raha

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *raha, from a Germanic language, compare Old Norse skrá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑhɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
• Hyphenation: ra‧ha

Noun

raha (genitive raha, partitive raha)

1. money

Declension

Compounds

References

• raha in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “raha”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *raha, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skrahā (“squirrel skin”) (later Proto-Germanic *skrahō; compare Old Norse skrá). Originally, this meant the fur of squirrel, since that was a payment instrument before bills and coins were introduced.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑhɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ra‧ha

Noun

raha

1. money (means of exchange and measure of value)

   Synonyms: (all colloquial) fyffe, fyrkendaali, fyrkka, hillo, hinta, hynä, kahiseva, mani, massi, nappula, oravannahka, paalu, pelimerkki, pätäkkä, rahna, saldo, tuohi, valuutta

2. cash, piece of currency, money (hard cash, money as item; usually a coin when in the singular)

   Synonym: käteinen

   Hyponyms: kolikko, seteli

   kahden euron raha ― a two-euro coin

   Minulla ei ole rahaa.

   I'm out of cash.

3. (usually in the plural) money (available liquid assets, or the assets necessary for something)

   Synonym: käteisvarat

   Minulla on rahat asunnon ostoa varten.

   I have the money to buy an apartment.

4. money, wealth

   Synonym: varallisuus

5. (colloquial) money, currency

   Synonym: valuutta

6. (obsolete) squirrel pelt

Usage notes

• When speaking of money in general, one uses the singular form raha, but when speaking of a certain amount of money as a whole, one uses the plural form rahat. The distinction is often translated into English by the usage of the definite article.

Declension

Derived terms

See also

• käteinen
• maksuväline
• valuutta

Further reading

• “raha”, 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

Anagrams

• hara

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *raha, from Proto-Germanic *skrahā (“squirrel skin”), an early form of *skrahō. Cognates include Finnish raha and Estonian raha.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

raha

1. money

Declension

Derived terms

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 461

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *raha, from a Germanic language.

Noun

raha

1. money

Kinaray-a

Etymology 1

From Proto-Western-Bisayan *rahaq. Compare Aklanon eaha and Cuyunon raa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾahaʔ/, (verb)

• IPA^(key): /ɾaˈhaʔ/, (adjective)

Verb

rahà

1. to cook

Adjective

rahâ

1. cooked

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish rajá, from French radjah, rajah, ultimately from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾaˈha/,

Noun

rahá

1. rajah (title for a sovereign in pre-colonial Philippines)

Etymology 3

From Spanish raja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾaha/,

Noun

raha

1. split firewood

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑː.xɑ/,

Noun

rāha m (nominative plural rāhan)

1. (Early OE) Alternative form of rā

Declension

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably from borrowed from Prakrit rāya-, rāā, from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “sovereign, prince”). Doublet of daha and rāja. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.ha/
• Rhymes: -ha
• Hyphenation: ra‧ha

Root

raha

1. rule

Alternative forms

• rāha

Derived terms

Further reading

• "raha" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Sotho

Verb

raha

1. to kick

Descendants

• → Phuthi: -raya

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَاحَة (rāḥa).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Noun

raha (n class, no plural)

1. happiness, joy
2. comfort

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rajá, from French radjah, rajah, ultimately from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan). Penultimate stress is influenced by English rajah, with the ⟨j⟩ being pronounced as in Spanish /x/, corresponding to /h/ in Tagalog. Supplanted the older form ladya.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ra‧ha
• IPA^(key): /ˈɾaha/,
• IPA^(key): /ɾaˈha/,

Noun

raha or rahá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑ)

1. rajah (title of a sovereign in most of precolonial Philippines)

   Synonym: ladya

Related terms

See also

Further reading

• “raha” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “raha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 842
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 492

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *raha, from a Germanic language.

Noun

raha

1. money

Inflection

References

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

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *raha, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skrahā (“squirrel skin”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

raha

1. money

   Synonym: dengõd

Inflection

References

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