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raha

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Central Dusun

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀaq, from Proto-Austronesian *daʀaq.

Noun

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raha

  1. blood

Estonian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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raha (genitive raha, partitive raha)

  1. money

Declension

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Declension of raha (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative raha rahad
accusative nom.
gen. raha
genitive rahade
partitive raha rahasid
illative rahha
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

Compounds

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References

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  • raha in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • raha”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Finnish

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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raha

  1. money (means of exchange and measure of value)
    Synonyms: (all colloquial) fyffe, fyrkendaali, fyrkka, hillo, hinta, hynä, kahiseva, mani, massi, nappula, oravannahka, paalu, pelimerkki, pätäkkä, rahna, saldo, tuohi, valuutta
    olla rahaa (for = illative, to do = first infinitive)to afford, have the money for
  2. cash, piece of currency, money (hard cash, money as item; usually a coin when in the singular)
    Synonym: käteinen
    Hyponyms: kolikko, seteli
    kahden euron rahaa two-euro coin
    Minulla ei ole rahaa.
    I'm out of cash.
  3. (usually in the plural) money (available liquid assets, or the assets necessary for something)
    Synonym: käteisvarat
    Minulla on rahat asunnon ostoa varten.
    I have the money to buy an apartment.
  4. money, wealth
    Synonym: varallisuus
  5. (colloquial) money, currency
    Synonym: valuutta
  6. (obsolete) squirrel pelt

Usage notes

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  • 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

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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
rahain rare
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 (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rahani rahani
accusative nom. rahani rahani
gen. rahani
genitive rahani rahojeni
rahaini rare
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
rahaisi rare
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
rahaimme rare
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
rahainne rare
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

Derived terms

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adjectives
nouns
phrases
verbs
compounds

See also

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *raha. Cognates include Finnish raha and Estonian raha.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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raha

  1. money

Declension

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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

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References

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  • Fedor Tumansky (1790) “рагга”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 687
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 461

Karelian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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raha

  1. money

Kinaray-a

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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rahà

  1. to cook

Adjective

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rahâ

  1. cooked
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɾaˈha/, [ɾaˈha]

Noun

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rahá

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

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Spanish raja.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɾaha/, [ˈɾa.ha]

Noun

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raha

  1. split firewood

Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑː.xɑ/, [ˈrɑː.hɑ]

Noun

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rāha m (nominative plural rāhan)

  1. (Early OE) Alternative form of

Declension

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Weak:

singular plural
nominative rāha rāhan
accusative rāhan rāhan
genitive rāhan rāhena
dative rāhan rāhum

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Unknown, probably from borrowed from Prakrit rāya-, rāā, from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, sovereign, prince). Doublet of daha and rāja. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

Root

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raha

  1. rule

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Sotho

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Verb

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raha

  1. to kick

Descendants

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  • Phuthi: -raya

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic رَاحَة (rāḥa).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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raha class IX (no plural)

  1. happiness, joy
  2. comfort

Tagalog

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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raha or rahá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑ)

  1. rajah (title of a sovereign in most of pre-16th century Philippine Islands)
    Synonym: ladya
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See also

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Further reading

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  • raha”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • raha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 842
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 492

Veps

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Etymology

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

Noun

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raha

  1. money

Inflection

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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

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  • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “деньги”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Votic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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raha

  1. money
    Synonym: dengõd

Inflection

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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

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  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “raha”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn