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# Word Type IPA Definition
1 -ay Phrase /aʲ/
2 Noun
3 4MI Noun /katirami/ A homeless person.
4 A Noun
5 aba Noun Equivalent to 'father': A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, f…
6 ady Noun /adʲ/ Equivalent to 'Brawl': A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.
7 afo Noun /afʷ/ fire (oxidation reaction).
8 afy Noun /afʲ/ grandchild.
9 aho Pronoun /[ˈa.u]/ I (personal pronoun).
10 ahy Noun, Pronoun /aʔi/ objective form of aho; me.
11 aingitraingitra Noun /aiᵑɡit͡ʂaiᵑɡit͡ʂạ/ a capricious desire; a whim.
12 akoran-dranomasina Noun
13 aky Noun, Adjective large intestine.
14 ala Noun, Adverb /ˈa.la/ Equivalent to 'forest': A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
15 alain-jazabodo Noun payment made without dispute.
16 ambangovangony Noun overview, summary.
17 ambany Preposition
18 ambaraka Preposition until; till.
19 amboakelintenda Noun
20 amboalambokely Noun
21 ampaha tsy azo tsorina Noun
22 ampelam-bantotra Noun
23 ampelandohalika Noun
24 ampelasalasala Noun spindle of a medium size.
25 ampingaharatra Noun flintlock (firearm).
26 ampongabendanitra Noun /aᵐpuᵑɡabeⁿdanit͡ʂḁ/ Equivalent to 'Pomegranate': The fruit of the Punica granatum, about the size of an orange with a thick, hard, reddish s…
27 an- Phrase prefix element of an- -ana.
28 an-dakamboho Preposition
29 anakandriamaso Noun pupil of the eye.
30 anakandrianify Noun eyetooth (canine teeth of the upper jaw).
31 anaram-bosotra Noun nickname (familiar, invented given name).
32 andafiandrefana Adverb to the west; westward.
33 andafiatsinanana Adverb to the east; eastward.
34 andafiavaratra Adverb to the north; northward.
35 andian-tantely Noun swarm of bees.
36 andoha Preposition at the beginning of.
37 andriambaventy Noun
38 andriambin'aratra Noun
39 ankatsio-drivotra Adjective
40 ankoso-bolamena Noun Equivalent to 'gold': A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
41 antoandrobenanahary Noun
42 anton-draharaha Noun profession; occupation.
43 antsanga tsy aman' orana Phrase baseless rumours; gossip.
44 antsefatsefany Noun, Adverb between; among.
45 ara-ben-dalana Noun roads in general.
46 areti-mifindra Noun contagious illness.
47 aro Noun, Adjective defense; protection.
48 ary Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Conjunction /a.ˈɾɨ/ there (far away, not in sight).
49 asetilkôlinina Noun acetylcholine (a neurotransmitter in humans and other animals).
50 asy Noun respect, veneration.
51 aty Noun, Adverb the inside of something; the contents of something.
52 avaratr'andrefana Noun northwest.
53 avo Adjective lofty, eminent.
54 azy Pronoun oblique form of izy.
55 ba Noun stockings; socks.
56 bakilam-bilany Noun
57 be Adjective many; numerous.
58 biby tsy manana taolan-damosina Noun invertebrate.
59 bontsibontsina Noun
60 borosin-akanjo Noun Equivalent to 'clothes-brush': A type of brush designed for dusting and tidying (especially formal) clothes.
61 deronderom-bava Noun boasts, boasting.
62 dia Noun, Adjective mark, track, imprint.
63 elanelam-panahy Noun intermediary.
64 eny Adverb /[jenʲ]/
65 eto Adverb
66 ets Phrase abbreviation of etsetra.
67 ety Adjective close; visible.
68 fahadisadisana Noun
69 fahafinaretana Noun happiness.
70 fahagolan-tany Adjective, Adverb in ancient times.
71 fahalehibiazana Noun dimensions.
72 fahaleovan-tena Noun independence.
73 fahasahiranana Noun embarrassment.
74 fahatafintohinana Noun offendedness.
75 fahatalanjonana Noun astonishment, amazement, wonder.
76 fahatsiarovantena Noun conscience.
77 fahavetavetana Noun abomination.
78 fahazavan-tsaina Noun intelligence.
79 fahazoan-dalana Noun
80 fahitam-baovao Noun discovery.
