maha
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
maha
- (archaic) A kind of monkey; the wanderoo.
- 1896, Richard Lydekker, A Geographical History of Mammals:
- The natives, who designate the latter as the Maha, or Great Wanderu, to distinguish it from the Kala, or Black one […]
References
- “maha”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Verb
maha
- to press
Noun
maha
References
- Jim and Judy Parlier Managalasi phonology. 2008 [1963].
Etymology
Irregular illative of maa (“earth, ground”).
Adverb
maha (not comparable)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *maha, borrowed from a Germanic language, compare Proto-Germanic *magô, Swedish mage. Cognates include Karelian maha, Votic maha, Ludian maha.
Pronunciation
Noun
maha
Usage notes
maha is often used when talking about the inner part (or a round belly) and vatsa when talking about the outer, but especially in speech the usage of these words is often very mixed up.
Declension
| Inflection of maha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | maha | mahat | |
| genitive | mahan | mahojen | |
| partitive | mahaa | mahoja | |
| illative | mahaan | mahoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | maha | mahat | |
| accusative | nom. | maha | mahat |
| gen. | mahan | ||
| genitive | mahan | mahojen mahain rare | |
| partitive | mahaa | mahoja | |
| inessive | mahassa | mahoissa | |
| elative | mahasta | mahoista | |
| illative | mahaan | mahoihin | |
| adessive | mahalla | mahoilla | |
| ablative | mahalta | mahoilta | |
| allative | mahalle | mahoille | |
| essive | mahana | mahoina | |
| translative | mahaksi | mahoiksi | |
| abessive | mahatta | mahoitta | |
| instructive | — | mahoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Synonyms
Derived terms
compounds
- ihramaha
- isomahainen
- juoksutusmaha
- kaljamaha
- lehtimaha
- lihasmaha
- läskimaha
- mahahaava
- mahahappo
- mahahuuhtelu
- mahakatarri
- mahakatkero
- mahakelkka
- mahakelkkailija
- mahakelkkailu
- mahakipu
- mahalasku
- mahalaukku
- mahaletku
- mahanalus
- mahaneste
- mahanportti
- mahanpuru
- mahansuu
- mahantähystys
- mahapaita
- mahapalkka
- mahapiironki
- mahaplätsi
- mahapuoli
- maharauhanen
- maha-suolikanava
- maha-suolitulehdus
- mahasyöpä
- mahatauti
- mahatulehdus
- mahavaiva
- mahavyö
- möhömaha
- nenä-mahaletku
- pallomaha
- pulleamahainen
- purumaha
- pömppömaha
- raskausmaha
- vauvamaha
- verkkomaha
Further reading
- “maha”, 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 2023-07-03
Anagrams
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit महा (mahā), combining form of महत् (mahat).
Pronunciation
Adjective
maha
Alternative forms
Verb
maha
- to go
References
Martha James Hardman. (1996) Jaqaru: Outline of phonological and morphological structure, page 75.
Noun
maha
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit महा (mahā), combining form of महत् (mahat).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a
Adjective
maha
Noun
maha
Alternative forms
Noun
maha m
- religious festival
Declension
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | maho | mahā |
| Accusative (second) | mahaṃ | mahe |
| Instrumental (third) | mahena | mahehi or mahebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | mahassa or mahāya or mahatthaṃ | mahānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | mahasmā or mahamhā or mahā | mahehi or mahebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | mahassa | mahānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | mahasmiṃ or mahamhi or mahe | mahesu |
| Vocative (calling) | maha | mahā |
Declension table of "maha" (masculine)
Adjective
maha
Etymology
Pronunciation
Numeral
maha
Usage notes
- Maha is used in compound numerals only:
- Maha 'ahuru. ― Forty (literally, “Four tens.”)
- Maha 'ahuru mā maha. ― Forty-four (literally, “Four tens and four.”)
- For the simple number "four", the native term hā is used.
References
Noun
maha
Noun
maha
| < 3 | 4 | 5 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : maha | ||
Numeral
maha
- four
- nā taʻata/tāʻata e maha ― four people
Derived terms
- maha ʻahuru
Descendants
- → Rapa Nui: maha
See also
- toʻomāha
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Etymology
From Old High German mahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn.
Verb
maha
- (transitive) to do or make
- No bo, wos kon yhy maha? ― Well then, what can I do?
Conjugation
maha is a weak verb ending in -a
Present tense: yhy mah
dü mahst
har / zej / ejs maht
wjyr maha
jyr maht
zej maha
Past tense: yhy maht
dü mahtst
har / zej / ejs maht
wjyr mahta
jyr maht
zej mahta
Present participle: maha Past participle: gymaht
Further reading
A GRAMMAR OF WYMYSORYS, Alexander Andrason & Tymoteusz Król, Duke University, Slavic and East European Language Resource Center – SEELRC, 2016
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