kuha

See also: 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 kawa'. 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^(key): /ˈkuhaʔ/ [ˈku.hɐʔ]

Verb

kuhà (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜑ)

1. to get; to take

   Magkuha kog tubig para nimo ― I'll get you some water

   1. to take away; to remove

      Nakuha ang akong kasuko pagpangayo niya'g pasaylo ― My anger vanished when he apologized

   2. to perform an abortion

      Walay doktor nga mokuha sa imong gisabak ― No doctor will perform an abortion for you

   3. (affixed ma- -an) to have a miscarriage

      Nakuhaan siya human madakdak ― She had an abortion after she slipped and fell

2. to kidnap; to abduct
3. to take a picture; to photograph
4. to video

Conjugation

Conjugation for kuha (mo- )

affix		mo-
root word		kuha
trigger		actor
aspect
infinitive		mokuha
past/present inchoative		mikuha nikuha
future/habitual inchoative		mokuha
imperative		pagkuha

Conjugation for kuha (mag- )

affix		mag-
root word		kuha
trigger		actor
aspect
infinitive		magkuha
past/present inchoative		nagkuha
future/habitual inchoative		magkuha
imperative		pagkuha

Conjugation for kuha (maka- )

affix		maka-
root word		kuha
trigger		actor
aspect
infinitive		makakuha
past/present inchoative		nakakuha
future/habitual inchoative		makakuha

Conjugation for kuha (-on )

affix		-on
root word		kuha
trigger		object, locative
aspect
infinitive		kuhaon
past/present inchoative		gikuha
future/habitual inchoative		kuhaon
imperative		kuhaa

Conjugation for kuha (-an )

affix		-an
root word		kuha
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		kuhaan
past/present inchoative		gikuhaan
future/habitual inchoative		kuhaan
imperative		kuhai

Derived terms

• kuhaanan

References

• John U. Wolff (1972), A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎^[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press
• Zorc, R. D., & Almarines, A. (August 2021), “Axis Relationships in the Philippines–When Traditional Subgrouping Falls Short”, in 14th Philippine Linguistics Congress‎^[2], volume 24 (PDF)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuhɑ/, [ˈkuɦɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -uhɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ku‧ha
• Hyphenation^(key): 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

1. zander (Sander lucioperca, formerly Stizostedion lucioperca).

   Kuha ampuu hyvin, voitatte taistelun.

   The zander shoots well, you will win the battle.

2. pike-perch (any fish in the genus Sander).

Declension

Inflection of kuha (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		kuha	kuhat
genitive		kuhan	kuhien
partitive		kuhaa	kuhia
illative		kuhaan	kuhiin
		singular	plural
nominative		kuha	kuhat
accusative	nom.	kuha	kuhat
	gen.	kuhan
genitive		kuhan	kuhien kuhain rare
partitive		kuhaa	kuhia
inessive		kuhassa	kuhissa
elative		kuhasta	kuhista
illative		kuhaan	kuhiin
adessive		kuhalla	kuhilla
ablative		kuhalta	kuhilta
allative		kuhalle	kuhille
essive		kuhana	kuhina
translative		kuhaksi	kuhiksi
abessive		kuhatta	kuhitta
instructive		—	kuhin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

• Kuha

compounds

• hietakuha
• kuhafilee
• kuhakeitto
• kuhankeittäjä
• kuhaverkko
• valkosilmäkuha

Further reading

• “kuha”, 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 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

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

Conjunction

kuha (dialectal)

1. (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

Kuha.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kuha

1. zander

Declension

Declension of kuha (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	kuha	kuhat
genitive	kuhan	kuhhiin
partitive	kuhhaa	kuhhia
illative	kuhhaa	kuhhii
inessive	kuhas	kuhis
elative	kuhast	kuhist
allative	kuhalle	kuhille
adessive	kuhal	kuhil
ablative	kuhalt	kuhilt
translative	kuhaks	kuhiks
essive	kuhanna, kuhhaan	kuhinna, kuhhiin
exessive1)	kuhant	kuhint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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 kawa'. 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^(key): /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^(key): /kuˈha/ [kʊˈha] (“similar to the original; successfully taken”, adjective)
    • Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ku‧ha

