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Entry	fafa
Part of speech	noun
Explanations in Malagasy	Fanalana ny loto, fanadiovana zavatra na toerana: Ratsy fafa izany trano izany. [1.1]
Explanations in English	Sweeping, cleaning off. See faoka. [1.2]
	The act of sweeping [1.7]
Explanations in French	Action de balayer [1.3, 1.8, 1.82]
	[Taisaka] Action d'asperger, d'essuyer [1.82]
	(dans toute l'île) (du malais papa : action de balayer). Nom général des plantes dont les tiges ou les rameaux servent à faire des balais. (voir aussi famafa et kifafa). [1.196]
Examples	1 Nisento Vololona, dia ny fafa trano no notohizany. [2.529] 2 Nony vita fafa, dia naka omby vositra izy natao sorona, nadaboka teo atsinanan-trano. [2.606]
Derivatives	active verb :    mahafafa, mamafa, mampamafa, mampifafa, mampifanafa, mifafa, mifamafa, mifampifafa, mifanafa passive verb :    afafa, ampamafa, fafana, finafa, voafafa relative verb :    amafana, ifafana noun :    fafafafa, famafa, famafana, fampamafa, fifafa, fifafana, kifafa, kofafa, mpamafa, mpanafa, mpifafa, pifamafa adjective :    mafafa, mahamafa
	komafa
Compound words	fafam-bolontondro        fafani-mondry        fafa vandana
Entry	fafa
Part of speech	noun
Explanations in Malagasy	[Taisaka] Hazo fisaka [1.78]
Explanations in French	[Taisaka] Planche [1.82]
Entry	fafa
Part of speech	adjective
Explanations in Malagasy	[Antambahoaka, Antemoro, Antesaka, Bara] Badalela [Antemoro] Mibadabada, miambatrambatra [Antambahoaka] Miraikidela [1.78]
Explanations in French	[Taisaka] Bègue [1.82]
	[Tankarana] Qui bégaie. ( vava). [1.19]
Derivatives	noun :    pifafa

Updated on 2023/09/10