kahu

See also: kāhu

English

Etymology

Maori kāhu

Noun

kahu

1. (New Zealand) swamp harrier (Circus approximans)
   • 1879, Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand (page 368)

     Riding along the road near the Whenuakura river, I observed a kahu pursuing a small bird (apparently a ground lark) high in the air.

Anagrams

• ukha

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'Are'are

Noun

kahu

1. river

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑhu/, [ˈkɑ̝ɦu]
• Rhymes: -ɑhu
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧hu

Noun

kahu

1. Synonym of akana

Declension

Inflection of kahu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kahu	kahut
genitive		kahun	kahujen
partitive		kahua	kahuja
illative		kahuun	kahuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kahu	kahut
accusative	nom.	kahu	kahut
	gen.	kahun
genitive		kahun	kahujen
partitive		kahua	kahuja
inessive		kahussa	kahuissa
elative		kahusta	kahuista
illative		kahuun	kahuihin
adessive		kahulla	kahuilla
ablative		kahulta	kahuilta
allative		kahulle	kahuille
essive		kahuna	kahuina
translative		kahuksi	kahuiksi
abessive		kahutta	kahuitta
instructive		—	kahuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kahu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kahuni kahuni accusative nom. kahuni kahuni gen. kahuni genitive kahuni kahujeni partitive kahuani kahujani inessive kahussani kahuissani elative kahustani kahuistani illative kahuuni kahuihini adessive kahullani kahuillani ablative kahultani kahuiltani allative kahulleni kahuilleni essive kahunani kahuinani translative kahukseni kahuikseni abessive kahuttani kahuittani instructive — — comitative — kahuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kahusi kahusi accusative nom. kahusi kahusi gen. kahusi genitive kahusi kahujesi partitive kahuasi kahujasi inessive kahussasi kahuissasi elative kahustasi kahuistasi illative kahuusi kahuihisi adessive kahullasi kahuillasi ablative kahultasi kahuiltasi allative kahullesi kahuillesi essive kahunasi kahuinasi translative kahuksesi kahuiksesi abessive kahuttasi kahuittasi instructive — — comitative — kahuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kahumme kahumme accusative nom. kahumme kahumme gen. kahumme genitive kahumme kahujemme partitive kahuamme kahujamme inessive kahussamme kahuissamme elative kahustamme kahuistamme illative kahuumme kahuihimme adessive kahullamme kahuillamme ablative kahultamme kahuiltamme allative kahullemme kahuillemme essive kahunamme kahuinamme translative kahuksemme kahuiksemme abessive kahuttamme kahuittamme instructive — — comitative — kahuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kahunne kahunne accusative nom. kahunne kahunne gen. kahunne genitive kahunne kahujenne partitive kahuanne kahujanne inessive kahussanne kahuissanne elative kahustanne kahuistanne illative kahuunne kahuihinne adessive kahullanne kahuillanne ablative kahultanne kahuiltanne allative kahullenne kahuillenne essive kahunanne kahuinanne translative kahuksenne kahuiksenne abessive kahuttanne kahuittanne instructive — — comitative — kahuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kahunsa kahunsa accusative nom. kahunsa kahunsa gen. kahunsa genitive kahunsa kahujensa partitive kahuaan kahuansa kahujaan kahujansa inessive kahussaan kahussansa kahuissaan kahuissansa elative kahustaan kahustansa kahuistaan kahuistansa illative kahuunsa kahuihinsa adessive kahullaan kahullansa kahuillaan kahuillansa ablative kahultaan kahultansa kahuiltaan kahuiltansa allative kahulleen kahullensa kahuilleen kahuillensa essive kahunaan kahunansa kahuinaan kahuinansa translative kahukseen kahuksensa kahuikseen kahuiksensa abessive kahuttaan kahuttansa kahuittaan kahuittansa instructive — — comitative — kahuineen kahuinensa

Derived terms

• kahujyvä
• kahutähkäisyys

Anagrams

• haku, kuha, uhka

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tufu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.hu/, [ˈkɐ.hu]

Noun

1. guardian
2. master