kahu
See also: kāhu
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editkahu
- (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
editNoun
editkahu
References
edit- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkahu
- Synonym of akana
Declension
editInflection 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
editcompounds
Anagrams
editHawaiian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *tufu.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkahu
Derived terms
editMokilese
editNoun
editkahu (construct kahuin)
References
edit- Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977
Votic
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognates include Estonian kahu.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkahu
- (light) frost
Inflection
editDeclension 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
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- English terms borrowed from Maori
- English terms derived from Maori
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with unknown or uncertain plurals
- New Zealand English
- English terms with quotations
- 'Are'are lemmas
- 'Are'are nouns
- Finnish terms suffixed with -u
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑhu
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑhu/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish valo-type nominals
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hawaiian lemmas
- Hawaiian nouns
- Mokilese lemmas
- Mokilese nouns
- mkj:Body parts
- Votic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Votic/ɑhu
- Rhymes:Votic/ɑhu/2 syllables
- Votic lemmas
- Votic nouns
- Votic võrkko-type nominals