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raha

Estonian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *raha, from a Germanic language, compare Old Norse skrá.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑhɑ/, [ˈrɑɦɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ha

Noun edit

raha (genitive raha, partitive raha)

  1. money

Declension edit

Declension of raha (type elu)
singular plural
nominative raha rahad
genitive raha rahade
partitive raha rahasid
illative rahasse rahadesse
inessive rahas rahades
elative rahast rahadest
allative rahale rahadele
adessive rahal rahadel
ablative rahalt rahadelt
translative rahaks rahadeks
terminative rahani rahadeni
essive rahana rahadena
abessive rahata rahadeta
comitative rahaga rahadega

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *raha, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skrahā (“squirrel skin”) (later Proto-Germanic *skrahō). Compare Old Norse skrá. Originally, this meant the fur of squirrel, since that was a payment instrument before bills and coins were introduced.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑhɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝ɦɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ra‧ha

Noun edit

raha

  1. money (means of exchange and measure of value)
  2. money, cash (hard cash, money as item)
    Synonym: käteinen
    Minulla ei ole rahaa,
    I'm out of cash.
  3. money (available liquid assets)
    Synonym: käteisvarat
    Minulla on rahat asunnon ostoa varten.
    I have the money to buy an apartment.
  4. Any piece of currency, usually a coin,
    Synonyms: kolikko, seteli
    kahden euron raha ― a two-euro coin
  5. money, wealth
    Synonym: varallisuus
    Hän nai rahaa.
    He married money.
  6. (colloquial) money, currency
    Synonym: valuutta
  7. (obsolete) squirrel pelt

Usage notes edit

  • When speaking of money in general, one uses the singular form raha, but when speaking of a certain amount of money as a whole, one uses the plural form rahat. The distinction is often translated into English by the usage of the definite article.

Declension edit

Inflection of raha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative raha rahat
genitive rahan rahojen
partitive rahaa rahoja
illative rahaan rahoihin
singular plural
nominative raha rahat
accusative nom. raha rahat
gen. rahan
genitive rahan rahojen
rahainrare
partitive rahaa rahoja
inessive rahassa rahoissa
elative rahasta rahoista
illative rahaan rahoihin
adessive rahalla rahoilla
ablative rahalta rahoilta
allative rahalle rahoille
essive rahana rahoina
translative rahaksi rahoiksi
abessive rahatta rahoitta
instructive — rahoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of raha (type kala)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rahani rahani
accusative nom. rahani rahani
gen. rahani
genitive rahani rahojeni
rahainirare
partitive rahaani rahojani
inessive rahassani rahoissani
elative rahastani rahoistani
illative rahaani rahoihini
adessive rahallani rahoillani
ablative rahaltani rahoiltani
allative rahalleni rahoilleni
essive rahanani rahoinani
translative rahakseni rahoikseni
abessive rahattani rahoittani
instructive — —
comitative — rahoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rahasi rahasi
accusative nom. rahasi rahasi
gen. rahasi
genitive rahasi rahojesi
rahaisirare
partitive rahaasi rahojasi
inessive rahassasi rahoissasi
elative rahastasi rahoistasi
illative rahaasi rahoihisi
adessive rahallasi rahoillasi
ablative rahaltasi rahoiltasi
allative rahallesi rahoillesi
essive rahanasi rahoinasi
translative rahaksesi rahoiksesi
abessive rahattasi rahoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — rahoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rahamme rahamme
accusative nom. rahamme rahamme
gen. rahamme
genitive rahamme rahojemme
rahaimmerare
partitive rahaamme rahojamme
inessive rahassamme rahoissamme
elative rahastamme rahoistamme
illative rahaamme rahoihimme
adessive rahallamme rahoillamme
ablative rahaltamme rahoiltamme
allative rahallemme rahoillemme
essive rahanamme rahoinamme
translative rahaksemme rahoiksemme
abessive rahattamme rahoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — rahoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rahanne rahanne
accusative nom. rahanne rahanne
gen. rahanne
genitive rahanne rahojenne
rahainnerare
partitive rahaanne rahojanne
inessive rahassanne rahoissanne
elative rahastanne rahoistanne
illative rahaanne rahoihinne
adessive rahallanne rahoillanne
ablative rahaltanne rahoiltanne
allative rahallenne rahoillenne
essive rahananne rahoinanne
translative rahaksenne rahoiksenne
abessive rahattanne rahoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — rahoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative rahansa rahansa
accusative nom. rahansa rahansa
gen. rahansa
genitive rahansa rahojensa
rahainsarare
partitive rahaansa rahojaan
rahojansa
inessive rahassaan
rahassansa 		rahoissaan
rahoissansa
elative rahastaan
rahastansa 		rahoistaan
rahoistansa
illative rahaansa rahoihinsa
adessive rahallaan
rahallansa 		rahoillaan
rahoillansa
ablative rahaltaan
rahaltansa 		rahoiltaan
rahoiltansa
allative rahalleen
rahallensa 		rahoilleen
rahoillensa
essive rahanaan
rahanansa 		rahoinaan
rahoinansa
translative rahakseen
rahaksensa 		rahoikseen
rahoiksensa
abessive rahattaan
rahattansa 		rahoittaan
rahoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — rahoineen
rahoinensa

