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Three Visits to Madagascar

three   
telo ~ three [Javanese talu, other Malay and Polynesian languages tello, tolu, and toro] ~ three

three (division into)   
fiteloana

three (state of being divided into)   
fitelo

three (that which is divided into)   
mpitelo

three (to be divided into)   
teloina ~ to be divided into three
telovina ~ to be divided into three

three (to divide into)   
mitelo ~ to divide into three

three (which adds up to)   
mahatelo

three (which divides into)   
mahatelo

three by three   
tsitelotelo ~ three by three

three days   
hateloana ~ [ha-, and telo, three.] three days.

three eggs   
iray fototra ~ a nest of three eggs

three times   
dikina ~ [Provincial] three times, thrice
intelo ~ three times ~ three times (and so with other numerals)

three weeks   
roatokom-bolana ~ three weeks

three-fold   
ampaka telo ~ [telo, three.] Three-fold, three times.

threefold (a)   
telo heny ~ a threefold
avo telo heny ~ a threefold

threepence   
ilasiray ~ [sy, and iray, one.] threepence ; lit. one half and one, ie. One half (of twopence) and one (twopence). Pronounced lasiray.