fanaloka

English

Noun

fanaloka (plural fanalokas)

1. A Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana).

Finnish

Etymology

< Malagasy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑnɑlokɑ/, [ˈfɑ̝nɑ̝ˌlo̞kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -okɑ
• Syllabification^(key): fa‧na‧lo‧ka

Noun

fanaloka

1. Malagasy civet, striped civet (Fossa fossana) (civet-like mammal endemic to Madagascar)

Declension

Inflection of fanaloka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		fanaloka	fanalokat
genitive		fanalokan	fanalokien
partitive		fanalokaa	fanalokia
illative		fanalokaan	fanalokiin
		singular	plural
nominative		fanaloka	fanalokat
accusative	nom.	fanaloka	fanalokat
	gen.	fanalokan
genitive		fanalokan	fanalokien fanalokain rare
partitive		fanalokaa	fanalokia
inessive		fanalokassa	fanalokissa
elative		fanalokasta	fanalokista
illative		fanalokaan	fanalokiin
adessive		fanalokalla	fanalokilla
ablative		fanalokalta	fanalokilta
allative		fanalokalle	fanalokille
essive		fanalokana	fanalokina
translative		fanalokaksi	fanalokiksi
abessive		fanalokatta	fanalokitta
instructive		—	fanalokin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of fanaloka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fanalokani fanalokani accusative nom. fanalokani fanalokani gen. fanalokani genitive fanalokani fanalokieni fanalokaini rare partitive fanalokaani fanalokiani inessive fanalokassani fanalokissani elative fanalokastani fanalokistani illative fanalokaani fanalokiini adessive fanalokallani fanalokillani ablative fanalokaltani fanalokiltani allative fanalokalleni fanalokilleni essive fanalokanani fanalokinani translative fanalokakseni fanalokikseni abessive fanalokattani fanalokittani instructive — — comitative — fanalokineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fanalokasi fanalokasi accusative nom. fanalokasi fanalokasi gen. fanalokasi genitive fanalokasi fanalokiesi fanalokaisi rare partitive fanalokaasi fanalokiasi inessive fanalokassasi fanalokissasi elative fanalokastasi fanalokistasi illative fanalokaasi fanalokiisi adessive fanalokallasi fanalokillasi ablative fanalokaltasi fanalokiltasi allative fanalokallesi fanalokillesi essive fanalokanasi fanalokinasi translative fanalokaksesi fanalokiksesi abessive fanalokattasi fanalokittasi instructive — — comitative — fanalokinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fanalokamme fanalokamme accusative nom. fanalokamme fanalokamme gen. fanalokamme genitive fanalokamme fanalokiemme fanalokaimme rare partitive fanalokaamme fanalokiamme inessive fanalokassamme fanalokissamme elative fanalokastamme fanalokistamme illative fanalokaamme fanalokiimme adessive fanalokallamme fanalokillamme ablative fanalokaltamme fanalokiltamme allative fanalokallemme fanalokillemme essive fanalokanamme fanalokinamme translative fanalokaksemme fanalokiksemme abessive fanalokattamme fanalokittamme instructive — — comitative — fanalokinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fanalokanne fanalokanne accusative nom. fanalokanne fanalokanne gen. fanalokanne genitive fanalokanne fanalokienne fanalokainne rare partitive fanalokaanne fanalokianne inessive fanalokassanne fanalokissanne elative fanalokastanne fanalokistanne illative fanalokaanne fanalokiinne adessive fanalokallanne fanalokillanne ablative fanalokaltanne fanalokiltanne allative fanalokallenne fanalokillenne essive fanalokananne fanalokinanne translative fanalokaksenne fanalokiksenne abessive fanalokattanne fanalokittanne instructive — — comitative — fanalokinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative fanalokansa fanalokansa accusative nom. fanalokansa fanalokansa gen. fanalokansa genitive fanalokansa fanalokiensa fanalokainsa rare partitive fanalokaansa fanalokiaan fanalokiansa inessive fanalokassaan fanalokassansa fanalokissaan fanalokissansa elative fanalokastaan fanalokastansa fanalokistaan fanalokistansa illative fanalokaansa fanalokiinsa adessive fanalokallaan fanalokallansa fanalokillaan fanalokillansa ablative fanalokaltaan fanalokaltansa fanalokiltaan fanalokiltansa allative fanalokalleen fanalokallensa fanalokilleen fanalokillensa essive fanalokanaan fanalokanansa fanalokinaan fanalokinansa translative fanalokakseen fanalokaksensa fanalokikseen fanalokiksensa abessive fanalokattaan fanalokattansa fanalokittaan fanalokittansa instructive — — comitative — fanalokineen fanalokinensa

Synonyms

• valefossa

Malagasy

Etymology

Likely related to Malay pelanduk (“mousedeer”) through metathesis.

Noun

fanaloka

1. Malagasy civet, striped civet (Fossa fossana) (civet-like mammal endemic to Madagascar)
2. ichneumon

References

• Blench, Roger, Walsh, Martin (2011) “Faunal names in Malagasy: their etymologies and implications for the prehistory of the East African coast”, in 11th International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics‎^[1], Aussois, France, pages 1–31