paha

English

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Paha (landform)

Wikipedia

Noun

paha (plural pahas or paha)

1. An elongated landform composed of only loess, or of till capped by loess.

   Synonym: greda

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧ha
• IPA^(key): /ˈpahaʔ/,
• IPA^(key): /ˈpaʔaʔ/, (h-dropping)

Adjective

pahà

1. thirsty

Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish faja.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧ha
• IPA^(key): /ˈpaha/,
• IPA^(key): /ˈpaʔa/, (h-dropping)

Noun

páha

1. belt

   Synonyms: hagkos, sinturon

2. sash

   Synonym: abay

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paha, borrowed from Proto-Norse (*bāga-), from Proto-Germanic *bēgaz.

Adjective

paha (genitive paha, partitive paha, comparative pahem, superlative kõige pahem)

1. bad
2. evil

Declension

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑhɑ/,

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• Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pa‧ha

Adjective

paha (comparative pahempi, superlative pahin)

1. bad, evil, ill

   Synonyms: häijy, ilkeä

   Antonyms: hyvä, kiltti

2. bad, unsuitable, unfitting, unhealthy

   Synonym: huono

   Antonym: hyvä

3. bad, difficult, serious, severe, urgent

   Synonym: vakava

4. difficult, hard, tricky

   Synonym: vaikea

   Antonym: helppo

   paha kysymys ― tricky question

5. (chiefly in expressions) bad, sorry

   Minulla on paha mieli. ― I feel sad / offended. (literally, “I have a bad mind.”)

Declension

Derived terms

Noun

paha

1. the evil

   Synonym: pahuus

   Antonyms: hyvä, hyvyys

Declension

Further reading

• “paha”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Guaraní

Etymology

From pa (“ten”) +‎ -ha (“ordinal number suffix”).

Adjective

paha

1. (ordinal number) tenth

Hawaiian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Particle

paha

1. Used to indicate the conditional mood, expressed in English as perhaps, might, possibly

Usage notes

Follows the word it modifies.

Conjunction

ā ... paha

1. or

Usage notes

The verb (and its modifying particles) go between ā and paha.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay paha, from Proto-Malayic *paha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqa, from Proto-Austronesian *paqa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaha/
• Hyphenation: pa‧ha
• Rhymes: -ha, -a

Noun

paha (first-person possessive pahaku, second-person possessive pahamu, third-person possessive pahanya)

1. (anatomy) thigh (upper leg)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “paha” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paha. Cognates include Finnish paha and Estonian paha.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑhɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑhɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
• Hyphenation: pa‧ha

Adjective

paha (comparative pahemp)

1. bad

   paha ilma ― bad weather

Declension

Antonyms

• hyvä

Derived terms

See also

• kurja

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 371

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paha. Cognates include Finnish paha and Estonian paha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑhɑ/
• Hyphenation: pa‧ha

Noun

paha (genitive pahan, partitive pahua)

1. evil spirit

Adjective

paha (genitive pahan, partitive pahua, comparative pahempi／pahembi, superlative pahin)

1. bad

Declension

References

• A. V. Punzhina (1994) “paha”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
• P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN

Livvi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paha. Cognates include Finnish paha and Estonian paha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑhɑ/
• Hyphenation: pa‧ha
• Rhymes: -ɑhɑ

Adjective

paha (genitive pahan, partitive pahua, comparative pahembi, superlative pahin)

1. bad
2. wicked

Noun

paha (genitive pahan, partitive pahua)

1. grief
2. evil

Declension

References

• Tatjana Boiko (2019) “paha”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 198

Malay

Alternative forms

• peha (common nonstandard spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paha/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -aha, -ha, -a

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *paha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqa, from Proto-Austronesian *paqa. Cognate with Tagalog paa (“foot”).

Noun

paha (Jawi spelling ڤها, plural paha-paha, informal 1st possessive pahaku, 2nd possessive pahamu, 3rd possessive pahanya)

1. thigh (upper leg)

   Paha ayam

   Chicken thigh

   Paha manusia

   Human thigh

Descendants

• Indonesian: paha

Etymology 2

Noun

paha (Jawi spelling ڤها, plural paha-paha, informal 1st possessive pahaku, 2nd possessive pahamu, 3rd possessive pahanya)

1. (archaic, mathematics) a fourth, a quarter

   Synonyms: perempat, suku

Etymology 3

Noun

paha (Jawi spelling ڤها, plural paha-paha, informal 1st possessive pahaku, 2nd possessive pahamu, 3rd possessive pahanya)

1. a type of bird; Dicrurus aeneus malayensis

Further reading

• “paha” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish faja, from Aragonese faxa, from Latin fascia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaha/,
• Hyphenation: pa‧ha

Noun

paha (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜑ)

1. girdle; band; binder

   Synonyms: bigkis, tali, laso

2. paper band such as those wrapped around newspapers or magazines for addressing and mailing purposes

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish paja, from Old Spanish paxa, from Latin palea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaha/,
• Hyphenation: pa‧ha

Noun

paha (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜑ)

1. straw

   Synonym: dayami

References

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

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بها (baha, paha), from Persian بها (bahâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈha/
• Hyphenation: pa‧ha

Noun

paha (definite accusative pahayı, plural pahalar)

1. price, value

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “paha”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “paha²”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3753

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paha. Cognates include Finnish paha.

Adjective

paha

1. bad
2. unkind
3. disgusting, distasteful
4. harmful

Inflection

Derived terms

• paheta

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “вредный, гадкий, недобрый, отвратительный”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paha.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑhɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
• Hyphenation: pa‧ha

Adjective

paha

1. bad, poor
2. bad, evil, ill
3. mischievous

Inflection

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “paha”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn