# vaha
## Estonian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaha, from Proto-Germanic *wahsą or Proto-Baltic *waksa, *vakša. Compare English wax and Latvian vasks, respectively.

### Noun

vaha (genitive vaha, partitive vaha)
* wax

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɑhɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝ɦɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
* Hyphenation: va‧ha

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *vaha, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *vakša (compare Latvian vasks).

#### Noun

vaha
* wax

##### Declension

Possessive forms of vaha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vahani
vahani
accusative
nom.
vahani
vahani
gen.
vahani
genitive
vahani
vahojeni vahaini $^{rare}$
partitive
vahaani
vahojani
inessive
vahassani
vahoissani
elative
vahastani
vahoistani
illative
vahaani
vahoihini
adessive
vahallani
vahoillani
ablative
vahaltani
vahoiltani
allative
vahalleni
vahoilleni
essive
vahanani
vahoinani
translative
vahakseni
vahoikseni
abessive
vahattani
vahoittani
instructive
comitative
—vahoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vahasi
vahasi
accusative
nom.
vahasi
vahasi
gen.
vahasi
genitive
vahasi
vahojesi vahaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
vahaasi
vahojasi
inessive
vahassasi
vahoissasi
elative
vahastasi
vahoistasi
illative
vahaasi
vahoihisi
adessive
vahallasi
vahoillasi
ablative
vahaltasi
vahoiltasi
allative
vahallesi
vahoillesi
essive
vahanasi
vahoinasi
translative
vahaksesi
vahoiksesi
abessive
vahattasi
vahoittasi
instructive
comitative
—vahoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vahamme
vahamme
accusative
nom.
vahamme
vahamme
gen.
vahamme
genitive
vahamme
vahojemme vahaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
vahaamme
vahojamme
inessive
vahassamme
vahoissamme
elative
vahastamme
vahoistamme
illative
vahaamme
vahoihimme
adessive
vahallamme
vahoillamme
ablative
vahaltamme
vahoiltamme
allative
vahallemme
vahoillemme
essive
vahanamme
vahoinamme
translative
vahaksemme
vahoiksemme
abessive
vahattamme
vahoittamme
instructive
comitative
—vahoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vahanne
vahanne
accusative
nom.
vahanne
vahanne
gen.
vahanne
genitive
vahanne
vahojenne vahainne $^{rare}$
partitive
vahaanne
vahojanne
inessive
vahassanne
vahoissanne
elative
vahastanne
vahoistanne
illative
vahaanne
vahoihinne
adessive
vahallanne
vahoillanne
ablative
vahaltanne
vahoiltanne
allative
vahallenne
vahoillenne
essive
vahananne
vahoinanne
translative
vahaksenne
vahoiksenne
abessive
vahattanne
vahoittanne
instructive
comitative
—vahoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vahansa
vahansa
accusative
nom.
vahansa
vahansa
gen.
vahansa
genitive
vahansa
vahojensa vahainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
vahaansa
vahojaan vahojansa
inessive
vahassaan vahassansa
vahoissaan vahoissansa
elative
vahastaan vahastansa
vahoistaan vahoistansa
illative
vahaansa
vahoihinsa
adessive
vahallaan vahallansa
vahoillaan vahoillansa
ablative
vahaltaan vahaltansa
vahoiltaan vahoiltansa
allative
vahalleen vahallensa
vahoilleen vahoillensa
essive
vahanaan vahanansa
vahoinaan vahoinansa
translative
vahakseen vahaksensa
vahoikseen vahoiksensa
abessive
vahattaan vahattansa
vahoittaan vahoittansa
instructive
comitative
—vahoineen vahoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* vahainen
* vahakas
* vahamainen
* vahas
* vahata
* autovaha
* hiusvaha
* kalustevaha
* karnaubavaha
* kiillotusvaha
* kittivaha
* korvavaha
* kynttilävaha
* lattiavaha
* mehiläisvaha
* merenvaha
* muovailuvaha
* partavaha
* sinettivaha
* vahagalleria
* vahakabinetti
* vahakakku
* vahakangas
* vahakoisa
* vahakukka
* vahakuva
* vahakynttilä
* vahaliitu
* vahamaalaus
* vahanokka
* vahanukke
* vahapaperi
* vahapapu
* vahapatsas
* vahasara
* vahatulppa
* vahaveistos
* valaanpäävaha
* viiksivaha
* villavaha

#### Further reading

* “vaha”, 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 2023-07-04

### Etymology 2

Possibly related to Estonian -va seen in some place names, in which case from Proto-Finnic.

#### Noun

vaha (obsolete, dialectal, Western Finnish)
* large rock, boulder, borderstone
    Synonyms: kallio (“(large) rock, cliff face”), lohkare (“boulder, large rock”), rajakivi (“borderstone”)
** 1642, Biblia: Se on: Coco Pyhä Ramattu Suomexi [The Bible, i.e. the entire Holy Bible in Finnish], Hiobin kirja (Job) 14:18:Wuori caatu ja cato/ ja waha sijrty siastans.[Vuori kaatu[i] ja kato[i], ja vaha siirty[i] sijastans[a].]And surely the mountains falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.

##### Declension

Possessive forms of vaha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vahani
vahani
accusative
nom.
vahani
vahani
gen.
vahani
genitive
vahani
vahojeni vahaini $^{rare}$
partitive
vahaani
vahojani
inessive
vahassani
vahoissani
elative
vahastani
vahoistani
illative
vahaani
vahoihini
adessive
vahallani
vahoillani
ablative
vahaltani
vahoiltani
allative
vahalleni
vahoilleni
essive
vahanani
vahoinani
translative
vahakseni
vahoikseni
abessive
vahattani
vahoittani
instructive
comitative
—vahoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vahasi
vahasi
accusative
nom.
vahasi
vahasi
gen.
vahasi
genitive
vahasi
vahojesi vahaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
vahaasi
vahojasi
inessive
vahassasi
vahoissasi
elative
vahastasi
vahoistasi
illative
vahaasi
vahoihisi
adessive
vahallasi
vahoillasi
ablative
vahaltasi
vahoiltasi
allative
vahallesi
vahoillesi
essive
vahanasi
vahoinasi
translative
vahaksesi
vahoiksesi
abessive
vahattasi
vahoittasi
instructive
comitative
—vahoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vahamme
vahamme
accusative
nom.
vahamme
vahamme
gen.
vahamme
genitive
vahamme
vahojemme vahaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
vahaamme
vahojamme
inessive
vahassamme
vahoissamme
elative
vahastamme
vahoistamme
illative
vahaamme
vahoihimme
adessive
vahallamme
vahoillamme
ablative
vahaltamme
vahoiltamme
allative
vahallemme
vahoillemme
essive
vahanamme
vahoinamme
translative
vahaksemme
vahoiksemme
abessive
vahattamme
vahoittamme
instructive
comitative
—vahoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vahanne
vahanne
accusative
nom.
vahanne
vahanne
gen.
vahanne
genitive
vahanne
vahojenne vahainne $^{rare}$
partitive
vahaanne
vahojanne
inessive
vahassanne
vahoissanne
elative
vahastanne
vahoistanne
illative
vahaanne
vahoihinne
adessive
vahallanne
vahoillanne
ablative
vahaltanne
vahoiltanne
allative
vahallenne
vahoillenne
essive
vahananne
vahoinanne
translative
vahaksenne
vahoiksenne
abessive
vahattanne
vahoittanne
instructive
comitative
—vahoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vahansa
vahansa
accusative
nom.
vahansa
vahansa
gen.
vahansa
genitive
vahansa
vahojensa vahainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
vahaansa
vahojaan vahojansa
inessive
vahassaan vahassansa
vahoissaan vahoissansa
elative
vahastaan vahastansa
vahoistaan vahoistansa
illative
vahaansa
vahoihinsa
adessive
vahallaan vahallansa
vahoillaan vahoillansa
ablative
vahaltaan vahaltansa
vahoiltaan vahoiltansa
allative
vahalleen vahallensa
vahoilleen vahoillensa
essive
vahanaan vahanansa
vahoinaan vahoinansa
translative
vahakseen vahaksensa
vahoikseen vahoiksensa
abessive
vahattaan vahattansa
vahoittaan vahoittansa
instructive
comitative
—vahoineen vahoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* Vahala

