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Entry	lahy
Part of speech	adjective
Explanations in Malagasy	Manana ny fomba na toetran-dehilahy: Hanao tantsambo hono ny zanany lahy. [Rajemisa 1985]
Explanations in English	masculine [Hallanger 1973]
Explanations in French	mâle, masculin [Hallanger 1974]
	[Sakalava-Mayotte] mâle [Andilidine: Lexique (takila L)]
Examples	1 Dekona lahy sy vavy Analakely. [Cohen-Bessy: Rakotovao, page 284] 2 ombi-lahy mitrena an-tseranana; [Ndema: Antakay, page 53]
Toponymy	Place names having the word lahy (7) Ambatolahidimy Ambatolahitelo   Ambatolahy Ankililahy   Iabolahy Masiakombilahy   Vatolahy
Entry	lahy
Part of speech	noun
Explanations in Malagasy	Teny entina milaza olona na biby mifanohitra amin' ny vavy. Raha itenenana olona ny hoe lahy dia fampiasa: 1) Hilazana zanaka lahy: Dimy mianadahy ny zanako; telo vavy, roa lahy. 2) Miaraka amin' ny teny milaza isa: Dia niainga izy roa lahy. 3) Ilazana ny vady lahy: Rasoa no ao fa ny lahy vao lasa nivoaka [Rajemisa 1985]
Explanations in English	a male, a man; a husband [Hallanger 1973]
Explanations in French	mâle; homme; mari [Hallanger 1974]
Derivations	filahiana, lahilahy, mahalahy, miandahy
Morphology	Simple Prefixed lahy lahiko lahinao lahiny lahintsika lahinay lahinareo lahin' lahin- lahim- -dahy -dahiko -dahinao -dahiny -dahintsika -dahinay -dahinareo -dahin' -dahin- -dahim-
Antonyms	vavy
Compound words, titles, names	fito lahy fito vavy       lahin' akoho       lahin-tsoavaly       lahi-mizàna       lahilahy toetra       lahim-bela       miamboho lahy       miandahy miambavy       tokantranon-dahy
Examples	1 Endrey, hoy ny lahy somary nihoraka; [Rakotonandrasana: Tantsaha, page 102] 2 lahy iray izay no mba azy, tsy mitoetra miaraka aminy akory fa lasa nihary any anindratany any [Rakotonandrasana: Tantsaha]
Quotes	Proverbs containing the word lahy
Toponymy	Place names having the word lahy (0)
Entry	lahy
Part of speech	interjection [full list]
Explanations in Malagasy	Tenim-piontanana enti-milaza: 1) Alahelo, tsy fanampoizan-javatra: Lasa tokoa lahy izy! 2) Fiangaviana na fangatahana somary miambezo: Mba omeo aho lahy! 3) Fisalasalana, tsy fahalalana: Asa lahy! fa tezitra foana teo izy 4) Faniriana: Raha nanam-bola aho lahy novidiko itỳ saha itỳ [Rajemisa 1985]
Explanations in English	used in phrases like: asa lahy!, tsara lahy!, maty lahy! [Richardson 1885]
Compound words, titles, names	asa lahy       maty lahy       tsara lahy

Updated on 2020/07/31