# laho
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *laho, borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?] (“fallen tree”), compare Old Norse lág (“lying tree”). Doublet of lieka and lieko

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɑho/, [ˈlɑ̝ɦo̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑho
* Hyphenation: la‧ho

### Adjective

laho (comparative lahompi, superlative lahoin)
* rotten (of wood or a similar solid material: overridden with bacteria, thus decayed and no longer able to e.g. support weight)
    Synonyms: see mätä

#### Declension

Possessive forms of laho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lahoni
lahoni
accusative
nom.
lahoni
lahoni
gen.
lahoni
genitive
lahoni
lahojeni
partitive
lahoani
lahojani
inessive
lahossani
lahoissani
elative
lahostani
lahoistani
illative
lahooni
lahoihini
adessive
lahollani
lahoillani
ablative
laholtani
lahoiltani
allative
laholleni
lahoilleni
essive
lahonani
lahoinani
translative
lahokseni
lahoikseni
abessive
lahottani
lahoittani
instructive
comitative
—lahoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lahosi
lahosi
accusative
nom.
lahosi
lahosi
gen.
lahosi
genitive
lahosi
lahojesi
partitive
lahoasi
lahojasi
inessive
lahossasi
lahoissasi
elative
lahostasi
lahoistasi
illative
lahoosi
lahoihisi
adessive
lahollasi
lahoillasi
ablative
laholtasi
lahoiltasi
allative
lahollesi
lahoillesi
essive
lahonasi
lahoinasi
translative
lahoksesi
lahoiksesi
abessive
lahottasi
lahoittasi
instructive
comitative
—lahoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lahomme
lahomme
accusative
nom.
lahomme
lahomme
gen.
lahomme
genitive
lahomme
lahojemme
partitive
lahoamme
lahojamme
inessive
lahossamme
lahoissamme
elative
lahostamme
lahoistamme
illative
lahoomme
lahoihimme
adessive
lahollamme
lahoillamme
ablative
laholtamme
lahoiltamme
allative
lahollemme
lahoillemme
essive
lahonamme
lahoinamme
translative
lahoksemme
lahoiksemme
abessive
lahottamme
lahoittamme
instructive
comitative
—lahoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lahonne
lahonne
accusative
nom.
lahonne
lahonne
gen.
lahonne
genitive
lahonne
lahojenne
partitive
lahoanne
lahojanne
inessive
lahossanne
lahoissanne
elative
lahostanne
lahoistanne
illative
lahoonne
lahoihinne
adessive
lahollanne
lahoillanne
ablative
laholtanne
lahoiltanne
allative
lahollenne
lahoillenne
essive
lahonanne
lahoinanne
translative
lahoksenne
lahoiksenne
abessive
lahottanne
lahoittanne
instructive
comitative
—lahoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lahonsa
lahonsa
accusative
nom.
lahonsa
lahonsa
gen.
lahonsa
genitive
lahonsa
lahojensa
partitive
lahoaan lahoansa
lahojaan lahojansa
inessive
lahossaan lahossansa
lahoissaan lahoissansa
elative
lahostaan lahostansa
lahoistaan lahoistansa
illative
lahoonsa
lahoihinsa
adessive
lahollaan lahollansa
lahoillaan lahoillansa
ablative
laholtaan laholtansa
lahoiltaan lahoiltansa
allative
laholleen lahollensa
lahoilleen lahoillensa
essive
lahonaan lahonansa
lahoinaan lahoinansa
translative
lahokseen lahoksensa
lahoikseen lahoiksensa
abessive
lahottaan lahottansa
lahoittaan lahoittansa
instructive
comitative
—lahoineen lahoinensa :

### Noun

laho
* rotten wood, especially a rotten section of wood in otherwise sound timber

