| | strong  |
| be aina | ~ hearty, lusty, strong. |
| adalalahy | ~ A clever fellow; anything very strong, and astonishing. |
| fatratra aina | ~ [Provincial] [aina, life.] Robust, strong |
| fatrofatro | ~ full made, plump and strong; applied to young people. See botra, donga. |
| fatro | ~ full made, plump and strong; applied to young people. See botra, donga. |
| mafy | ~ hard, difficult, firm, strong. ~ hard, firm; difficult |
| mahery | ~ strong |
| mahazo aina | ~ To breathe more freely, to become stronger. |
| matanjaka | ~ strong, vigorous; heavily built, corpulent |
| maozatra | ~ muscular, strong, solid |
| tomady | ~ strong, muscular |
| avy aina | ~ [aviaina] strong, athletic, spirited, powerful, muscular. |
| ozatina | ~ strong, muscular; tough (of meat) |