# kuha
## Cebuano
### Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *kúha(ʔ) (“to get; to take”). Compare Bikol Central kua, Tagalog kuha, Kapampangan kua, Maranao kowa, and Tausug kawaꞌ. According to Zorc (2021), it might be from Proto-Austronesian *kuSa (“work”) with semantic reassignment. Compare Kavalan kuway (“to work in the field”) and Isnag kuwa (“to work”).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ku‧ha
* IPA: /ˈkuhaʔ/ [ˈku.hɐʔ]

### Verb

kuhà
* to get; to take
    Magkuha kog tubig para nimo ― I'll get you some water
** to take away; to remove
    Nakuha ang akong kasuko pagpangayo niya'g pasaylo ― My anger vanished when he apologized
** to perform an abortion
    Walay doktor nga mokuha sa imong gisabak ― No doctor will perform an abortion for you
** (affixed ma- -an) to have a miscarriage
    Nakuhaan siya human madakdak ― She had an abortion after she slipped and fell
* to kidnap; to abduct
* to take a picture; to photograph
* to video

#### Derived terms

* kuhaanan

### References

* John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎ (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press
* Zorc, R. D., & Almarines, A. (2021 August) “Axis Relationships in the Philippines–When Traditional Subgrouping Falls Short”, in 14th Philippine Linguistics Congress‎, volume 24 (PDF)

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkuhɑ/, [ˈkuɦɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -uhɑ
* Hyphenation: ku‧ha

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kuha, borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?], compare Swedish gös. Cognate with Estonian koha, Karelian kuha, Veps kuha, Votic kuha.

#### Noun

kuha
* zander (Sander lucioperca, formerly Stizostedion lucioperca).
    Kuha ampuu hyvin, voitatte taistelun.The zander shoots well, you will win the battle.
* pike-perch (any fish in the genus Sander).

##### Declension

Possessive forms of kuha (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kuhani
kuhani
accusative
nom.
kuhani
kuhani
gen.
kuhani
genitive
kuhani
kuhieni kuhaini $^{rare}$
partitive
kuhaani
kuhiani
inessive
kuhassani
kuhissani
elative
kuhastani
kuhistani
illative
kuhaani
kuhiini
adessive
kuhallani
kuhillani
ablative
kuhaltani
kuhiltani
allative
kuhalleni
kuhilleni
essive
kuhanani
kuhinani
translative
kuhakseni
kuhikseni
abessive
kuhattani
kuhittani
instructive
comitative
—kuhineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kuhasi
kuhasi
accusative
nom.
kuhasi
kuhasi
gen.
kuhasi
genitive
kuhasi
kuhiesi kuhaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kuhaasi
kuhiasi
inessive
kuhassasi
kuhissasi
elative
kuhastasi
kuhistasi
illative
kuhaasi
kuhiisi
adessive
kuhallasi
kuhillasi
ablative
kuhaltasi
kuhiltasi
allative
kuhallesi
kuhillesi
essive
kuhanasi
kuhinasi
translative
kuhaksesi
kuhiksesi
abessive
kuhattasi
kuhittasi
instructive
comitative
—kuhinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kuhamme
kuhamme
accusative
nom.
kuhamme
kuhamme
gen.
kuhamme
genitive
kuhamme
kuhiemme kuhaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kuhaamme
kuhiamme
inessive
kuhassamme
kuhissamme
elative
kuhastamme
kuhistamme
illative
kuhaamme
kuhiimme
adessive
kuhallamme
kuhillamme
ablative
kuhaltamme
kuhiltamme
allative
kuhallemme
kuhillemme
essive
kuhanamme
kuhinamme
translative
kuhaksemme
kuhiksemme
abessive
kuhattamme
kuhittamme
instructive
comitative
—kuhinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kuhanne
kuhanne
accusative
nom.
kuhanne
kuhanne
gen.
kuhanne
genitive
kuhanne
kuhienne kuhainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kuhaanne
kuhianne
inessive
kuhassanne
kuhissanne
elative
kuhastanne
kuhistanne
illative
kuhaanne
kuhiinne
adessive
kuhallanne
kuhillanne
ablative
kuhaltanne
kuhiltanne
allative
kuhallenne
kuhillenne
essive
kuhananne
kuhinanne
translative
kuhaksenne
kuhiksenne
abessive
kuhattanne
kuhittanne
instructive
comitative
—kuhinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kuhansa
kuhansa
accusative
nom.
kuhansa
kuhansa
gen.
kuhansa
genitive
kuhansa
kuhiensa kuhainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kuhaansa
kuhiaan kuhiansa
inessive
kuhassaan kuhassansa
kuhissaan kuhissansa
elative
kuhastaan kuhastansa
kuhistaan kuhistansa
illative
kuhaansa
kuhiinsa
adessive
kuhallaan kuhallansa
kuhillaan kuhillansa
ablative
kuhaltaan kuhaltansa
kuhiltaan kuhiltansa
allative
kuhalleen kuhallensa
kuhilleen kuhillensa
essive
kuhanaan kuhanansa
kuhinaan kuhinansa
translative
kuhakseen kuhaksensa
kuhikseen kuhiksensa
abessive
kuhattaan kuhattansa
kuhittaan kuhittansa
instructive
comitative
—kuhineen kuhinensa :

##### Derived terms

* hietakuha
* kuhakeitto
* kuhankeittäjä
* kuhaverkko
* valkosilmäkuha

#### Further reading

* “kuha”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

Dropping of word-final, and in some cases syllable-final, n is fairly common in many dialects of Finnish.