81 famahanantenona Noun
82 famantaranandro Noun Equivalent to 'clock': A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
83 famirapiratana Noun
84 famonoan-tsoratra Noun
85 fampakaram-bady Noun
86 fampakaran-drano Noun
87 fampandrenesana Noun announcement.
88 fampandrosoana Noun accommodation.
89 fampielezan-kevitra Noun propaganda.
90 fampikambakambanana Noun combination.
91 fanafintohinana Noun
92 fanalefahan-tsazy Noun
93 fanamainan-tsoratra Noun blotting paper.
94 fanamaintisana Noun
95 fanampianianana Noun adjuration.
96 fananganan-anaka Noun adoption (of a child).
97 fananimpitoloha Noun a serpent with seven heads.
98 fanankaren-tsirodona Noun wastefulness; improvidence.
99 fanaovan-dabozy Noun candle mould.
100 fanapahan-kevitra Noun
101 fanararaotam-pahefàna Noun abuse of authority.
102 fandefasam-peo Noun transmitter.
103 fandevonan-kanina Noun digestion.
104 fandrebirebena Noun embarrassing.
105 fandriam-pahalemana Noun tranquility.
106 fandrotrakanjo Noun
107 fanekem-pihavanana Noun
108 fanekena fanadinoana ny lasa Noun
109 fangoronam-peo Noun tape recorder.
110 faniriamboninahitra Noun
111 fanisoran'andro Noun adjournment.
112 fanjakazakanabe Noun imperialism.
113 fanjoam-borompotsy Noun
114 fankasitrahana Noun
115 fanomezan-kevitra Noun Vorschlag.
116 farafaran-talevana Noun settlement.
117 farafaran-tany Noun
118 faravodilanitra Noun
119 farora-danitra Noun
120 fendrofendroina Noun
121 fia Verb to squeeze, to press.
122 fiadidian-drahara-ha Noun direction.
123 fialan-tsasatra Noun
124 fiarakaretsaka Noun
125 fidradradradrana Noun lamentation.
126 fieritreretana Noun Equivalent to 'reflection': The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
127 fifamoivoizana Noun
128 fifampikasohana Noun
129 fifandrohizana Noun correlation.
130 fifankatiavana Noun
131 fifindran-toerana Noun
132 fihazakazahana Noun
133 fijangajangana Noun
134 fijanonan-tsoratra Noun punctuation.
135 filazam-barotra Noun
136 fimonomononana Noun grumbling.
137 finoanoam-poana Noun superstition.
138 fitandremam-pahasalamana Noun
139 fitoeran-dranomainty Noun
140 fitokana-monina Noun
141 fitondran-tena Noun behaviour.
142 fitsangatsanganana Noun excursion.
143 fitsingerenana Noun anniversary.
144 fitsitokotokoana Noun
145 fivarotam-boky Noun bookseller.
146 fivarotam-panafody Noun drugstore; pharmacy.
147 fivarotan-kena Noun
148 fivatsavatsana Verb
149 fo Noun Equivalent to 'heart': A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emoti…
150 fokom-pirenena Noun
151 fola-tana-manondro Noun disappointment.
152 fomban-drazana Noun Habit, tradition.
153 fonopono-draha Noun bagatelle.
154 hafaliandehibe Noun enthusiasm.
155 haran-dranomasina Noun Equivalent to 'coral': Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calci…
156 haren-jazavavy Noun
157 hay Noun, Verb, Adjective, Interjection truly!, indeed!.
158 hazon-damosina Noun
159 hianao Pronoun /[i.ə.ˈno]/ archaic spelling of ianao.
160 hianareo Pronoun /[i.ə.nə.ˈɽe.u]/ archaic spelling of ianareo: you (pl); ye.
161 hiram-pirenena Noun Equivalent to 'national anthem': The official song of a nation or sovereign state, generally of a patriotic nature and p…
162 horohoron-tany Noun Equivalent to 'earthquake': A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
163 i- Phrase prefix element of i- -ana.
164 ianareo Pronoun /[i.ə.nə.ˈɽe.u]/
165 indrakindrafana Noun impression.
166 isa Adjective
167 izahay Pronoun /[i.ˈzai]/
168 izy Pronoun /[izʲ]/
169 jio Noun fragment, shard.
170 kiborin-dakolosy Noun
171 kisendrasendra Noun, Adverb accidentally.
172 lamban-databatra Noun table-cloth.
