"famadihana" meaning in All languages combined

See famadihana on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: famadihanas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} famadihana (countable and uncountable, plural famadihanas)
  1. A Madagascan ceremony in which a corpse is exhumed, wrapped in fresh cloth, and reburied, to the accompaniment of dancing. Wikipedia link: famadihana Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-famadihana-en-noun-OCCtAnvc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 94 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 4 2

Noun [Malagasy]

Head templates: {{head|mg|nouns}} famadihana
  1. the act of turning something over
    Sense id: en-famadihana-mg-noun-4y5Gero7 Categories (other): Malagasy entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malagasy entries with incorrect language header: 75 25
  2. (figuratively) the famadihana ceremony Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-famadihana-mg-noun-72MWxApw

Inflected forms

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