kohu

Finnish

Etymology

kohista +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkohu/, [ˈko̞ɦu]
• Rhymes: -ohu
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧hu
• Hyphenation^(key): ko‧hu

Noun

kohu

1. sensation, controversy, hullabaloo, brouhaha, scandal

Declension

Inflection of kohu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kohu	kohut
genitive		kohun	kohujen
partitive		kohua	kohuja
illative		kohuun	kohuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kohu	kohut
accusative	nom.	kohu	kohut
	gen.	kohun
genitive		kohun	kohujen
partitive		kohua	kohuja
inessive		kohussa	kohuissa
elative		kohusta	kohuista
illative		kohuun	kohuihin
adessive		kohulla	kohuilla
ablative		kohulta	kohuilta
allative		kohulle	kohuille
essive		kohuna	kohuina
translative		kohuksi	kohuiksi
abessive		kohutta	kohuitta
instructive		—	kohuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kohuni kohuni accusative nom. kohuni kohuni gen. kohuni genitive kohuni kohujeni partitive kohuani kohujani inessive kohussani kohuissani elative kohustani kohuistani illative kohuuni kohuihini adessive kohullani kohuillani ablative kohultani kohuiltani allative kohulleni kohuilleni essive kohunani kohuinani translative kohukseni kohuikseni abessive kohuttani kohuittani instructive — — comitative — kohuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kohusi kohusi accusative nom. kohusi kohusi gen. kohusi genitive kohusi kohujesi partitive kohuasi kohujasi inessive kohussasi kohuissasi elative kohustasi kohuistasi illative kohuusi kohuihisi adessive kohullasi kohuillasi ablative kohultasi kohuiltasi allative kohullesi kohuillesi essive kohunasi kohuinasi translative kohuksesi kohuiksesi abessive kohuttasi kohuittasi instructive — — comitative — kohuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kohumme kohumme accusative nom. kohumme kohumme gen. kohumme genitive kohumme kohujemme partitive kohuamme kohujamme inessive kohussamme kohuissamme elative kohustamme kohuistamme illative kohuumme kohuihimme adessive kohullamme kohuillamme ablative kohultamme kohuiltamme allative kohullemme kohuillemme essive kohunamme kohuinamme translative kohuksemme kohuiksemme abessive kohuttamme kohuittamme instructive — — comitative — kohuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kohunne kohunne accusative nom. kohunne kohunne gen. kohunne genitive kohunne kohujenne partitive kohuanne kohujanne inessive kohussanne kohuissanne elative kohustanne kohuistanne illative kohuunne kohuihinne adessive kohullanne kohuillanne ablative kohultanne kohuiltanne allative kohullenne kohuillenne essive kohunanne kohuinanne translative kohuksenne kohuiksenne abessive kohuttanne kohuittanne instructive — — comitative — kohuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kohunsa kohunsa accusative nom. kohunsa kohunsa gen. kohunsa genitive kohunsa kohujensa partitive kohuaan kohuansa kohujaan kohujansa inessive kohussaan kohussansa kohuissaan kohuissansa elative kohustaan kohustansa kohuistaan kohuistansa illative kohuunsa kohuihinsa adessive kohullaan kohullansa kohuillaan kohuillansa ablative kohultaan kohultansa kohuiltaan kohuiltansa allative kohulleen kohullensa kohuilleen kohuillensa essive kohunaan kohunansa kohuinaan kohuinansa translative kohukseen kohuksensa kohuikseen kohuiksensa abessive kohuttaan kohuttansa kohuittaan kohuittansa instructive — — comitative — kohuineen kohuinensa

Derived terms

• kohuta

compounds

• kohujulkkis
• kohukaunotar
• kohuoikeudenkäynti
• kohu-uutinen
• mediakohu
• rasismikohu
• seksikohu
• seksismikohu
• somekohu

See also

• kuohu

Further reading

• “kohu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• hoku

Hawaiian

Etymology

Compare with Māori tawau and Tahitian tāpau. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Sense of stain likely evolved from "sap" > "remnant" > "stain", compare with semantic overlap in Māori tae and Malay tahi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈko.hu/

Noun

kohu

1. sap of a plant

   Synonym: wai

2. stain

Māori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkohu/ [ˈkɔhʉ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kofu, from Proto-Central Pacific *kovu, from Proto-Oceanic *koput (“low cloud, mist, fog”), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kabut, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kabut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabut (“mist”). Cognates include Hawaiian ʻohu, Tahitian ʻohu and Tongan kohu.

Noun

kohu

1. fog

Etymology 2

Likely from kapu (“concave part of the palm, scoop, ladle”); see there for more details.

Adjective

kohu

1. concave, warped, cupped
2. bent

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *kofu (“to wrap food in leaves”), likely inspired by Etymology 2. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

kohu (passive kohua)

1. to cook in a hollow receptacle i.e. pot in an earth pit (hangi)
2. an oven

Derived terms

• kohukohu
• kokohu

Related terms

• kōhua

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917), “kohu”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, pages 147–8
• John C. Moorfield (2011), “kohu”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN