maha

See also: MAHA, mahā, and māha

English

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Noun

maha

(archaic) A kind of monkey; the wanderoo.
- 1896, Richard Lydekker, A Geographical History of Mammals:
  The natives, who designate the latter as the Maha, or Great Wanderu, to distinguish it from the Kala, or Black one […]

References

“maha”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

AHAM, Hama, amah

Breton

Verb

maha

to press

Ese

Noun

maha

pig

References

Jim and Judy Parlier Managalasi phonology. 2008 .

Estonian

Etymology

Irregular illative of maa (“earth, ground”).

Adverb

maha (not comparable)

down
Tule maha!
Come down!
into the ground
Me panime eile kartulid maha.
We planted the potatoes yesterday. (lit. "We put the potatoes into the ground yesterday".)
off
Kütt võttis rebaselt naha maha.
The hunter skinned the fox. (lit. "The hunter took the skin off of the fox".)

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maha, borrowed from a Germanic language, compare Proto-Germanic *magô, Swedish mage. Cognates include Karelian maha, Votic maha, Ludian maha.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑhɑ/,
Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
Syllabification^(key): ma‧ha

Noun

maha

stomach, belly

Usage notes

maha is often used when talking about the inner part (or a round belly) and vatsa when talking about the outer, but especially in speech the usage of these words is often very mixed up.

Declension

Inflection of maha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		maha	mahat
genitive		mahan	mahojen
partitive		mahaa	mahoja
illative		mahaan	mahoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maha	mahat
accusative	nom.	maha	mahat
accusative	gen.	mahan	mahat
genitive		mahan	mahojen mahain^rare
partitive		mahaa	mahoja
inessive		mahassa	mahoissa
elative		mahasta	mahoista
illative		mahaan	mahoihin
adessive		mahalla	mahoilla
ablative		mahalta	mahoilta
allative		mahalle	mahoille
essive		mahana	mahoina
translative		mahaksi	mahoiksi
abessive		mahatta	mahoitta
instructive		—	mahoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of maha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		mahani	mahani
accusative	nom.	mahani	mahani
accusative	gen.	mahani	mahani
genitive		mahani	mahojeni mahaini^rare
partitive		mahaani	mahojani
inessive		mahassani	mahoissani
elative		mahastani	mahoistani
illative		mahaani	mahoihini
adessive		mahallani	mahoillani
ablative		mahaltani	mahoiltani
allative		mahalleni	mahoilleni
essive		mahanani	mahoinani
translative		mahakseni	mahoikseni
abessive		mahattani	mahoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	mahoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		mahasi	mahasi
accusative	nom.	mahasi	mahasi
accusative	gen.	mahasi	mahasi
genitive		mahasi	mahojesi mahaisi^rare
partitive		mahaasi	mahojasi
inessive		mahassasi	mahoissasi
elative		mahastasi	mahoistasi
illative		mahaasi	mahoihisi
adessive		mahallasi	mahoillasi
ablative		mahaltasi	mahoiltasi
allative		mahallesi	mahoillesi
essive		mahanasi	mahoinasi
translative		mahaksesi	mahoiksesi
abessive		mahattasi	mahoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	mahoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		mahamme	mahamme
accusative	nom.	mahamme	mahamme
accusative	gen.	mahamme	mahamme
genitive		mahamme	mahojemme mahaimme^rare
partitive		mahaamme	mahojamme
inessive		mahassamme	mahoissamme
elative		mahastamme	mahoistamme
illative		mahaamme	mahoihimme
adessive		mahallamme	mahoillamme
ablative		mahaltamme	mahoiltamme
allative		mahallemme	mahoillemme
essive		mahanamme	mahoinamme
translative		mahaksemme	mahoiksemme
abessive		mahattamme	mahoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	mahoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		mahanne	mahanne
accusative	nom.	mahanne	mahanne
accusative	gen.	mahanne	mahanne
genitive		mahanne	mahojenne mahainne^rare
partitive		mahaanne	mahojanne
inessive		mahassanne	mahoissanne
elative		mahastanne	mahoistanne
illative		mahaanne	mahoihinne
adessive		mahallanne	mahoillanne
ablative		mahaltanne	mahoiltanne
allative		mahallenne	mahoillenne
essive		mahananne	mahoinanne
translative		mahaksenne	mahoiksenne
abessive		mahattanne	mahoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	mahoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		mahansa	mahansa
accusative	nom.	mahansa	mahansa
accusative	gen.	mahansa	mahansa
genitive		mahansa	mahojensa mahainsa^rare
partitive		mahaansa	mahojaan mahojansa
inessive		mahassaan mahassansa	mahoissaan mahoissansa
elative		mahastaan mahastansa	mahoistaan mahoistansa
illative		mahaansa	mahoihinsa
adessive		mahallaan mahallansa	mahoillaan mahoillansa
ablative		mahaltaan mahaltansa	mahoiltaan mahoiltansa
allative		mahalleen mahallensa	mahoilleen mahoillensa
essive		mahanaan mahanansa	mahoinaan mahoinansa
translative		mahakseen mahaksensa	mahoikseen mahoiksensa
abessive		mahattaan mahattansa	mahoittaan mahoittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	mahoineen mahoinensa

