Definition
A small, cat-like carnivorous mammal native to Madagascar with a long body and short legs.
Etymology
From Malagasy language. The word entered scientific English through zoological study of Madagascar's unique fauna, which has been isolated from Africa for millions of years.
Kelly Says
The falanaka is one of Madagascar's many evolutionary oddities—it's a carnivore that evolved to fill ecological niches similar to those occupied by different animals elsewhere, showing how evolution adapts to isolated environments.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፍላናካ (Falanaka)
fa-la-na-ka
ARالعربية
فلا नाكة (Falā nāka)
fa-la na-ka
BNবাংলা
ফালনাকা (Phalnaka)
pha-l-na-ka
CACatalà
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
CSČeština
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
DADansk
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
DEDeutsch
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
ELΕλληνικά
φλανακα (Flanaka)
fla-na-ka
ESEspañol
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
FAفارسی
فالاناکا (Falānāka)
fa-la-na-ka
FISuomi
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
FRFrançais
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
GUGU
ફાલાનાકા (Phalanaka)
pha-la-na-ka
HAHA
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
HEעברית
פלנקה (Planga)
pla-nga
HIहिन्दी
फालनाका (Phalnaka)
pha-l-na-ka
HUMagyar
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
IDBahasa Indonesia
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
IGIG
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
ITItaliano
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
JA日本語
フラナカ (Furana-ka)
fu-ra-na-ka
KKKK
фALANAK (Flanak)
fla-nak
KMKM
ផលនាក (Phalanak)
pha-la-na-k
KO한국어
팔라나카 (Palla-na-ka)
pal-la-na-ka
MRMR
फालनाका (Phalnaka)
pha-l-na-ka
MSBahasa Melayu
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
MYမြန်မာ
ဖာလနက (Pha-lan-ka)
pha-lan-ka
NLNederlands
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
NONorsk
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
PAPA
ਫਾਲਨਾਕਾ (Phalnaka)
pha-l-na-ka
PLPolski
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
PTPortuguês
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
RORomână
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
RUРусский
фла-нака (Fla-na-ka)
fla-na-ka
SVSvenska
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
SWKiswahili
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
TAதமிழ்
பலனாகா (Palanaaga)
pa-la-na-a-ga
TEతెలుగు
ఫలానాక (Phalānāka)
pha-la-na-ka
THไทย
ฟาลา นะ กะ (Falā na ka)
fa-la na ka
TLTL
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
TRTürkçe
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
UKУкраїнська
фла-нака (Fla-na-ka)
fla-na-ka
URاردو
فلا नाکا (Falā nāka)
fa-la na-ka
VITiếng Việt
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
YOYO
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka
ZH中文
法拉纳卡 (Fǎlānakǎ)
fa-la-na-ka
ZUZU
falanaka
fa-la-na-ka