Finnish
Etymology 1
kehua (“to praise”) + -u
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkehu/, [ˈk̟e̞ɦu]
- Rhymes: -ehu
- Syllabification(key): ke‧hu
- Hyphenation(key): ke‧hu
Noun
kehu
- praise, commendation (favorable representation in words)
Declension
| Inflection of kehu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
kehu
|
kehut
|
| genitive
|
kehun
|
kehujen
|
| partitive
|
kehua
|
kehuja
|
| illative
|
kehuun
|
kehuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kehu
|
kehut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kehu
|
kehut
|
| gen.
|
kehun
|
| genitive
|
kehun
|
kehujen
|
| partitive
|
kehua
|
kehuja
|
| inessive
|
kehussa
|
kehuissa
|
| elative
|
kehusta
|
kehuista
|
| illative
|
kehuun
|
kehuihin
|
| adessive
|
kehulla
|
kehuilla
|
| ablative
|
kehulta
|
kehuilta
|
| allative
|
kehulle
|
kehuille
|
| essive
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kehuna
|
kehuina
|
| translative
|
kehuksi
|
kehuiksi
|
| abessive
|
kehutta
|
kehuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
kehuin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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kehuni
|
kehuni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kehuni
|
kehuni
|
| gen.
|
kehuni
|
| genitive
|
kehuni
|
kehujeni
|
| partitive
|
kehuani
|
kehujani
|
| inessive
|
kehussani
|
kehuissani
|
| elative
|
kehustani
|
kehuistani
|
| illative
|
kehuuni
|
kehuihini
|
| adessive
|
kehullani
|
kehuillani
|
| ablative
|
kehultani
|
kehuiltani
|
| allative
|
kehulleni
|
kehuilleni
|
| essive
|
kehunani
|
kehuinani
|
| translative
|
kehukseni
|
kehuikseni
|
| abessive
|
kehuttani
|
kehuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kehuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kehusi
|
kehusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kehusi
|
kehusi
|
| gen.
|
kehusi
|
| genitive
|
kehusi
|
kehujesi
|
| partitive
|
kehuasi
|
kehujasi
|
| inessive
|
kehussasi
|
kehuissasi
|
| elative
|
kehustasi
|
kehuistasi
|
| illative
|
kehuusi
|
kehuihisi
|
| adessive
|
kehullasi
|
kehuillasi
|
| ablative
|
kehultasi
|
kehuiltasi
|
| allative
|
kehullesi
|
kehuillesi
|
| essive
|
kehunasi
|
kehuinasi
|
| translative
|
kehuksesi
|
kehuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
kehuttasi
|
kehuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kehuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kehumme
|
kehumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kehumme
|
kehumme
|
| gen.
|
kehumme
|
| genitive
|
kehumme
|
kehujemme
|
| partitive
|
kehuamme
|
kehujamme
|
| inessive
|
kehussamme
|
kehuissamme
|
| elative
|
kehustamme
|
kehuistamme
|
| illative
|
kehuumme
|
kehuihimme
|
| adessive
|
kehullamme
|
kehuillamme
|
| ablative
|
kehultamme
|
kehuiltamme
|
| allative
|
kehullemme
|
kehuillemme
|
| essive
|
kehunamme
|
kehuinamme
|
| translative
|
kehuksemme
|
kehuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
kehuttamme
|
kehuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kehuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kehunne
|
kehunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kehunne
|
kehunne
|
| gen.
|
kehunne
|
| genitive
|
kehunne
|
kehujenne
|
| partitive
|
kehuanne
|
kehujanne
|
| inessive
|
kehussanne
|
kehuissanne
|
| elative
|
kehustanne
|
kehuistanne
|
| illative
|
kehuunne
|
kehuihinne
|
| adessive
|
kehullanne
|
kehuillanne
|
| ablative
|
kehultanne
|
kehuiltanne
|
| allative
|
kehullenne
|
kehuillenne
|
| essive
|
kehunanne
|
kehuinanne
|
| translative
|
kehuksenne
|
kehuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
kehuttanne
|
kehuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kehuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kehunsa
|
kehunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kehunsa
|
kehunsa
|
| gen.
|
kehunsa
|
| genitive
|
kehunsa
|
kehujensa
|
| partitive
|
kehuaan
kehuansa
|
kehujaan
kehujansa
|
| inessive
|
kehussaan
kehussansa
|
kehuissaan
kehuissansa
|
| elative
|
kehustaan
kehustansa
|
kehuistaan
kehuistansa
|
| illative
|
kehuunsa
|
kehuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
kehullaan
kehullansa
|
kehuillaan
kehuillansa
|
| ablative
|
kehultaan
kehultansa
|
kehuiltaan
kehuiltansa
|
| allative
|
kehulleen
kehullensa
|
kehuilleen
kehuillensa
|
| essive
|
kehunaan
kehunansa
|
kehuinaan
kehuinansa
|
| translative
|
kehukseen
kehuksensa
|
kehuikseen
kehuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
kehuttaan
kehuttansa
|
kehuittaan
kehuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kehuineen
kehuinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Further reading
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkehuˣ/, [ˈk̟e̞ɦu(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ehu
- Syllabification(key): ke‧hu
- Hyphenation(key): ke‧hu
Verb
kehu
- inflection of kehua:
- present active indicative connegative
- second-person singular present imperative
- second-person singular present active imperative connegative
Maori
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Polynesian *kefu (“light-coloured”) (compare with Hawaiian ʻehu (“reddish”), Tahitian ʻehu (“reddish, ginger”), Tongan kefu (“brownish”) and Samoan ʻefu (“reddish brown”))[1][2][3]
Adjective
kehu
- reddish
Derived terms
References
- ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 123
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kefu”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
- ^ Branstetter, Katherine B. (January 1977) “A Reconstruction of Proto-Polynesian Color Terminology”, in Anthropological Linguistics[2], volume 19, number 1, page 21
Further reading
- “kehu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Mokilese
Noun
kehu
- mast
References