Synonyms

masu
vatsa

Derived terms

compounds

Anagrams

Haam, ahma, hama

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महा (mahā), combining form of महत् (mahat).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmaha/
Hyphenation: ma‧ha
Rhymes: -ha, -a

Adjective

maha

Alternative forms

maha-

Jaqaru

Verb

maha

to go

References

Martha James Hardman. (1996) Jaqaru: Outline of phonological and morphological structure, page 75.

Karelian

Noun

maha

stomach

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महा (mahā), combining form of महत् (mahat).

Adjective

maha

Maori

Noun

maha

abundance, bounty, majority

Pali

Alternative forms

𑀫𑀳 (Brahmi script)
मह (Devanagari script)
মহ (Bengali script)
මහ (Sinhalese script)
မဟ or မႁ (Burmese script)
มห or มะหะ (Thai script)
ᨾᩉ (Tai Tham script)
ມຫ or ມະຫະ (Lao script)
មហ (Khmer script)
𑄟𑄦 (Chakma script)

Noun

maha m

religious festival

Declension

Declension table of "maha" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	maho	mahā
Accusative (second)	mahaṃ	mahe
Instrumental (third)	mahena	mahehi or mahebhi
Dative (fourth)	mahassa or mahāya or mahatthaṃ	mahānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	mahasmā or mahamhā or mahā	mahehi or mahebhi
Genitive (sixth)	mahassa	mahānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	mahasmiṃ or mahamhi or mahe	mahesu
Vocative (calling)	maha	mahā

Adjective

maha

masculine/neuter vocative singular of mahant

Rapa Nui

Etymology

Borrowed from Tahitian maha.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈma.ha/
Hyphenation: ma‧ha
Rhymes: -a

Numeral

maha

four

Usage notes

Maha is used in compound numerals only:
Maha 'ahuru. ― Forty (literally, “Four tens.”)

Maha 'ahuru mā maha. ― Forty-four (literally, “Four tens and four.”)
For the simple number "four", the native term hā is used.

References

Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 170
Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 147

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

maha

genitive singular of mah

Slovene

Noun

maha

genitive singular of mah

Tahitian

**Tahitian cardinal numbers**
< 3	4	5 >
Cardinal : maha

Numeral

maha

four
nā taʻata/tāʻata e maha ― four people

Derived terms

maha ʻahuru

Descendants

→ Rapa Nui: maha

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Etymology

From Old High German mahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn.

Verb

maha

(transitive) to do or make
No bo, wos kon yhy maha? ― Well then, what can I do?

Conjugation

maha is a weak verb ending in -a

Present tense: yhy mah

dü mahst

har / zej / ejs maht

wjyr maha

jyr maht

zej maha

Past tense: yhy maht

dü mahtst

har / zej / ejs maht

wjyr mahta

jyr maht

zej mahta

Present participle: maha Past participle: gymaht

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