kahu

See also: kāhu

English

Etymology

Maori kāhu

Noun

kahu

  1. (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

'Are'are

Noun

kahu

  1. river

References

Finnish

Etymology

kah- +‎ -u

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑhu/, [ˈkɑ̝ɦu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhu
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧hu

Noun

kahu

  1. Synonym of akana

Declension
Inflection of kahu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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.
Possessive forms of kahu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kahuni kahuni
accusative nom. kahuni kahuni
gen. kahuni
genitive kahuni kahujeni
partitive kahuani kahujani
inessive kahussani kahuissani
elative kahustani kahuistani
illative kahuuni kahuihini
adessive kahullani kahuillani
ablative kahultani kahuiltani
allative kahulleni kahuilleni
essive kahunani kahuinani
translative kahukseni kahuikseni
abessive kahuttani kahuittani
instructive — —
comitative — kahuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kahusi kahusi
accusative nom. kahusi kahusi
gen. kahusi
genitive kahusi kahujesi
partitive kahuasi kahujasi
inessive kahussasi kahuissasi
elative kahustasi kahuistasi
illative kahuusi kahuihisi
adessive kahullasi kahuillasi
ablative kahultasi kahuiltasi
allative kahullesi kahuillesi
essive kahunasi kahuinasi
translative kahuksesi kahuiksesi
abessive kahuttasi kahuittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kahuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kahumme kahumme
accusative nom. kahumme kahumme
gen. kahumme
genitive kahumme kahujemme
partitive kahuamme kahujamme
inessive kahussamme kahuissamme
elative kahustamme kahuistamme
illative kahuumme kahuihimme
adessive kahullamme kahuillamme
ablative kahultamme kahuiltamme
allative kahullemme kahuillemme
essive kahunamme kahuinamme
translative kahuksemme kahuiksemme
abessive kahuttamme kahuittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kahuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kahunne kahunne
accusative nom. kahunne kahunne
gen. kahunne
genitive kahunne kahujenne
partitive kahuanne kahujanne
inessive kahussanne kahuissanne
elative kahustanne kahuistanne
illative kahuunne kahuihinne
adessive kahullanne kahuillanne
ablative kahultanne kahuiltanne
allative kahullenne kahuillenne
essive kahunanne kahuinanne
translative kahuksenne kahuiksenne
abessive kahuttanne kahuittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kahuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kahunsa kahunsa
accusative nom. kahunsa kahunsa
gen. kahunsa
genitive kahunsa kahujensa
partitive kahuaan
kahuansa		 kahujaan
kahujansa
inessive kahussaan
kahussansa		 kahuissaan
kahuissansa
elative kahustaan
kahustansa		 kahuistaan
kahuistansa
illative kahuunsa kahuihinsa
adessive kahullaan
kahullansa		 kahuillaan
kahuillansa
ablative kahultaan
kahultansa		 kahuiltaan
kahuiltansa
allative kahulleen
kahullensa		 kahuilleen
kahuillensa
essive kahunaan
kahunansa		 kahuinaan
kahuinansa
translative kahukseen
kahuksensa		 kahuikseen
kahuiksensa
abessive kahuttaan
kahuttansa		 kahuittaan
kahuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kahuineen
kahuinensa

Derived terms
compounds

Anagrams

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tufu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈka.hu/, [ˈkɐ.hu]

Noun

kahu

  1. guardian
  2. master

Derived terms

Votic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognates include Estonian kahu.

Pronunciation
  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkɑhu/, [ˈkɑhu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhu
  • Hyphenation: ka‧hu

Noun

kahu

  1. (light) frost

Inflection
Declension of kahu (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
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
  • 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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