murha

English

Etymology

From Assamese মুঢ়া (murha).

Noun

murha (plural murhas)

1. A stool made of woven cane, used in northeast India.
   • 2000, Sanjoy Hazarika, Rites of Passage:

     Keramat brought out a murha, a low stool made of woven cane. He squatted on the earth beside me.

   • 2010, Jahnavi Barua, Rebirth, Penguin, page 154:

     There is only a murha in the opposite corner and I do not want to be uncomfortable now. I lower myself into my father's chair.

   • 2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee:

     She had recently learned to make cane murhas and now, every evening, when she returned from the market, she would first finish her cooking and then make murhas while Moni finished his studies.

Anagrams

• umrah

Finnish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*murþa-), from Proto-Germanic *murþą (for *þ > *h, compare huopa), SSA however instead opines that the word may be a back-derivation from murhe, with influence in meaning from the Germanic word. If a loan, doublet of marras.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmurhɑ/, [ˈmurhɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -urhɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mur‧ha

Noun

murha

1. (law) murder; first-degree murder (US)

Usage notes

• See usage notes under tappo.

Declension

Inflection of murha (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		murha	murhat
genitive		murhan	murhien
partitive		murhaa	murhia
illative		murhaan	murhiin
		singular	plural
nominative		murha	murhat
accusative	nom.	murha	murhat
	gen.	murhan
genitive		murhan	murhien murhainrare
partitive		murhaa	murhia
inessive		murhassa	murhissa
elative		murhasta	murhista
illative		murhaan	murhiin
adessive		murhalla	murhilla
ablative		murhalta	murhilta
allative		murhalle	murhille
essive		murhana	murhina
translative		murhaksi	murhiksi
abessive		murhatta	murhitta
instructive		—	murhin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of murha (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative murhani murhani accusative nom. murhani murhani gen. murhani genitive murhani murhieni murhainirare partitive murhaani murhiani inessive murhassani murhissani elative murhastani murhistani illative murhaani murhiini adessive murhallani murhillani ablative murhaltani murhiltani allative murhalleni murhilleni essive murhanani murhinani translative murhakseni murhikseni abessive murhattani murhittani instructive — — comitative — murhineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative murhasi murhasi accusative nom. murhasi murhasi gen. murhasi genitive murhasi murhiesi murhaisirare partitive murhaasi murhiasi inessive murhassasi murhissasi elative murhastasi murhistasi illative murhaasi murhiisi adessive murhallasi murhillasi ablative murhaltasi murhiltasi allative murhallesi murhillesi essive murhanasi murhinasi translative murhaksesi murhiksesi abessive murhattasi murhittasi instructive — — comitative — murhinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative murhamme murhamme accusative nom. murhamme murhamme gen. murhamme genitive murhamme murhiemme murhaimmerare partitive murhaamme murhiamme inessive murhassamme murhissamme elative murhastamme murhistamme illative murhaamme murhiimme adessive murhallamme murhillamme ablative murhaltamme murhiltamme allative murhallemme murhillemme essive murhanamme murhinamme translative murhaksemme murhiksemme abessive murhattamme murhittamme instructive — — comitative — murhinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative murhanne murhanne accusative nom. murhanne murhanne gen. murhanne genitive murhanne murhienne murhainnerare partitive murhaanne murhianne inessive murhassanne murhissanne elative murhastanne murhistanne illative murhaanne murhiinne adessive murhallanne murhillanne ablative murhaltanne murhiltanne allative murhallenne murhillenne essive murhananne murhinanne translative murhaksenne murhiksenne abessive murhattanne murhittanne instructive — — comitative — murhinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative murhansa murhansa accusative nom. murhansa murhansa gen. murhansa genitive murhansa murhiensa murhainsarare partitive murhaansa murhiaan murhiansa inessive murhassaan murhassansa murhissaan murhissansa elative murhastaan murhastansa murhistaan murhistansa illative murhaansa murhiinsa adessive murhallaan murhallansa murhillaan murhillansa ablative murhaltaan murhaltansa murhiltaan murhiltansa allative murhalleen murhallensa murhilleen murhillensa essive murhanaan murhanansa murhinaan murhinansa translative murhakseen murhaksensa murhikseen murhiksensa abessive murhattaan murhattansa murhittaan murhittansa instructive — — comitative — murhineen murhinensa

Derived terms

verbs

• murhata

 

compounds

• armeliaisuusmurha
• armomurha
• himomurha
• isänmurha
• itsemurha
• joukkomurha
• jumalanmurha
• kansanmurha
• kostomurha
• kuninkaanmurha
• kunniamurha
• lajinmurha
• lapsenmurha
• massamurha
• miesmurha
• murha-ase
• murhajuttu
• murhamies
• murhanhimo
• murhanhimoinen
• murhapaikka
• murhapolttaja
• murhapoltto
• murharyhmä
• murhatutkimus
• murhatutkinta
• murhayritys
• myrkytysmurha
• oikeusmurha
• palkkamurha
• paloittelumurha
• rituaalimurha
• ryöstömurha
• salamurha
• sarjamurha
• sarjamurhaaja
• seksuaalimurha

 

See also

• kuolemantuottamus
• surma
• tappo

Further reading

• “murha”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (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

• hurma