kahu

See also: kāhu

English

Etymology

From 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

• ukha

'Are'are

Noun

kahu

1. river

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

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

• kahujyvä
• kahukärpänen
• kahuripsiäinen
• kahutähkäisyys
• kahuyökkönen

 

Anagrams

• haku, kuha, uhka

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tufu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.hu/, [ˈkɐ.hu]

Noun

kahu

1. guardian
2. master

Derived terms

• kahuna

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *kafu (“to cover, to put on clothing”) (compare to Tongan kafu, Samoan ʻafu, Hawaiian ʻahu), from Proto-Oceanic *kaput (“to wrap or cover”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaput (“to clasp together”).

Noun

kahu

1. cloak, cape
2. garment, clothing
3. covering, surface

Derived terms

• kākahu
• pirikahu

Further reading

• “kahu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Mokilese

Noun

kahu (construct kahuin)

1. buttocks

   Synonym: kap

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977

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