maha
English
Etymology
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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 […]
- 1896, Richard Lydekker, A Geographical History of Mammals
References
- maha in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
- AHAM, Hama, amah
Breton
Verb
maha
- to press
Ese
Noun
maha
- pig
References
- Jim and Judy Parlier Managalasi phonology. 2008 [1963].
Estonian
Etymology
Irregular illative of maa (“earth, ground”).
Adverb
maha
- down
- Tule maha!
- Come down!
- into the ground
- Me panime eile kartulid maha.
- We planted the potatoes yesterday. (lit. "We put the potatoes into the ground yesterday".)
- off
- Kütt võttis rebaselt naha maha.
- The hunter skinned the fox. (lit. "The hunter took the skin off of the fox".)
Finnish
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
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑhɑ/, [ˈmɑɦɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
- Syllabification(key): ma‧ha
Noun
maha
- stomach, belly
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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 mahainrare | |
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | mahoin | |
| abessive | mahatta | mahoitta | |
| comitative | — | mahoineen | |
| Possessive forms of maha (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | mahani | mahamme |
| 2nd person | mahasi | mahanne |
| 3rd person | mahansa | |
Synonyms
- masu
- vatsa
Derived terms
- -mahainen
- mahakas
Compounds
- juoksutusmaha
- kaljamaha
- läskimaha
- mahahaava
- mahahappo
- mahakipu
- mahalasku
- mahalaukku
- mahatauti
- mahavyö
- pallomaha
- pömppömaha
- verkkomaha
Anagrams
- Haam, ahma, hama
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit महा (mahā), combining form of महत् (mahat).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaha/
- Hyphenation: ma‧ha
- Rhymes: -ha, -a
Adjective
maha
- mighty, great
- infinite
- sublime
Alternative forms
- maha-
Jaqaru
Verb
maha
- to go
References
Martha James Hardman. (1996) Jaqaru: Outline of phonological and morphological structure, page 75.
Karelian
Noun
maha
- stomach
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit महा (mahā), combining form of महत् (mahat).
Adjective
maha
- mighty, great
- infinite
- sublime
Maori
Noun
maha
- abundance, bounty, majority
Pali
Alternative forms
- 𑀫𑀳 (Brahmi script)
- मह (Devanagari script)
- মহ (Bengali script)
- මහ (Sinhalese script)
- မဟ or မႁ (Burmese script)
- มห or มะหะ (Thai script)
- ᨾᩉ (Tai Tham script)
- ມຫ or ມະຫະ (Lao script)
- មហ (Khmer script)
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 |
Adjective
maha
- masculine/neuter vocative singular of mahant
Rapa Nui
Etymology
Borrowed from Tahitian maha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.ha/
- Hyphenation: ma‧ha
Numeral
maha
- four
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
- Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 170
- Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 147
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
maha
- genitive singular of mah
Slovene
Noun
maha
- genitive singular of mah
Tahitian
| < 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
Vilamovian
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: mahaPast participle: gymaht
Further reading
A GRAMMAR OF WYMYSORYS, Alexander Andrason & Tymoteusz Król, Duke University, Slavic and East European Language Resource Center – SEELRC, 2016