| | short  |
| manivaka | shortcut (to take a) ~ to cut across, to take a shortcut |
| boletaka | short ~ short, dwarfish. |
| boletaleta | short ~ short, dwarfish. |
| boleta | short ~ short, dwarfish. |
| boteta | short ~ short, dwarfish |
| bozy | short ~ stunted, dwarfish, diminutive in stature; short but pleasing |
| bozeny | short ~ short, very little, dwarfish. See <1zeny#> |
| debodebo | short ~ short, dwarfish, small and fat but well formed. Debodebony also used. Used of persons and animals |
| dovidovy | short ~ short, shortish, dwarfish |
| bory | shortened ~ round; cropped, shortened |
| fohezina | shortened ~ to be shortened, to be made brief. |
| afintina | shortened ~ to be shrunk, to be contracted, to be shortened |
| fintinina | shortened ~ to be shrunk, to be contracted, to be shortened |
| hafohezina | shortened ~ to be shortened |
| voafohy | shortened ~ shortened, made brief. |
| mambory | shorten (to) ~ to shorten, to cut off the end |
| mamohy | shorten (to) ~ to shorten. |
| mamintina | shorten (to) ~ to diminish, to shorten, to abbreviate |
| manafohy | shorten (to) ~ to shorten |
| fohy | short |
| okenana | short |
| tabebaka | short ~ short and spacious. Chiefly applied to baskets: rather short, shallow, or dwarfish. |
| dovidovy | shortish ~ short, shortish, dwarfish |
| hafohezana | shortness ~ shortness. |
| antomotra ezaka | short run (in the) |
| foizina | short-tempered ~ short-tempered |