#### Conjunction

kuha (dialectal)
* (subordinating) Alternative form of kunhan (“as long as, provided”)
    Kuha ampuu hyvin, voitatte taistelun.As long as they shoot well, you will win the battle.

### Anagrams

* haku, kahu, uhka

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kuha. Cognates include Finnish kuha and Estonian koha.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈkuhɑ/, [ˈkuhɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈkuhɑ/, [ˈkuhɑ]
* Rhymes: -uhɑ
* Hyphenation: ku‧ha

### Noun

kuha
* zander

#### Synonyms

* sudakka

#### Derived terms

* metsäkuha

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 212

## Tagalog
### Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *kúha(ʔ) (“to get; to take”). Compare Bikol Central kua, Cebuano kuha, Kapampangan kua, Maranao kowa, and Tausug kawaꞌ. According to Zorc (2021), it might be from Proto-Austronesian *kuSa (“work”) with semantic reassignment. Compare Kavalan kuway (“to work in the field”) and Isnag kuwa (“to work”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog)
** IPA: /ˈkuha/ [ˈkuː.hɐ], /ˈkuhaʔ/ [ˈkuː.hɐʔ] (“(act of) taking, catching, grabbing, etc.; catch, shot; adaptation”, noun; “taken/adapted from; having gotten the hang of; having inherited”, adjective; “got it”, interjection)
*** Rhymes: -uha, -uhaʔ
** IPA: /kuˈha/ [kʊˈha] (“similar to the original; successfully taken”, adjective)
*** Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: ku‧ha

### Noun

kuha or kuhà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜑ)
* take; grab; act of getting (as with one's hand)
    Synonyms: pagkuha, (gay slang) getlak
* act of obtaining or receiving
    Synonyms: pagkuha, tanggap, pagtanggap, tamo, pagtatamo, kamit, pagkakamit
* capture; shot; snap; taking (of a picture)
    Synonyms: pagkuha, pagkakuha
    Maganda ang kuha mo sa akin.Your shot of my picture is nice.
* capture; catch (of fish, etc.)
* act of hiring (someone to work)
* adaptation (of something from another)
    Synonyms: hango, paghango, batay, pagbabatay
* helping; portion (of food)
    Synonym: (dialectal) bulos
* (by extension) act of stealing something
    Synonyms: umit, pag-umit, kupit, pagkupit, nakaw, pagnakaw
* (by extension) abortion; miscarriage

#### Derived terms

* hinuha
* hinuhain
* hinguha
* hinguhahin
* hingunan
* hingunin
* ikakuha
* ikuha
* ipakuha
* ipanghinguha
* ipangkuha
* kuhaan
* kuhanan
* kukunan
* kukunang-yaman
* kumuha
* kunan
* kunin
* maghinuha
* magkuhanan
* magpakuha
* mahinuha
* makakuha
* makuha
* makuha sa tingin
* makunan
* manghinguha
* manguha
* mapaghinguha
* mapanghinguha
* nenok
* paghihinuha
* paghihinguha
* pagkakuha
* pagkuha
* pagkuhananan
* pagkukunan
* pagkunan
* panghihinguhaan
* panghinguha
* panguha
* panguhanin
* pangunin

#### See also

* abot
* dampot
* pitas
* pulot

### Adjective

kuha or kuhà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜑ)
* gotten the hang of something; managed to learn to handle something
* taken from; adapted from
    Synonyms: hango, hinango, batay, ibinatay
* having inherited certain features (as from one's parents)
    Synonym: mana
* understood
    Synonyms: nakuha, (slang) gets

### Interjection

kuha or kuhà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜑ)
* (informal) got it; understood
    Synonyms: (slang) gets, (gay slang) getlak

### Adjective

kuhá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜑ)
* similar to the original (as of a picture or drawing)
    Synonym: kamukha
* successfully taken or obtained
    Synonyms: nakuha, natamo

### Further reading

* “kuha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Zorc, R. D., & Almarines, A. (2021 August) “Axis Relationships in the Philippines–When Traditional Subgrouping Falls Short”, in 14th Philippine Linguistics Congress‎, volume 24 (PDF)

## Veps
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kuha, borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?]. Cognates include Finnish kuha.

### Noun

kuha
* zander (Sander lucioperca)
* pike-perch (any fish in the genus Sander)

#### Inflection
### References

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

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kuha.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈkuhɑ/, [ˈkuhɑ]
* Rhymes: -uhɑ
* Hyphenation: ku‧ha

### Noun

kuha
* zander

#### Inflection
### References

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