saha

See also: Saha, sahá, and SAHA

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish sagh, or possibly already from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare maha), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sagō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑhɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ɦɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧ha
• Hyphenation^(key): sa‧ha

Noun

saha

1. saw (tool)

   Hyponym: justeeri

2. sawmill (plant, production facility)
3. (music) musical saw (musical instrument)

Declension

Inflection of saha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		saha	sahat
genitive		sahan	sahojen
partitive		sahaa	sahoja
illative		sahaan	sahoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		saha	sahat
accusative	nom.	saha	sahat
	gen.	sahan
genitive		sahan	sahojen sahain rare
partitive		sahaa	sahoja
inessive		sahassa	sahoissa
elative		sahasta	sahoista
illative		sahaan	sahoihin
adessive		sahalla	sahoilla
ablative		sahalta	sahoilta
allative		sahalle	sahoille
essive		sahana	sahoina
translative		sahaksi	sahoiksi
abessive		sahatta	sahoitta
instructive		—	sahoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of saha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sahani sahani accusative nom. sahani sahani gen. sahani genitive sahani sahojeni sahaini rare partitive sahaani sahojani inessive sahassani sahoissani elative sahastani sahoistani illative sahaani sahoihini adessive sahallani sahoillani ablative sahaltani sahoiltani allative sahalleni sahoilleni essive sahanani sahoinani translative sahakseni sahoikseni abessive sahattani sahoittani instructive — — comitative — sahoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sahasi sahasi accusative nom. sahasi sahasi gen. sahasi genitive sahasi sahojesi sahaisi rare partitive sahaasi sahojasi inessive sahassasi sahoissasi elative sahastasi sahoistasi illative sahaasi sahoihisi adessive sahallasi sahoillasi ablative sahaltasi sahoiltasi allative sahallesi sahoillesi essive sahanasi sahoinasi translative sahaksesi sahoiksesi abessive sahattasi sahoittasi instructive — — comitative — sahoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sahamme sahamme accusative nom. sahamme sahamme gen. sahamme genitive sahamme sahojemme sahaimme rare partitive sahaamme sahojamme inessive sahassamme sahoissamme elative sahastamme sahoistamme illative sahaamme sahoihimme adessive sahallamme sahoillamme ablative sahaltamme sahoiltamme allative sahallemme sahoillemme essive sahanamme sahoinamme translative sahaksemme sahoiksemme abessive sahattamme sahoittamme instructive — — comitative — sahoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sahanne sahanne accusative nom. sahanne sahanne gen. sahanne genitive sahanne sahojenne sahainne rare partitive sahaanne sahojanne inessive sahassanne sahoissanne elative sahastanne sahoistanne illative sahaanne sahoihinne adessive sahallanne sahoillanne ablative sahaltanne sahoiltanne allative sahallenne sahoillenne essive sahananne sahoinanne translative sahaksenne sahoiksenne abessive sahattanne sahoittanne instructive — — comitative — sahoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sahansa sahansa accusative nom. sahansa sahansa gen. sahansa genitive sahansa sahojensa sahainsa rare partitive sahaansa sahojaan sahojansa inessive sahassaan sahassansa sahoissaan sahoissansa elative sahastaan sahastansa sahoistaan sahoistansa illative sahaansa sahoihinsa adessive sahallaan sahallansa sahoillaan sahoillansa ablative sahaltaan sahaltansa sahoiltaan sahoiltansa allative sahalleen sahallensa sahoilleen sahoillensa essive sahanaan sahanansa sahoinaan sahoinansa translative sahakseen sahaksensa sahoikseen sahoiksensa abessive sahattaan sahattansa sahoittaan sahoittansa instructive — — comitative — sahoineen sahoinensa

Derived terms

• Sahala
• sahamainen
• Sahanen
• sahata
• sahe
• sahuri

compounds

• halkaisusaha
• halkosaha
• hienosaha
• hienosahainen
• jiirisaha
• jännesaha
• kaarisaha
• katkaisusaha
• kehyssaha
• kehäsaha
• ketjusaha
• kivisaha
• konelehtisaha
• konesaha
• kuviosaha
• käsisaha
• lehtisaha
• metallisaha
• moottorisaha
• muotosaha
• oksasaha
• piensaha
• pistosaha
• pokasaha
• puukkosaha
• pyörösaha
• pöytäsaha
• raamisaha
• raivaussaha
• rautasaha
• reikäsaha
• saha-aalto
• sahajauho
• sahakuvio
• sahalaita
• sahalaitos
• sahalehti
• sahalihas
• sahanhammas
• sahanpuru
• sahanterä
• sahapinta
• sahapistiäinen
• sahapukki
• sahapuu
• sahatavara
• sahateollisuus
• sahaterä
• sahatukki
• sahatyöntekijä
• sahaviila
• selkäsaha
• sirkkelisaha
• sähkösaha
• säteissaha
• timanttisaha
• timpurinsaha
• toissahainen
• tukkisaha
• työntösaha
• vannesaha
• viilusaha

Further reading

• “saha”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• hasa

Ingrian

Saha.

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Swedish sāgh, possibly via Finnish saha.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑhɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑhɑˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑhɑ/, [ˈʃɑɣ̥ɑˑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
• Hyphenation: sa‧ha

Noun

saha

1. saw
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 60:

     Taas jo metsääs saha vinkuu.

     The saw is already squealing again.

Declension

Declension of saha (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	saha	sahat
genitive	sahan	sahhoin
partitive	sahhaa	sahoja
illative	sahhaa	sahhoi
inessive	sahas	sahois
elative	sahast	sahoist
allative	sahalle	sahoille
adessive	sahal	sahoil
ablative	sahalt	sahoilt
translative	sahaks	sahoiks
essive	sahanna, sahhaan	sahoinna, sahhoin
exessive1)	sahant	sahoint
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.

Derived terms

• sahata

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 500

Japanese

Romanization

saha

1. Rōmaji transcription of さは

Javanese

Romanization

saha

1. romanization of ꦱꦲ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सह (saha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ha/
• Rhymes: -ha
• Hyphenation: sa‧ha

Conjunction

saha

1. together with, with

Derived terms

• asaha-sahan

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦱꦲ (saha) (inherited)

Further reading

• "saha" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀳 (Brahmi script)
• सह (Devanagari script)
• সহ (Bengali script)
• සහ (Sinhalese script)
• သဟ or သႁ (Burmese script)
• สห or สะหะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩉ (Tai Tham script)
• ສຫ or ສະຫະ (Lao script)
• សហ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄦 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सह (saha).

Conjunction

saha

1. together with

Descendants

• → Khmer: សហ (saʼhaʼ)
• → Thai: สห (sà-hà-)

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “saha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Sundanese

Etymology

Probably related to Malay siapa.

Pronoun

saha (Sundanese script ᮞᮠ)

1. who; what person or people; which person or people (used in a direct or indirect question).

   Saha eta? ― who is that?

   Sim kuring teu terang saha anjeunna ― I don't know who he is.

Derived terms

• saha baé
• saha-saha
• sasaha

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *sáhaʔ (“shoot of plant”). Compare Central Bikol saha, Cebuano saha, Hiligaynon saha, and Waray-Waray saha. Alternatively, borrowed from Hokkien 棕合 (chang-ha̍h), according to Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsahaʔ/ [ˈsaː.hɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ahaʔ
• Syllabification: sa‧ha

Noun

sahà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜑ)

1. sheath of the trunk of a banana plant

   Synonym: talupak

See also

• palapa
• sakwa

Further reading

• “saha”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “saha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948), Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 47

Anagrams

• ahas, hasa

Teposcolula Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *xèʔè.

Noun

saha

1. foot

   Synonym: (reverential) duhuaya

References

• Reyes, Antonio de los (1593), Arte en lengua mixteca (in Spanish), Alençon: Typographie E. Renaut-De Broise, published 1889, page 85

Ternate

Etymology

Compare West Makian safat and Sahu sata, both meaning "palm of hand, sole of foot".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ha/

Noun

saha (Jawi ساه)

1. (inalienable) the underside or under-surface of something

   kaus masaha ― the underside of the stocking

2. (inalienable) the palm of the hand

   gia masaha ― the palm of the hand

3. (inalienable) the sole of the foot

   hohu masaha ― the sole of the foot

References

• Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890), Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ساحه (saha), from Arabic سَاحَة (sāḥa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saː.ˈhaː/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

saha (definite accusative sahayı, plural sahalar)

1. area
2. field

   Synonym: alan

3. court, courtyard

   Synonym: avlu

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “saha”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “ساحه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1025
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish sagh.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑhɑ/, [ˈsɑhɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
• Hyphenation: sa‧ha

Noun

saha

1. saw

Inflection

Declension of saha (type III/jalkõ, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	saha	sahad
genitive	saha	sahojõ
partitive	sahha	sahoit
illative	sahasõ, sahha	sahoisõ
inessive	sahaz	sahoiz
elative	sahass	sahoiss
allative	sahallõ	sahoillõ
adessive	sahall	sahoill
ablative	sahalt	sahoilt
translative	sahassi	sahoissi
*) 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. For dialectal differences between case endings, see Appendix:Votic dialects.

References

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “saha”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎^[3], 2nd edition, Tallinn