173 lay Noun sail (a piece of fabric attached to a boat).
174 lo Adjective rotten, spoiled.
175 loa Verb /[ˈlu.a]/ to discharge.
176 mahalatsa-kanina Noun
177 mahangolingoly Adjective
178 mahataka-davitra Noun
179 mamahan-dalitra Noun
180 mamandripandrika Verb
181 mamendrofendro Noun
182 mamentimpentina Noun
183 mamitsobitsoka Verb
184 mamola-barotra Noun
185 mamotsipotsika Noun
186 manafatrafatra Noun
187 manamontsamontsana Noun
188 manantsontsam-bava Noun
189 manao angady be lela Noun
190 manapelipelika Noun
191 manara-miritra Noun
192 mandrahom-bava Noun
193 mandrenodrenoka Verb captivate.
194 mandry ivohon' ny vato Verb to be secure.
195 mapentimpentina Noun
196 mari-pankasitrahana Noun
197 mba Conjunction to, in order to.
198 midradradradra Verb
199 midredridredry Noun
200 midridrodridro Noun
201 mifarangorango Noun
202 mihebintrebina Noun
203 mihendrinendrina Noun
204 mihinjakinjaka Noun
205 mikitrankitrana Noun
206 milefa ny fosa, tojo ny ampaha Phrase between Scylla and Charybdis; out of the frying pan, into the fire.
207 mipendrampendrana Noun
208 mipitripitrika Noun
209 mivarahontsana Noun consternation.
210 mpandrafi-bato Noun
211 mpandrefi-tany Noun
212 mpanorohevitra Noun
213 Noun /ŋ/
214 neô Noun
215 nio Noun
216 ny Article the (definite article).
217 ony Noun
218 osa Adjective feeble; weak.
219 osy Noun /usʲ/ Equivalent to 'goat': Alternative letter-case form of GOAT (“greatest of all time”).
220 ota Noun, Adjective out of place.
221 oty Noun
222 ovy Noun Equivalent to 'potato': A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber.
223 pentsompentsona Noun vociferation.
224 peta-drindrina Noun Equivalent to 'Wainscot': An area of wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.
225 pisopiso Interjection used to get a cat's attention; puss.
226 ra Noun Equivalent to 'blood': A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and…
227 rairain-drihana Noun
228 resaka tsy azoazo loatra Noun
229 roa Noun, Adjective Initialism of Raman optical activity.
230 salama Interjection /saˈlamə̥/
231 saram-pianarana Noun
232 satroboninahitra Noun
233 soa Adjective beautiful.
234 tafio-drivotra Noun hurricane.
235 tambanivohitra Noun
236 tantaram-piainana Noun biography.
237 tao Noun, Verb /[to]/ act, action.
238 taola-mokondoha Noun occipital.
239 taolam-balanorano Noun
240 taolam-boankazo Noun
241 taolan-damosina Noun
242 taolan-dohalika Noun
243 taolan-katsaka Noun
244 taolan-tsolampy Noun
245 taozava-baventy Noun
246 tenan'akajom-behivavy Noun
247 tendrombohitra Noun summit, mountain.
248 tobim-bovom-bony Noun
249 tobim-piarakodia Noun
250 tobin-dasantsy Noun Equivalent to 'gas station': An establishment which sells gasoline (petrol) and often also diesel.
251 tokonam-baravarana Noun
252 tompon-alahelo Noun
253 tsifanjariantsakafo Noun Equivalent to 'Malnutrition': A lack of adequate nourishment.
254 tsifiampian-tsakafo Noun malnutrition.
255 tsipi-panohizana Noun
256 tsitongavolana Adjective
257 tsy Noun, Adverb /tsʲ/ Equivalent to 'steel': An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figurat…
258 tsy aiza tsy aiza Noun
259 vadin-tsaikiro Noun
260 vahindrorohany Noun
261 vanin-drantsana Noun
262 vao Adjective new (recently made or created), novel.
263 varotra omby anaty ambiaty Noun pig in a poke.
264 vay Noun glowing coal.
265 vehivavy lehibe mikarakara ny tokantrano Noun
266 voa Noun Equivalent to 'Kidney': An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.
267 voanketsihetsy Noun watermelon.
268 vy Noun Equivalent to 'iron': A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, a…
269 zana-pehintany Noun
270 zavatra hanina aorian'ny sakafo Noun
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