raha

Estonian

Etymology

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

Noun

raha (genitive raha, partitive raha)

  1. money

Declension
Declension of raha (type elu)
singular plural
nominative raha rahad
genitive raha rahade
partitive raha rahasid
illative rahasse rahadesse
inessive rahas rahades
elative rahast rahadest
allative rahale rahadele
adessive rahal rahadel
ablative rahalt rahadelt
translative rahaks rahadeks
terminative rahani rahadeni
essive rahana rahadena
abessive rahata rahadeta
comitative rahaga rahadega

Derived terms

Further reading

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/, [ˈrɑɦɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ra‧ha

Noun

raha

  1. money (means of exchange and measure of value)
  2. money, cash (hard cash, money as item)
    Synonym: käteinen
    Minulla ei ole rahaa,
    I'm out of cash.
  3. money (available liquid assets)
    Synonym: käteisvarat
    Minulla on rahat asunnon ostoa varten.
    I have the money to buy an apartment.
  4. Any piece of currency, usually a coin,
    Synonyms: kolikko, seteli
    Kahden euron raha
    A two-euro coin
  5. money, wealth
    Synonym: varallisuus
    Hän nai rahaa.
    He married money.
  6. (colloquial) money, currency
    Synonym: valuutta
  7. (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
Inflection of raha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative raha rahat
genitive rahan rahojen
partitive rahaa rahoja
illative rahaan rahoihin
singular plural
nominative raha rahat
accusative nom. raha rahat
gen. rahan
genitive rahan rahojen
rahainrare
partitive rahaa rahoja
inessive rahassa rahoissa
elative rahasta rahoista
illative rahaan rahoihin
adessive rahalla rahoilla
ablative rahalta rahoilta
allative rahalle rahoille
essive rahana rahoina
translative rahaksi rahoiksi
instructive — rahoin
abessive rahatta rahoitta
comitative — rahoineen
Possessive forms of raha (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person rahani rahamme
2nd person rahasi rahanne
3rd person rahansa

Synonyms
  • Colloquial terms for money:

Derived terms

Compounds

See also

Anagrams

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

Noun

raha

  1. money

Declension
Declension of raha (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative raha rahat
genitive rahan rahhoin
partitive rahhaa rahoja
illative rahhaa rahhoi
inessive rahas rahois
elative rahast rahoist
allative rahalle rahoille
adessive rahal rahoil
ablative rahalt rahoilt
translative rahaks rahoiks
essive rahanna, rahhaan rahoinna, rahhoin
exessive1) rahant rahoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑː.xɑ/, [ˈrɑː.hɑ]

Noun

rāha m (nominative plural rāhan)

  1. (Early OE) Alternative form of rā

Declension
Declension of raha (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative rāha rāhan
accusative rāhan rāhan
genitive rāhan rāhana
dative rāhan rāham, rāhaum

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). Supplanted the older form ladya.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ha
  • IPA(key): /ˈɾaha/, [ˈɾa.hɐ]

Noun

raha (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑ)

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

See also

Veps

Etymology

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

Noun

raha

  1. money

Inflection
Inflection of raha (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing. raha
genitive sing. rahan
partitive sing. rahad
partitive plur. rahoid
singular plural
nominative raha rahad
accusative rahan rahad
genitive rahan rahoiden
partitive rahad rahoid
essive-instructive rahan rahoin
translative rahaks rahoikš
inessive rahas rahoiš
elative rahaspäi rahoišpäi
illative rahaze rahoiže
adessive rahal rahoil
ablative rahalpäi rahoilpäi
allative rahale rahoile
abessive rahata rahoita
comitative rahanke rahoidenke
prolative rahadme rahoidme
approximative I rahanno rahoidenno
approximative II rahannoks rahoidennoks
egressive rahannopäi rahoidennopäi
terminative I rahazesai rahoižesai
terminative II rahalesai rahoilesai
terminative III rahassai —
additive I rahazepäi rahoižepäi
additive II rahalepäi rahoilepäi

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
  • (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈrɑhɑ/, [ˈrɑhɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ha

Noun

raha

  1. money

Inflection
Declension of raha (type III/jalkõ, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative raha rahad
genitive raha rahoje, rahojõ, rahoi
partitive rahha rahoitõ, rahoi
illative rahha, rahhasõ rahoje, rahojõ, rahoisõ
inessive rahaz rahoiz
elative rahassõ rahoissõ
allative rahalõ rahoilõ
adessive rahallõ rahoillõ
ablative rahaltõ rahoiltõ
translative rahassi rahoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

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