kukuha

Tagalog

Etymology

Initial reduplication of kuha.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuˈkuha/ [kʊˈxuː.hɐ], /kuˈkuhaʔ/ [kʊˈxuː.hɐʔ]
  • (now chiefly regional) IPA(key): /ˌkuˈkuha/ [ˌkuːˈxuː.hɐ], /ˌkuˈkuhaʔ/ [ˌkuːˈxuː.hɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -uha, -uhaʔ
  • Syllabification: ku‧ku‧ha

Verb

kukuha or kukuhà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜃᜓᜑ)

  1. contemplative aspect of kumuha