#### References

* ↑ Lauri Hakulinen (1956) “Vaha 'iso kivi' Viron paikannimissä”, in Virittäjä (in Finnish), volume 60, number 4, page 402

## Ingrian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈʋɑhɑ/, [ˈʋɑhɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈʋɑhɑ/, [ˈʋɑhɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
* Hyphenation: va‧ha

### Noun

vaha
* beeswax

#### Derived terms

* vahain
* vahata

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 629

## Karelian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaha, borrowed either from Proto-Germanic *wahsą or Proto-Baltic *waksa, *vakša. Compare English wax and Latvian vasks, respectively.

### Noun

vaha
* wax

## Spanish
### Verb

vaha
* inflection of vahar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Tahitian
### Etymology

Cognate with Hawaiian waha and Rapa Nui haha.

### Noun

vaha
* mouth

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish واحه (vahā), from Arabic وَاحَة (wāḥa).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vɑ.ˈhɑ/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

vaha (definite accusative vahayı, plural vahalar)
* oasis

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
vaha
vahalar
definite accusative
vahayı
vahaları
dative
vahaya
vahalara
locative
vahada
vahalarda
ablative
vahadan
vahalardan
genitive
vahanın
vahaların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
vaham
vahalarım
2nd singular
vahan
vahaların
3rd singular
vahası
vahaları
1st plural
vahamız
vahalarımız
2nd plural
vahanız
vahalarınız
3rd plural
vahaları
vahaları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
vahamı
vahalarımı
2nd singular
vahanı
vahalarını
3rd singular
vahasını
vahalarını
1st plural
vahamızı
vahalarımızı
2nd plural
vahanızı
vahalarınızı
3rd plural
vahalarını
vahalarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
vahama
vahalarıma
2nd singular
vahana
vahalarına
3rd singular
vahasına
vahalarına
1st plural
vahamıza
vahalarımıza
2nd plural
vahanıza
vahalarınıza
3rd plural
vahalarına
vahalarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
vahamda
vahalarımda
2nd singular
vahanda
vahalarında
3rd singular
vahasında
vahalarında
1st plural
vahamızda
vahalarımızda
2nd plural
vahanızda
vahalarınızda
3rd plural
vahalarında
vahalarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
vahamdan
vahalarımdan
2nd singular
vahandan
vahalarından
3rd singular
vahasından
vahalarından
1st plural
vahamızdan
vahalarımızdan
2nd plural
vahanızdan
vahalarınızdan
3rd plural
vahalarından
vahalarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
vahamın
vahalarımın
2nd singular
vahanın
vahalarının
3rd singular
vahasının
vahalarının
1st plural
vahamızın
vahalarımızın
2nd plural
vahanızın
vahalarınızın
3rd plural
vahalarının
vahalarının
Predicative forms
singular
plural
1st singular
vahayım
vahalarım
2nd singular
vahasın
vahalarsın
3rd singular
vaha vahadır
vahalar vahalardır
1st plural
vahayız
vahalarız
2nd plural
vahasınız
vahalarsınız
3rd plural
vahalar
vahalardır :

## Veps
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaha, borrowed either from Proto-Germanic *wahsą or Proto-Baltic *waksa, *vakša. Compare English wax and Latvian vasks, respectively.

### Noun

vaha
* wax

#### Inflection
### References

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

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaha.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈvɑhɑ/, [ˈvɑhɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
* Hyphenation: va‧ha

### Noun

vaha
* wax

#### Inflection
### References

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