# kaha
## English
### Noun

kaha
* Synonym of proboscis monkey

## Aguaruna
### Noun

kaha
* dream

## Cebuano
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ka‧ha

### Etymology 1

Probably from Malay kawah.

#### Noun

kaha
* wok, frying pan

##### Related terms

* kalaha, kawa

### Etymology 2

From Spanish caja, from Latin capsa.

#### Noun

kaha
* case, safe, vault
* body (of an automobile)

### Etymology 3

Uncertain.

#### Adverb

kaha
* perhaps

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kaha, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kazą.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑhɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝ɦɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
* Hyphenation: ka‧ha

### Noun

kaha
* a type of traditional trap for catching birds, especially black grouse

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kaha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kahani
kahani
accusative
nom.
kahani
kahani
gen.
kahani
genitive
kahani
kahojeni kahaini $^{rare}$
partitive
kahaani
kahojani
inessive
kahassani
kahoissani
elative
kahastani
kahoistani
illative
kahaani
kahoihini
adessive
kahallani
kahoillani
ablative
kahaltani
kahoiltani
allative
kahalleni
kahoilleni
essive
kahanani
kahoinani
translative
kahakseni
kahoikseni
abessive
kahattani
kahoittani
instructive
comitative
—kahoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kahasi
kahasi
accusative
nom.
kahasi
kahasi
gen.
kahasi
genitive
kahasi
kahojesi kahaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kahaasi
kahojasi
inessive
kahassasi
kahoissasi
elative
kahastasi
kahoistasi
illative
kahaasi
kahoihisi
adessive
kahallasi
kahoillasi
ablative
kahaltasi
kahoiltasi
allative
kahallesi
kahoillesi
essive
kahanasi
kahoinasi
translative
kahaksesi
kahoiksesi
abessive
kahattasi
kahoittasi
instructive
comitative
—kahoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kahamme
kahamme
accusative
nom.
kahamme
kahamme
gen.
kahamme
genitive
kahamme
kahojemme kahaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kahaamme
kahojamme
inessive
kahassamme
kahoissamme
elative
kahastamme
kahoistamme
illative
kahaamme
kahoihimme
adessive
kahallamme
kahoillamme
ablative
kahaltamme
kahoiltamme
allative
kahallemme
kahoillemme
essive
kahanamme
kahoinamme
translative
kahaksemme
kahoiksemme
abessive
kahattamme
kahoittamme
instructive
comitative
—kahoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kahanne
kahanne
accusative
nom.
kahanne
kahanne
gen.
kahanne
genitive
kahanne
kahojenne kahainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kahaanne
kahojanne
inessive
kahassanne
kahoissanne
elative
kahastanne
kahoistanne
illative
kahaanne
kahoihinne
adessive
kahallanne
kahoillanne
ablative
kahaltanne
kahoiltanne
allative
kahallenne
kahoillenne
essive
kahananne
kahoinanne
translative
kahaksenne
kahoiksenne
abessive
kahattanne
kahoittanne
instructive
comitative
—kahoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kahansa
kahansa
accusative
nom.
kahansa
kahansa
gen.
kahansa
genitive
kahansa
kahojensa kahainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kahaansa
kahojaan kahojansa
inessive
kahassaan kahassansa
kahoissaan kahoissansa
elative
kahastaan kahastansa
kahoistaan kahoistansa
illative
kahaansa
kahoihinsa
adessive
kahallaan kahallansa
kahoillaan kahoillansa
ablative
kahaltaan kahaltansa
kahoiltaan kahoiltansa
allative
kahalleen kahallensa
kahoilleen kahoillensa
essive
kahanaan kahanansa
kahoinaan kahoinansa
translative
kahakseen kahaksensa
kahoikseen kahoiksensa
abessive
kahattaan kahattansa
kahoittaan kahoittansa
instructive
comitative
—kahoineen kahoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* aurinkokaha

### Anagrams

* Haka, haka

## Hawaiian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈka.ha/, [ˈkɐ.hə]

### Verb

kaha
* to scratch, to engrave
* to draw, to sketch
* to mark

## Maori
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈka.ha/

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kafa (“strong”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabal (“invunerable”).

#### Noun

kaha
* strength, power, energy

#### Verb

kaha
* to be strong, be courageous

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *kafa (“sennit”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas (“cotton, thread”), from an Austroasiatic language.

#### Noun

kaha
* rope, noose
* lineage

### References

* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “KAFA.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

### Further reading

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

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caja, from Latin capsa possibly via Catalan caixa or Occitan caissa.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈkaha/ [ˈkaː.hɐ]
* Rhymes: -aha
* Syllabification: ka‧ha

### Noun

kaha (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜑ)
* case
* vault; safe
* cash box; cash register
* pack (of cigarettes)
* frame of a cart
* body (of an automobile)

#### Related terms

* kaha de-yero
* kaha rehistro
* kaha talega
* kahera
* kahero
* kahetilya
* kahista
* kahita
* kahon
* kahoneriya
* kahonsito
* kahuwela
* kason

### References

* “kaha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* haka