maninona

Malagasy

Etymology

From manao (“do”) +‎ inona (“what”) or man- +‎ inona.

Adverb

maninona

1. why?, for what?, what are you (is he, are they etc.) doing?

   Near-synonym: ahoana

   maninona eto ianao? ― why are you here?

2. suffering, ill, sick

   Efa ela be aho no tsy naharay taratasy avy amin'i Rakoto ka matahotra sao maninomaninona izy.

   I haven't received a letter from Rakoto in a long time, so I'm afraid he's been sick.

Further reading

• maninona in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org