kahle

See also: Kahle

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑhleˣ/, [ˈkɑxle̞(ʔ)]

Etymology 1

From earlier *kahleh, cognate with Karelian kahleh (“shackle, burden”), Ingrian kahle (“shackle, chain”). Proposed to be either a further development of etymology 2, or derived from Germanic (compare haahla (“trammel hook”) from Proto-Germanic *hanhlō).

Noun

kahle

1. shackle

Declension

Inflection of kahle (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		kahle	kahleet
genitive		kahleen	kahleiden kahleitten
partitive		kahletta	kahleita
illative		kahleeseen	kahleisiin kahleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kahle	kahleet
accusative	nom.	kahle	kahleet
	gen.	kahleen
genitive		kahleen	kahleiden kahleitten
partitive		kahletta	kahleita
inessive		kahleessa	kahleissa
elative		kahleesta	kahleista
illative		kahleeseen	kahleisiin kahleihin
adessive		kahleella	kahleilla
ablative		kahleelta	kahleilta
allative		kahleelle	kahleille
essive		kahleena	kahleina
translative		kahleeksi	kahleiksi
instructive		—	kahlein
abessive		kahleetta	kahleitta
comitative		—	kahleineen

Derived terms

• kahlehtia
• kahlekuningas
• kahlo

Etymology 2

From kahlata (“to wade”) +‎ -e. Cognates include dialectal Estonian kahle (“attachment point for a rope in a seine”), perhaps Livonian kōļ (“strap”).

Noun

kahle

1. (dialectal) the open end of a dragnet or seine

References

Anagrams

• Helka

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German

Adjective

kahle

1. inflection of kahl:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

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Zulu

Etymology

From ka- +‎ -hle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɠaːɬé/

Adverb

kahlé

1. nicely, well, properly
2. carefully, slowly, gently

Interjection

kahle (to one person, to multiple people kahleni)

1. wait a moment, hold on
2. don't [+infinitive]

   Synonym: musa

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “kahle”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “kahle (6.3)”