kahu
See also: kāhu
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
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 edit
'Are'are edit
Noun edit
kahu
References edit
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kahu
- Synonym of akana
Declension edit
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. |
Derived terms edit
compounds
Anagrams edit
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *tufu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kahu
Derived terms edit
Votic edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognates include Estonian kahu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kahu
- (light) frost
Inflection edit
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 edit
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kahu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn