kaha

English

Noun

kaha

1. Synonym of proboscis monkey.

Aguaruna

Noun

kaha

1. dream

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧ha

Etymology 1

Probably from Malay kawah.

Noun

kaha

1. wok, frying pan

Related terms

• kalaha, kawa

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, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kazą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑhɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝ɦɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧ha
• Hyphenation^(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 kahain rare
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
abessive		kahatta	kahoitta
instructive		—	kahoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kahani kahani accusative nom. kahani kahani gen. kahani genitive kahani kahojeni kahaini rare partitive kahaani kahojani inessive kahassani kahoissani elative kahastani kahoistani illative kahaani kahoihini adessive kahallani kahoillani ablative kahaltani kahoiltani allative kahalleni kahoilleni essive kahanani kahoinani translative kahakseni kahoikseni abessive kahattani kahoittani instructive — — comitative — kahoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kahasi kahasi accusative nom. kahasi kahasi gen. kahasi genitive kahasi kahojesi kahaisi rare partitive kahaasi kahojasi inessive kahassasi kahoissasi elative kahastasi kahoistasi illative kahaasi kahoihisi adessive kahallasi kahoillasi ablative kahaltasi kahoiltasi allative kahallesi kahoillesi essive kahanasi kahoinasi translative kahaksesi kahoiksesi abessive kahattasi kahoittasi instructive — — comitative — kahoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kahamme kahamme accusative nom. kahamme kahamme gen. kahamme genitive kahamme kahojemme kahaimme rare partitive kahaamme kahojamme inessive kahassamme kahoissamme elative kahastamme kahoistamme illative kahaamme kahoihimme adessive kahallamme kahoillamme ablative kahaltamme kahoiltamme allative kahallemme kahoillemme essive kahanamme kahoinamme translative kahaksemme kahoiksemme abessive kahattamme kahoittamme instructive — — comitative — kahoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kahanne kahanne accusative nom. kahanne kahanne gen. kahanne genitive kahanne kahojenne kahainne rare partitive kahaanne kahojanne inessive kahassanne kahoissanne elative kahastanne kahoistanne illative kahaanne kahoihinne adessive kahallanne kahoillanne ablative kahaltanne kahoiltanne allative kahallenne kahoillenne essive kahananne kahoinanne translative kahaksenne kahoiksenne abessive kahattanne kahoittanne instructive — — comitative — kahoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kahansa kahansa accusative nom. kahansa kahansa gen. kahansa genitive kahansa kahojensa kahainsa rare partitive kahaansa kahojaan kahojansa inessive kahassaan kahassansa kahoissaan kahoissansa elative kahastaan kahastansa kahoistaan kahoistansa illative kahaansa kahoihinsa adessive kahallaan kahallansa kahoillaan kahoillansa ablative kahaltaan kahaltansa kahoiltaan kahoiltansa allative kahalleen kahallensa kahoilleen kahoillensa essive kahanaan kahanansa kahoinaan kahoinansa translative kahakseen kahaksensa kahoikseen kahoiksensa abessive kahattaan kahattansa kahoittaan kahoittansa instructive — — comitative — kahoineen kahoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• aurinkokaha

Anagrams

• Haka, haka

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ha/, [ˈkɐ.hə]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tafa (“cut lengthwise, slice, incise”), from Proto-Central Pacific *tava, from Proto-Oceanic *tapa(s) (“to cut into, to incise”), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tabas, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tabas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabas. Cognates include Māori tapa ~ tapahi (“to chop, to reap, to amputate”).

Verb

kaha(transitive)

1. to cut open, to slice lengthwise
2. to operate on
3. to scratch, to engrave
4. to draw, to sketch
5. to mark
6. to grade (give a grade to)

Derived terms

• hoʻokaha
• kaha kiʻi (“draw, paint”, verb)
• kahakaha

Noun

kaha

1. punctuation mark, diacritic
2. line, stripe

Derived terms

• kaha ana (“benchmark”)
• kaha hiō (“slash”)
• kaha hoʻokomo (“caret”)
• kaha hoʻolawe (“minus sign”)
• kaha hoʻonui (“multiplication sign”)
• kaha kiko (“punctuation mark”)
• kaha maha (“dash”)
• kaha moe (“hyphen”)
• kaha puʻunaue (“division sign”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *tafa (“side, edge”), from Proto-Eastern Oceanic *tapa- (“side, outside”). Cognates include Rapa Nui taha (“side”), Māori taha (“side, edge”) and Samoan tafa (“side of a hill”).

Noun

kaha

1. place

Derived terms

• kahaone (“sandy beach”)
• kahawai (“stream”)

Related terms

• kahakai (“seashore”)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *tafa (“to soar”), from Proto-Central Pacific *tava, from Proto-Oceanic *tap(ʷ)a- (“to glide, to soar”). Cognates include Māori tataha (“to swerve”).

Verb

kaha(intransitive)

1. to soar
2. to swoop
3. to pass by
4. to bodysurf
5. (basketball) to drive

Derived terms

• hoʻokaha (causative)
• papa kaha nalu (“bodyboard”)

Further reading

• kaha in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Māori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaha/ [ˈkɐhɐ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kafa (“strong”). Cognates include Samoan ʻaha and Tongan kafa.

Noun

kaha

1. strength, power, energy

Verb

kaha

1. to be strong, be courageous

Derived terms

• Kāha

Derived terms

• kahakore
• kahanga
• whakakaha

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *kafa (“sennit, coir”), from Proto-Oceanic *kapa, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kapas, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kapas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas ~ *kapat (“cotton, thread”), from an Austroasiatic language. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻaha, Rarotongan kaʻa, Tahitian ʻaha and Samoan kafa. Semantic broadening due to lack of coconuts in temperate New Zealand.

Noun

kaha

1. rope, noose

   Synonym: taura

See also

• puru

Etymology 3

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

Noun

kaha

1. hill ridge

   Synonym: kaka

2. lineage

   Synonyms: tāhuhu, kaka

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917), “kaha”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, 5th edition, Wellington, N.Z.: Marcus F. Marks, pages 96–7
• John C. Moorfield (2011), “kaha”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

substratebor.?

Proto-Indo-European *kap-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti

Proto-Italic *kapjō

Proto-Italic *kapsos

Latin capsa

Old Catalan caixa

Catalan caixabor.?

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Latin capsader.

Occitan caissabor.?

Spanish cajabor.

Tagalog kaha

Borrowed from Spanish caja, from Latin capsa possibly via Catalan caixa or Occitan caissa. Doublet of kas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkaha/ [ˈk̠aː.hɐ]
• Rhymes: -aha
• Syllabification: ka‧ha

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)

Related terms

• kaha de-yero
• kaha rehistro
• kaha talega
• kahera
• kahero
• kahetilya
• kahista
• kahita
• kahon
• kahoneriya
• kahonsito
• kahuwela
• kason

References

• “kaha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• haka