# fanaloka
## English
### Etymology

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### Noun

fanaloka (plural fanalokas)
* A Malagasy carnivoran (euplerid) of species (Fossa fossana), also known as a Malagasy civet.

### References

* Fossa fossana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Fossa fossana on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category:Fossa fossana on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

## Finnish
### Etymology

< Malagasy

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɑnɑlokɑ/, [ˈfɑ̝nɑ̝ˌlo̞kɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -okɑ
* Hyphenation: fa‧na‧lo‧ka

### Noun

fanaloka
* Malagasy civet, striped civet (Fossa fossana) (civet-like mammal endemic to Madagascar)

#### Declension

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
* Malagasy civet, striped civet (Fossa fossana) (civet-like mammal endemic to Madagascar)
* 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, Aussois, France, pages 1–31