Noun

kuha or kuhà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜑ)

1. take; grab; act of getting (as with one's hand)

   Synonyms: pagkuha, (gay slang) getlak

2. act of obtaining or receiving

   Synonyms: pagkuha, tanggap, pagtanggap, tamo, pagtatamo, kamit, pagkakamit

3. capture; shot; snap; taking (of a picture)

   Synonyms: pagkuha, pagkakuha

   Maganda ang kuha mo sa akin.

   Your shot of my picture is nice.

4. capture; catch (of fish, etc.)
5. act of hiring (someone to work)
6. adaptation (of something from another)

   Synonyms: hango, paghango, batay, pagbabatay

7. helping; portion (of food)

   Synonym: (dialectal) bulos

8. (by extension) act of stealing something

   Synonyms: umit, pag-umit, kupit, pagkupit, nakaw, pagnakaw

9. (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)

1. gotten the hang of something; managed to learn to handle something
2. taken from; adapted from

   Synonyms: hango, hinango, batay, ibinatay

3. having inherited certain features (as from one's parents)

   Synonym: mana

4. understood

   Synonyms: nakuha, (slang) gets

Interjection

kuha or kuhà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜑ)

1. (informal) got it; understood

   Synonyms: (slang) gets, (gay slang) getlak

Adjective

kuhá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜑ)

1. similar to the original (as of a picture or drawing)

   Synonym: kamukha

2. successfully taken or obtained

   Synonyms: nakuha, natamo

Further reading

• “kuha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Zorc, R. D., & Almarines, A. (August 2021), “Axis Relationships in the Philippines–When Traditional Subgrouping Falls Short”, in 14th Philippine Linguistics Congress‎^[4], volume 24 (PDF)

Veps

Etymology

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

Noun

kuha

1. zander (Sander lucioperca)
2. pike-perch (any fish in the genus Sander)

Inflection

Inflection of kuha (inflection type 6/kuva)
nominative sing.	kuha
genitive sing.	kuhan
partitive sing.	kuhad
partitive plur.	kuhid
	singular	plural
nominative	kuha	kuhad
accusative	kuhan	kuhad
genitive	kuhan	kuhiden
partitive	kuhad	kuhid
essive-instructive	kuhan	kuhin
translative	kuhaks	kuhikš
inessive	kuhas	kuhiš
elative	kuhaspäi	kuhišpäi
illative	kuhaze	kuhiže
adessive	kuhal	kuhil
ablative	kuhalpäi	kuhilpäi
allative	kuhale	kuhile
abessive	kuhata	kuhita
comitative	kuhanke	kuhidenke
prolative	kuhadme	kuhidme
approximative I	kuhanno	kuhidenno
approximative II	kuhannoks	kuhidennoks
egressive	kuhannopäi	kuhidennopäi
terminative I	kuhazesai	kuhižesai
terminative II	kuhalesai	kuhilesai
terminative III	kuhassai	—
additive I	kuhazepäi	kuhižepäi
additive II	kuhalepäi	kuhilepäi

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “судак”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[5], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kuha.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kuha

1. zander

Inflection

Declension of kuha (type V/poikõ, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kuha	kuhad
genitive	kuha	kuhijõ, kuhii
partitive	kuhha	kuhiitõ, kuhii
illative	kuhhasõ, kuhha	kuhiisõ
inessive	kuhaz	kuhiiz
elative	kuhassõ	kuhiissõ
allative	kuhalõ	kuhiilõ
adessive	kuhallõ	kuhiillõ
ablative	kuhaltõ	kuhiiltõ
translative	kuhassi	kuhiissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

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