana
Not inhabited, especially by a tenant foana

untimely adj
early; premature maitso

up /ap/ /ʌp/ adv
higher in pitch agnabo

up /ap/ /ʌp/ n
direction opposed to the pull of gravity agnabo

upcoming adj
of the relatively near future manaraka

upper arm n
sandry

upstream adj
anadrea

user /ˈjuːzə(ɹ)/ /ˈjuːzəɹ/ n
one who uses something, a consumer mpikambana
person who uses a computer mpikambana

vacant /ˈveɪkənt/ adj
not occupied foana

vacuum /ˈvæ.kjəm/ n
region of space that contains no matter mangabangabaka

vagina /vəˈdʒaɪnə/ n
anatomical sense fory

vain /veɪn/ adj
pointless, futile hamaivanan-doha

valediction lang=en n
word or phrase upon leaving ambarakaly

valley /ˈvæli/ n
elongated depression between hills or mountains lohasaha

vampire /ˈvæm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/ n
mythological creature vampira

vanilla /vəˈnɛlə/ /vəˈnɪlə/ n
fruit vanila

varmint n
person who is obnoxious fery

veer /vɪ(ə)ɹ/ /vɪə/ v
(transitive: to turn mihodina

vend v
sell mivarotra

verb /vɜːb/ /vɝb/ n
(grammar) a word that indicates an action, event, or a state matoanteny

verdant /ˈvɝ.dənt/ adj
green maitso

vernal /ˈvɜːnəl/ adj
pertaining to spring loha

vertex /vɜːteks/ n
anatomy: highest surface on skull tendro
element of a graph tendro
geometry: corner of a polygon or polyhedron tendro
highest point tendro

vessel /ˈvɛs.əl/ n
craft sambo

veterinarian /ˌvɛt(ə)ɹəˈnɛɹi.ən/ n
doctor who treats animals mpitsabo biby

victor /ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/ n
winner in a fight or contest mpandresy

view /vjuː/ v
to look at mijery

villain /vɪlən/ n
bad person in a stage or screen play ratsy fanahy

vinegar /ˈvɪnəɡɚ/ n
condiment vinaigitra

violet /ˈvaɪlɪt/ n
colour volomparasy
plant volomparasy

vixen n
temperamental woman makorela

vocabulary /voʊˈkæbjəlɛɹi/ n
list of words voambolana
set of words a person knows voambolana
stock of words used in a particular field voambolana
words of a language collectively voambolana

voice /vɔɪs/ n
tone or sound emitted by anything feo

void /vɔɪd/ adj
being without foana
containing nothing foana
not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain foana
unoccupied foana

void /vɔɪd/ n
An empty space; a vacuum foana

volcano /vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ/ /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/ n
mountain containing a magma chamber afotroa volokano

vowel /vaʊ.l̩/ /ˈvaʊ.əl/ n
letter zanatsoratra

voyage /ˈvɔɪ.ɪdʒ/ n
long journey; especially by ship dia

wagtail n
various small passerine birds triotrio

wail /weɪl/ n
loud cry or shriek toreo

wainscot /ˈweɪnskɒt/ n
an area of wooden panelling on the lower part of a room's walls peta-drindrina

wale /ˈweɪl/ n
raised rib in knit goods or fabric amoron-dranomasina

wall /wɑl/ /wɔl/ /wɔːl/ n
anatomy, zoology, botany: divisive or containing structure rindrina
substantial structure acting as side or division in a building rindrina

wallet /ˈwɒlɪt/ n
case for keeping money kitapom-batsy

war /wɔɹ/ /wɔː/ n
conflict involving organized use of arms ady
card game ady
rhetorical: campaign against something ady

ward /wɔɹd/ /wɔːd/ n
area of a castle tokotany

warfare n
ady
military operations of some particular kind ady
the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy ady

warlock /ˈwɔɹ.lɑk/ /ˈwɔː.lɒk/ n
male magic-user magy

warm /wɔɹm/ /wɔːm/ adj
having a temperature slightly higher than usual mafana

wash /wɑʃ/ /wɒʃ/ /wɔɹʃ/ /wɔʃ/ n
lotion rano

wash /wɑʃ/ /wɒʃ/ /wɔɹʃ/ /wɔʃ/ v
to clean with water manasa

wash up v
wash one's hands and/or face (US) manasa

waste time v
allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner hirina

watch /wɑt͡ʃ/ /wɒt͡ʃ/ v
to look at for a period of time mijery
to observe mijery

water /ˈwoːtɘ/ /ˈwoːtə/ /ˈwɑtəɹ/ /ˈwɒtə/ /ˈwɔtəɹ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /ˈwʊtəɹ/ [ˈʋɔːtə] n
body of water, or specific part of it rano
urine rano ráno
serving of water rano ráno

waterfall /ˈwɑtɚfɔl/ /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/ n
flow of water over the edge of a cliff rian-drano riana

watering can n
utensil for watering plants fisotroan afaka

weaken /ˈwikən/ v
to make weaker manalemy

weal /wiːl/ n
community welfare veloma

weather /ˈwɛðə/ /ˈwɛðɚ/ adj
state of the atmosphere fotoana

web /wɛb/ n
any interconnected set of persons, places, or things lay
the World Wide Web (also spelled Web) lay

website /ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/ n
a collection of pages on the World Wide Web vohikala

wee /wiː/ adj
small, little kely

week /wiːk/ n
period of seven days herinandro

welcome /ˈwɛlkəm/ adj
whose arrival is a cause of joy tonga soa

welcome /ˈwɛlkəm/ interjection
greeting given upon someone's arrival tongasoa

welcome /ˈwɛlkəm/ n
act of greeting someone's arrival tongasoa
utterance of such a greeting tongasoa

well /wɛl/ adv
accurately; competently tsara

wheat /hwiːt/ /wiːt/ n
grain varimbazaha

wheel /wiːl/ n
a circular device facilitating movement or transportation foina

wheelbarrow n
small cart laborety

when /wɛn/ /ʍɛn/ /ʍɪn/ adv
direct question ovìana rahoviana

where /wɛə/ /ʍɛə(ɹ)/ /ʍɛɚ/ adv
at what place; to what place; from what place aiza

whip /wɪp/ /ʍɪp/ n
rod or rope karavasy

whirlwind /ˈ(h)wɜːlwɪnd/ n
a violent windstorm of limited extent characterised by an inward spiral motion of the air rivo-doza

whirlybird n
helicopter akondro

whisker /ʍɪskə(r)/ n
long projecting hair at the sides of the mouth of a cat volo

white /waɪt/ /ʍaɪt/ adj
bright and colourless fotsy tapotsiny
of or relating to Caucasians fotsy

white /waɪt/ /ʍaɪt/ n
Caucasian person fotsy
albumen tapotsiny
color/colour fotsy botsatsaka

white-haired adj
having white hair alika

whiteboard /ˈwaɪtbɔːd/ n
large vertical writing area solaitrabe

whitish /ˈwaɪtɪʃ/ adj
somewhat white fotsifotsy

whopping /ˈ(h)wɑpɪŋ/ /ˈ(h)wɒpɪŋ/ adj
exceptionally great or large katilahiny

whore /ho(ː)ɹ/ /hoə/ /hɔɹ/ /hɔː/ /hʊɹ/ n
sexually promiscuous person makorela

wicked /ˈwɪkɪd/ adj
evil or mischevous ratsy fanahy

wife /waɪf/ n
married woman andefimandry tokantrano

wind /ˈwɪnd/ n
movement of air rivotra

wind /ˈwɪnd/ v
to turn coils of something around mihodina

wind up v
to play a prank, to take the mickey or mock Manadala olona

window /ˈwɪndoʊ/ /ˈwɪndəʊ/ n
opening for light and air varavarana varavarankely

windy /ˈwɪndi/ adj
empty and lacking substance hamaivanan-doha

wine /waɪn/ n
alcoholic beverage made from grapes divay

wing /wɪŋ/ n
part of an animal elatra

winner /ˈwɪnə/ /ˈwɪnɚ/ n
mpandresy

winter /ˈwɪntə(ɹ)/ /ˈwɪntɚ/ n
fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures ririnina

wintertime n
the season of winter ririnina

wiretap v
to install or to use such a device mametraka

wisdom tooth n
rearmost molar in humans faravazana

wishbone n
bird's bone solomaso

wit /wɪt/ v
Know, be aware of fahaizana

witch doctor n
someone believed to heal through magic ombiasa

with /wɘð/ /wɪð/ /wɪθ/ preposition
against miaraka
by means of miaraka
expressing manner miaraka
in addition to miaraka
in support of miaraka
in the company of miaraka

without /wɪθˈaʊt/ /wɪθˈʌʊt/ preposition
not having tsy misy

wolf /wʊlf/ n
animal amboadia

woman /ˈwʊmən/ n
adult female person barera vehivavy

womb /wuːm/ n
uterus bobo fananahana vohoka

wonder /ˈwʌndə/ /ˈwʌndɚ/ n
something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel fahagagana

wood /wʊd/ n
substance hazo

woodland /ˈwʊd.lənd/ n
land covered with woody vegetation hazo

woodwind n
musical instrument hazo

woodwind instrument n
musical instrument hazo

work /wɜːk/ /wɝk/ [wɔːk] n
effort expended on a particular task asa
labour, employment, occupation, job asa
literary, artistic, or intellectual production asa
place where one is employed asa

work /wɜːk/ /wɝk/ [wɔːk] v
cause to happen manao

workbench n
sturdy table latabatra

workers of the world, unite phraseologicalUnit
workers of the world, unite mpiasa eran'izao tontolo izao, mampiray!

workplace n
place where someone works asa

world /wɜːld/ /wɝːld/ n
human collective existence izao tontolo izao
individual or group perspective or social setting izao tontolo izao
inhabited planet izao tontolo izao
the Earth izao tontolo izao

worm /wɜːm/ /wɝm/ n
contemptible being borera
dragon or mythological serpent bibilava

worst /wɜːst/ /wɝst/ adj
Most inferior ratsy

wound /wund/ /wuːnd/ n
injury fery

wrench /ɹɛnt͡ʃ̩̩/ n
hand tool fanalahidy

wriggle v
to make or cause to wriggle manasina

writer /ˈɹaɪtə/ /ˈɹaɪtɚ/ n
person who writes; an author mpanoratra

writing board /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ bɔː(ɹ)d/ n
A smooth vertical surface to be written upon using an erasable material, large enough for several persons to read simultaneously. solaitrabe

wrong /ɹɒŋ/ /ɹɔŋ/ adj
improper ratsy
immoral ratsy

yam /jæm/ n
any Dioscorea vine oviala

yard /jɑɹd/ /jɑːd/ n
land around a house tokotany

yarn /jɑɹn/ /jɑːn/ n
story tantara

yawn /jɑn/ /jɔn/ /jɔːn/ n
haoka

year /jɜː/ /jɪə/ /jɪɹ/ n
a period between set dates that mark a year taona
time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun taona herintaona

yellow /ˈjælə/ /ˈjɛl.oʊ/ /ˈjɛl.əʊ/ /ˈjɛl.ɚ/ adj
having yellow as its colour mavo vony

yellow /ˈjælə/ /ˈjɛl.oʊ/ /ˈjɛl.əʊ/ /ˈjɛl.ɚ/ n
colour fondrana vony

yellow /ˈjælə/ /ˈjɛl.oʊ/ /ˈjɛl.əʊ/ /ˈjɛl.ɚ/ v
to cause to become yellow or more yellow vony

yesterday /ˈjɛstədeɪ/ /ˈjɛstɚdeɪ/ /ˈjɪstɚdeɪ/ adv
on the day before today omaly

yesterday /ˈjɛstədeɪ/ /ˈjɛstɚdeɪ/ /ˈjɪstɚdeɪ/ n
day before today omaly
the recent past omaly

yex /jɛks/ v
Belch or burp mandrezatra

yiff /jɪf/ v
to have sex milely

yolk /joʊk/ /jəʊk/ n
yellow of egg mavo

you're welcome phraseologicalUnit
reply to thanks tsy misy fisoarana

young /jʌŋ/ n
offspring (plural) tanora

youngster /ˈjʌŋstə/ /ˈjʌŋstɚ/ n
a young person ankizy

zebra /ˈziːbɹə/ /ˈzɛbɹə/ n
African animal zebra

zebu /ˈziː.buː/ n
domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa jamoka

zero /ˈzɪəɹəʊ/ /ˈzɪɹ(ˌ)oʊ/ numeral
cardinal number before 1, denoting nothing aotra

zest /zɛst/ n
enthusiasm hafaliana

zigzag /ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/ n
line or path mivilivily