# kohu
## Finnish
### Etymology

kohista +‎ -u

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkohu/, [ˈko̞ɦu]
* Rhymes: -ohu
* Hyphenation: ko‧hu

### Noun

kohu
* sensation, controversy, hullabaloo, brouhaha, scandal

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kohu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kohuni
kohuni
accusative
nom.
kohuni
kohuni
gen.
kohuni
genitive
kohuni
kohujeni
partitive
kohuani
kohujani
inessive
kohussani
kohuissani
elative
kohustani
kohuistani
illative
kohuuni
kohuihini
adessive
kohullani
kohuillani
ablative
kohultani
kohuiltani
allative
kohulleni
kohuilleni
essive
kohunani
kohuinani
translative
kohukseni
kohuikseni
abessive
kohuttani
kohuittani
instructive
comitative
—kohuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kohusi
kohusi
accusative
nom.
kohusi
kohusi
gen.
kohusi
genitive
kohusi
kohujesi
partitive
kohuasi
kohujasi
inessive
kohussasi
kohuissasi
elative
kohustasi
kohuistasi
illative
kohuusi
kohuihisi
adessive
kohullasi
kohuillasi
ablative
kohultasi
kohuiltasi
allative
kohullesi
kohuillesi
essive
kohunasi
kohuinasi
translative
kohuksesi
kohuiksesi
abessive
kohuttasi
kohuittasi
instructive
comitative
—kohuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kohumme
kohumme
accusative
nom.
kohumme
kohumme
gen.
kohumme
genitive
kohumme
kohujemme
partitive
kohuamme
kohujamme
inessive
kohussamme
kohuissamme
elative
kohustamme
kohuistamme
illative
kohuumme
kohuihimme
adessive
kohullamme
kohuillamme
ablative
kohultamme
kohuiltamme
allative
kohullemme
kohuillemme
essive
kohunamme
kohuinamme
translative
kohuksemme
kohuiksemme
abessive
kohuttamme
kohuittamme
instructive
comitative
—kohuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kohunne
kohunne
accusative
nom.
kohunne
kohunne
gen.
kohunne
genitive
kohunne
kohujenne
partitive
kohuanne
kohujanne
inessive
kohussanne
kohuissanne
elative
kohustanne
kohuistanne
illative
kohuunne
kohuihinne
adessive
kohullanne
kohuillanne
ablative
kohultanne
kohuiltanne
allative
kohullenne
kohuillenne
essive
kohunanne
kohuinanne
translative
kohuksenne
kohuiksenne
abessive
kohuttanne
kohuittanne
instructive
comitative
—kohuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kohunsa
kohunsa
accusative
nom.
kohunsa
kohunsa
gen.
kohunsa
genitive
kohunsa
kohujensa
partitive
kohuaan kohuansa
kohujaan kohujansa
inessive
kohussaan kohussansa
kohuissaan kohuissansa
elative
kohustaan kohustansa
kohuistaan kohuistansa
illative
kohuunsa
kohuihinsa
adessive
kohullaan kohullansa
kohuillaan kohuillansa
ablative
kohultaan kohultansa
kohuiltaan kohuiltansa
allative
kohulleen kohullensa
kohuilleen kohuillensa
essive
kohunaan kohunansa
kohuinaan kohuinansa
translative
kohukseen kohuksensa
kohuikseen kohuiksensa
abessive
kohuttaan kohuttansa
kohuittaan kohuittansa
instructive
comitative
—kohuineen kohuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kohujulkkis
* kohukaunotar
* kohuoikeudenkäynti
* kohuta
* kohu-uutinen
* mediakohu
* rasismikohu
* seksikohu
* seksismikohu
* somekohu

### See also

* kuohu

### Further reading

* “kohu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* hoku

## Hawaiian
### Etymology

Compare with Maori tawau and Tahitian tāpau. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Sense of stain likely evolved from "sap" > "remnant" > "stain", compare with semantic overlap in Maori tae and Malay tahi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈko.hu/

### Noun

kohu
* sap of a plant
    Synonym: wai
* stain

## Maori
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kofu from Proto-Oceanic *kofu₂ or *koput (“low cloud, mist, fog” – compare with Hawaiian ʻohu, Tahitian ʻohu, Tongan kohu) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabut (“mist” – compare with Malay kabut).

#### Noun

kohu
* fog

#### References

* ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 156
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kofu.2”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 2: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 145-6

### Etymology 2

Likely from kapu “concave part of the palm, scoop, ladle”, see there for more details.

#### Adjective

kohu
* concave, warped, cupped
* bent

### Etymology 3

from Proto-Polynesian *kofu “to wrap food in leaves”, likely inspired by Etymology 2. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Verb

kohu (passive kohua)
* to cook in a hollow receptacle i.e. pot in an earth pit (hangi)
* an oven

#### References

* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 154-5
* ↑ Anderson, Atholl, Green, Kaye, Leach, Foss (2007) Vastly Ingenious: The Archaeology of Pacific Material Culture, in Honour of Janet M. Davidson, Otago University Press, →ISBN, pages 56-7

### Derived terms

* kohukohu
* kokohu

### Related terms

* kōhua

### Further reading

* Williams, Herbert William (1917) “kohu”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, pages 147-8
* “kohu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.