bokombali
Finnish
Etymology
From Malagasy [Term?] (compare Italian bocombàl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbokombɑli/, [ˈbo̞ko̞mˌbɑli]
- Rhymes: -ɑli
- Syllabification(key): bo‧kom‧ba‧li
Noun
bokombali
- bamboo lemur (any lemur of the genera Hapalemur or Prolemur)
- eastern lesser bamboo lemur, gray bamboo lemur, Hapalemur griseus (small lemur endemic to Madagascar that feeds mainly on bamboo)
Declension
| Inflection of bokombali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bokombali | bokombalit | |
| genitive | bokombalin | bokombalien | |
| partitive | bokombalia | bokombaleja | |
| illative | bokombaliin | bokombaleihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | bokombali | bokombalit | |
| accusative | nom. | bokombali | bokombalit |
| gen. | bokombalin | ||
| genitive | bokombalin | bokombalien | |
| partitive | bokombalia | bokombaleja | |
| inessive | bokombalissa | bokombaleissa | |
| elative | bokombalista | bokombaleista | |
| illative | bokombaliin | bokombaleihin | |
| adessive | bokombalilla | bokombaleilla | |
| ablative | bokombalilta | bokombaleilta | |
| allative | bokombalille | bokombaleille | |
| essive | bokombalina | bokombaleina | |
| translative | bokombaliksi | bokombaleiksi | |
| instructive | — | bokombalein | |
| abessive | bokombalitta | bokombaleitta | |
| comitative | — | bokombaleineen | |
| Possessive forms of bokombali (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | bokombalini | bokombalimme |
| 2nd person | bokombalisi | bokombalinne |
| 3rd person | bokombalinsa | |
Synonyms
- (Hapalemur griseus): harmaabambumaki (dated)
Derived terms
- kultabokombali, Hapalemur aureus (golden bamboo lemur)
- leveäkuonobokombali, Prolemur simus (greater bamboo lemur)