Synonyms edit

  • Colloquial terms for money:

Derived terms edit

Compounds edit

See also edit

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *raha, from Proto-Germanic *skrahā (“squirrel skin”), an early form of *skrahō. Cognates include Finnish raha and Estonian raha.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

raha

  1. money

Declension edit

Declension of raha (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative raha rahat
genitive rahan rahhoin
partitive rahhaa rahoja
illative rahhaa rahhoi
inessive rahas rahois
elative rahast rahoist
allative rahalle rahoille
adessive rahal rahoil
ablative rahalt rahoilt
translative rahaks rahoiks
essive rahanna, rahhaan rahoinna, rahhoin
exessive1) rahant rahoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 461

Karelian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *raha, from a Germanic language.

Noun edit

raha

  1. money

Kinaray-a edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Western-Bisayan *rahaq. Compare Aklanon eaha and Cuyunon raa

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾahaʔ/, [ˈɾa.haʔ] (verb)
  • IPA(key): /ɾaˈhaʔ/, [ɾaˈhaʔ] (adjective)

Verb edit

rahà

  1. to cook

Adjective edit

rahâ

  1. cooked
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Spanish rajá, from French radjah, rajah, ultimately from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɾaˈha/, [ɾaˈha]

Noun edit

rahá

  1. rajah (title for a sovereign in pre-colonial Philippines)

Etymology 3 edit

From Spanish raja

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾaha/, [ˈɾa.ha]

Noun edit

raha

  1. split firewood

Old English edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑː.xɑ/, [ˈrɑː.hɑ]

Noun edit

rāha m (nominative plural rāhan)

  1. (Early OE) Alternative form of rā

Declension edit

Declension of raha (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative rāha rāhan
accusative rāhan rāhan
genitive rāhan rāhena
dative rāhan rāhum

Old Javanese edit

Etymology edit

Doublet of daha. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ra.ha/
  • Rhymes: -ha
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ha

Root edit

raha

  1. rule

Alternative forms edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • "raha" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Sotho edit

Verb edit

raha

  1. to kick

Descendants edit

  • → Phuthi: -raya

Swahili edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic رَاحَة‎ (rāḥa).

Pronunciation edit

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun edit

raha (n class, no plural)

  1. happiness, joy
  2. comfort

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish rajá, from French radjah, rajah, ultimately from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan). Penultimate stress is influenced by English rajah, with the ⟨j⟩ being pronounced as in Spanish /x/, corresponding to /h/ in Tagalog. Supplanted the older form ladya.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ra‧ha
  • IPA(key): /ˈɾaha/, [ˈɾa.hɐ]
  • IPA(key): /ɾaˈha/, [ɾɐˈha]

Noun edit

raha or rahá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑ)

  1. rajah (title of a sovereign in most of precolonial Philippines)
    Synonym: ladya

Related terms edit

See also edit

Further reading edit

Veps edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *raha, from a Germanic language.

Noun edit

raha

  1. money

Inflection edit

Inflection of raha (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing. raha
genitive sing. rahan
partitive sing. rahad
partitive plur. rahoid
singular plural
nominative raha rahad
accusative rahan rahad
genitive rahan rahoiden
partitive rahad rahoid
essive-instructive rahan rahoin
translative rahaks rahoikš
inessive rahas rahoiš
elative rahaspäi rahoišpäi
illative rahaze rahoiže
adessive rahal rahoil
ablative rahalpäi rahoilpäi
allative rahale rahoile
abessive rahata rahoita
comitative rahanke rahoidenke
prolative rahadme rahoidme
approximative I rahanno rahoidenno
approximative II rahannoks rahoidennoks
egressive rahannopäi rahoidennopäi
terminative I rahazesai rahoižesai
terminative II rahalesai rahoilesai
terminative III rahassai —
additive I rahazepäi rahoižepäi
additive II rahalepäi rahoilepäi

References edit

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “деньги”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Votic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *raha, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skrahā (“squirrel skin”).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈrɑhɑ/, [ˈrɑhɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ha

Noun edit

raha

  1. money

Inflection edit

Declension of raha (type III/jalkõ, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative raha rahad
genitive raha rahojõ, rahoi
partitive rahha rahoitõ, rahoi
illative rahhasõ, rahha rahoisõ
inessive rahaz rahoiz
elative rahassõ rahoissõ
allative rahalõ rahoilõ
adessive rahallõ rahoillõ
ablative rahaltõ rahoiltõ
translative rahassi rahoissi
*) 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), “raha”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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