kaha

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English

Noun

kaha

  1. Synonym of proboscis monkey

Aguaruna

Noun

kaha

  1. dream

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧ha

Etymology 1

Probably from Malay kawah.

Noun

kaha

  1. wok, frying pan

Etymology 2

From Spanish caja, from Latin capsa.

Noun

kaha

  1. case, safe, vault
  2. body (of an automobile)

Etymology 3

Uncertain.

Adverb

kaha

  1. perhaps

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kaha, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kazą.

Pronunciation

Noun

kaha

  1. a type of traditional trap for catching birds, especially black grouse

Declension

Inflection of kaha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kaha kahat
genitive kahan kahojen
partitive kahaa kahoja
illative kahaan kahoihin
singular plural
nominative kaha kahat
accusative nom. kaha kahat
gen. kahan
genitive kahan kahojen
kahain rare
partitive kahaa kahoja
inessive kahassa kahoissa
elative kahasta kahoista
illative kahaan kahoihin
adessive kahalla kahoilla
ablative kahalta kahoilta
allative kahalle kahoille
essive kahana kahoina
translative kahaksi kahoiksi
abessive kahatta kahoitta
instructive — kahoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kaha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kahani kahani
accusative nom. kahani kahani
gen. kahani
genitive kahani kahojeni
kahaini rare
partitive kahaani kahojani
inessive kahassani kahoissani
elative kahastani kahoistani
illative kahaani kahoihini
adessive kahallani kahoillani
ablative kahaltani kahoiltani
allative kahalleni kahoilleni
essive kahanani kahoinani
translative kahakseni kahoikseni
abessive kahattani kahoittani
instructive — —
comitative — kahoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kahasi kahasi
accusative nom. kahasi kahasi
gen. kahasi
genitive kahasi kahojesi
kahaisi rare
partitive kahaasi kahojasi
inessive kahassasi kahoissasi
elative kahastasi kahoistasi
illative kahaasi kahoihisi
adessive kahallasi kahoillasi
ablative kahaltasi kahoiltasi
allative kahallesi kahoillesi
essive kahanasi kahoinasi
translative kahaksesi kahoiksesi
abessive kahattasi kahoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kahoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kahamme kahamme
accusative nom. kahamme kahamme
gen. kahamme
genitive kahamme kahojemme
kahaimme rare
partitive kahaamme kahojamme
inessive kahassamme kahoissamme
elative kahastamme kahoistamme
illative kahaamme kahoihimme
adessive kahallamme kahoillamme
ablative kahaltamme kahoiltamme
allative kahallemme kahoillemme
essive kahanamme kahoinamme
translative kahaksemme kahoiksemme
abessive kahattamme kahoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kahoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kahanne kahanne
accusative nom. kahanne kahanne
gen. kahanne
genitive kahanne kahojenne
kahainne rare
partitive kahaanne kahojanne
inessive kahassanne kahoissanne
elative kahastanne kahoistanne
illative kahaanne kahoihinne
adessive kahallanne kahoillanne
ablative kahaltanne kahoiltanne
allative kahallenne kahoillenne
essive kahananne kahoinanne
translative kahaksenne kahoiksenne
abessive kahattanne kahoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kahoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kahansa kahansa
accusative nom. kahansa kahansa
gen. kahansa
genitive kahansa kahojensa
kahainsa rare
partitive kahaansa kahojaan
kahojansa
inessive kahassaan
kahassansa 		kahoissaan
kahoissansa
elative kahastaan
kahastansa 		kahoistaan
kahoistansa
illative kahaansa kahoihinsa
adessive kahallaan
kahallansa 		kahoillaan
kahoillansa
ablative kahaltaan
kahaltansa 		kahoiltaan
kahoiltansa
allative kahalleen
kahallensa 		kahoilleen
kahoillensa
essive kahanaan
kahanansa 		kahoinaan
kahoinansa
translative kahakseen
kahaksensa 		kahoikseen
kahoiksensa
abessive kahattaan
kahattansa 		kahoittaan
kahoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kahoineen
kahoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Anagrams

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

Verb

kaha

  1. to scratch, to engrave
  2. to draw, to sketch
  3. to mark

Maori

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kafa (“strong”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabal (“invunerable”).

Noun

kaha

  1. strength, power, energy

Verb

kaha

  1. to be strong, be courageous

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *kafa (“sennit”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas (“cotton, thread”),[1] from an Austroasiatic language.

Noun

kaha

  1. rope, noose
  2. lineage

References

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “KAFA.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

  • “kaha” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caja, from Latin capsa possibly via Catalan caixa or Occitan caissa.

Pronunciation

Noun

kaha (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜑ)

  1. case
  2. vault; safe
  3. cash box; cash register
  4. pack (of cigarettes)
  5. frame of a cart
  6. body (of an automobile)

References

  • “kaha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

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