kaha

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, from Proto-Uralic *kača.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑhɑ/, [ˈkɑɦɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧ha

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
kahainrare
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
instructive kahoin
abessive kahatta kahoitta
comitative kahoineen
Possessive forms of kaha (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person kahani kahamme
2nd person kahasi kahanne
3rd person kahansa

Derived terms

Anagrams


Hawaiian

Verb

kaha

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

Maori

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.ha/

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]

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

From Spanish caja, from Latin capsa.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧ha
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaha/, [ˈka.hɐ]

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

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