#### Declension

Possessive forms of laho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lahoni
lahoni
accusative
nom.
lahoni
lahoni
gen.
lahoni
genitive
lahoni
lahojeni
partitive
lahoani
lahojani
inessive
lahossani
lahoissani
elative
lahostani
lahoistani
illative
lahooni
lahoihini
adessive
lahollani
lahoillani
ablative
laholtani
lahoiltani
allative
laholleni
lahoilleni
essive
lahonani
lahoinani
translative
lahokseni
lahoikseni
abessive
lahottani
lahoittani
instructive
comitative
—lahoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lahosi
lahosi
accusative
nom.
lahosi
lahosi
gen.
lahosi
genitive
lahosi
lahojesi
partitive
lahoasi
lahojasi
inessive
lahossasi
lahoissasi
elative
lahostasi
lahoistasi
illative
lahoosi
lahoihisi
adessive
lahollasi
lahoillasi
ablative
laholtasi
lahoiltasi
allative
lahollesi
lahoillesi
essive
lahonasi
lahoinasi
translative
lahoksesi
lahoiksesi
abessive
lahottasi
lahoittasi
instructive
comitative
—lahoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lahomme
lahomme
accusative
nom.
lahomme
lahomme
gen.
lahomme
genitive
lahomme
lahojemme
partitive
lahoamme
lahojamme
inessive
lahossamme
lahoissamme
elative
lahostamme
lahoistamme
illative
lahoomme
lahoihimme
adessive
lahollamme
lahoillamme
ablative
laholtamme
lahoiltamme
allative
lahollemme
lahoillemme
essive
lahonamme
lahoinamme
translative
lahoksemme
lahoiksemme
abessive
lahottamme
lahoittamme
instructive
comitative
—lahoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lahonne
lahonne
accusative
nom.
lahonne
lahonne
gen.
lahonne
genitive
lahonne
lahojenne
partitive
lahoanne
lahojanne
inessive
lahossanne
lahoissanne
elative
lahostanne
lahoistanne
illative
lahoonne
lahoihinne
adessive
lahollanne
lahoillanne
ablative
laholtanne
lahoiltanne
allative
lahollenne
lahoillenne
essive
lahonanne
lahoinanne
translative
lahoksenne
lahoiksenne
abessive
lahottanne
lahoittanne
instructive
comitative
—lahoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lahonsa
lahonsa
accusative
nom.
lahonsa
lahonsa
gen.
lahonsa
genitive
lahonsa
lahojensa
partitive
lahoaan lahoansa
lahojaan lahojansa
inessive
lahossaan lahossansa
lahoissaan lahoissansa
elative
lahostaan lahostansa
lahoistaan lahoistansa
illative
lahoonsa
lahoihinsa
adessive
lahollaan lahollansa
lahoillaan lahoillansa
ablative
laholtaan laholtansa
lahoiltaan lahoiltansa
allative
laholleen lahollensa
lahoilleen lahoillensa
essive
lahonaan lahonansa
lahoinaan lahoinansa
translative
lahokseen lahoksensa
lahoikseen lahoiksensa
abessive
lahottaan lahottansa
lahoittaan lahoittansa
instructive
comitative
—lahoineen lahoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* juurilaho
* lahokanto
* lahokas
* lahokka
* lahokoira
* lahokuoriainen
* lahonesto
* lahontorjunta
* lahopuu
* lahorusokas
* lahosammal
* lahosuoja
* lahosuoja-aine
* lahota
* lahottaa
* lahouma
* lahous
* lahoutua
* lahovika
* lahovikainen
* latvalaho
* läpilaho
* rengaslaho
* sydänlaho
* valkolahosieni

### Further reading

* “laho”, 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

* Alho, alho, halo

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *laho. Cognates include Finnish laho and Veps laho.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈlɑho/, [ˈɫɑho̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈlɑho/, [ˈɫɑho̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑho
* Hyphenation: la‧ho

### Noun

laho
* rotten wood

### Adjective

laho (comparative lahomp)
* rotten

#### Synonyms

* (rotten): lahokas, (obsolete) mätä

#### Derived terms

* lahokas

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 244

## Simalungun Batak
### Etymology

From Proto-Batak *lako, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lakaw.

### Verb

laho
* to go, to depart

### References

* Zufri Hidayat et al. (2015). Kamus Bahasa Simalungun–Indonesia (2nd ed.). Medan: Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sumatera Utara, p. 184.

## Spanish
### Etymology

Backslang of hola

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlao/ [ˈla.o]
* Rhymes: -ao
* Syllabification: la‧ho

### Interjection

¡Laho!
* (back slang, slang, vesre) hello, hi

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राहु (rāhu, “Rāhu”). Compare Kapampangan lau and Indonesian rahu.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog)
** IPA: /ˈlahoʔ/ [ˈlaː.hoʔ] (“eclipse; sudden disappearance; disappearance of emotion”, noun)
*** Rhymes: -ahoʔ
** IPA: /ˈlaho/ [ˈlaː.ho] (“(obsolete) very black cloud”, noun)
*** Rhymes: -aho
* Syllabification: la‧ho

### Noun

lahò (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜑᜓ)
* (astronomy) eclipse (of the moon or sun)
    Synonyms: eklipse, limlim
* sudden or mysterious disappearance
* disappearance of one's emotion or feeling (of pain, tiredness, etc.)
* (obsolete) lunar eclipse
    Coordinate term: limlim
* (obsolete) very black cloud
    Synonym: dagim
* (folklore, obsolete) eclipse monster that devours the moon

#### Derived terms

* maglaho
* pagkalaho
* paglalaho

#### Related terms

* Laho

### Further reading

* “laho”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 287
* Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera (1887) El sanscrito en la lengua tagalog‎ (in Spanish), Paris: Imprimerie de la Faculté de Médecine, A. Davy, page 35
* San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 264: “Eclipſi) Laho (pp) dela luna y aſi quando eſta eclipſada diçen, cqinain nang laho ang bovan .|. comiola la eſcuridad que eſo diçen ſignifica laho, y deſpues que el eclipſi ſeacaba diçen, ynalova nang laho .|, ya la hecho dela boca la eſcuridad”

### Anagrams

* halo

## Tetum
### Etymology

From *labo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka)labaw. Compare Fijian kalavo.

### Noun

laho
* mouse; rat

## Tongan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *laso, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lasəʀ. Compare Hawaiian laho, Niuean laho, Aklanon easog.

### Noun

laho
* scrotum

## Tsonga
### Adverb

laho
* there; distal demonstrative adverb.

## Veps
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *laho.

### Noun

laho
* dust (of rotten wood)

#### Inflection
### References

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

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *laho.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈlɑho/, [ˈɫɑho]
* Rhymes: -ɑho
* Hyphenation: la‧ho

### Adjective

laho
* (of wood) rotten

#### Inflection
### References

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