kahu
See also: kāhu
English
Etymology
Noun
kahu
- (New Zealand) swamp harrier (Circus approximans)
- 1879, Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, page 368:
- Riding along the road near the Whenuakura river, I observed a kahu pursuing a small bird (apparently a ground lark) high in the air.
Anagrams
'Are'are
Noun
kahu
References
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑhu/, [ˈkɑ̝ɦu]
- Rhymes: -ɑhu
- Syllabification(key): ka‧hu
- Hyphenation(key): ka‧hu
Noun
kahu
- synonym of akana
Declension
| Inflection of kahu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | kahu | kahut | |
| genitive | kahun | kahujen | |
| partitive | kahua | kahuja | |
| illative | kahuun | kahuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kahu | kahut | |
| accusative | nom. | kahu | kahut |
| gen. | kahun | ||
| genitive | kahun | kahujen | |
| partitive | kahua | kahuja | |
| inessive | kahussa | kahuissa | |
| elative | kahusta | kahuista | |
| illative | kahuun | kahuihin | |
| adessive | kahulla | kahuilla | |
| ablative | kahulta | kahuilta | |
| allative | kahulle | kahuille | |
| essive | kahuna | kahuina | |
| translative | kahuksi | kahuiksi | |
| abessive | kahutta | kahuitta | |
| instructive | — | kahuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
Anagrams
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *tufu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.hu/, [ˈkɐ.hu]
Noun
kahu
Derived terms
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *kafu (“to cover, to put on clothing”) (compare to Tongan kafu, Samoan ʻafu, Hawaiian ʻahu),[1] from Proto-Oceanic *kaput (“to wrap or cover”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaput (“to clasp together”).[2][3]
Noun
kahu
Derived terms
- kahu kautere
- kākahu
- pirikahu
References
- ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 112-3
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kafu”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 154-5
Further reading
- “kahu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Mokilese
Noun
kahu (construct kahuin)
References
- Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977
Votic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognates include Estonian kahu.
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkɑhu/, [ˈkɑhu]
- Rhymes: -ɑhu
- Hyphenation: ka‧hu
Noun
kahu
- (light) frost
Inflection
| Declension of kahu (type II/võrkko, no gradation) | ||
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kahu | kahud |
| genitive | kahu | kahujõ, kahui |
| partitive | kahhua | kahuitõ, kahui |
| illative | kahhusõ, kahhu | kahuisõ |
| inessive | kahuz | kahuiz |
| elative | kahussõ | kahuissõ |
| allative | kahulõ | kahuilõ |
| adessive | kahullõ | kahuillõ |
| ablative | kahultõ | kahuiltõ |
| translative | kahussi | kahuissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kahu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn