kuha

From Proto-Central Philippine *kúha(ʔ) (“to get; to take”). Compare Bikol Central kua, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Kapampangan kua, Maranao kowa, and Tausug kawaꞌ. According to Zorc (2021), it might be from Proto-Austronesian *kuSa (“work”) with semantic reassignment. Compare Kavalan kuway (“to work in the field”) and Isnag kuwa (“to work”).

• Hyphenation: ku‧ha
• IPA^(key): /ˈkuhaʔ/, [ˈku.hʌʔ]

kuhà

1. to get; to take

   Magkuha kog tubig para nimo ― I'll get you some water

   1. to take away; to remove

      Nakuha ang akong kasuko pagpangayo niya'g pasaylo ― My anger vanished when he apologized

   2. to perform an abortion

      Walay doktor nga mokuha sa imong gisabak ― No doctor will perform an abortion for you

   3. (affixed ma- -an) to have a miscarriage

      Nakuhaan siya human madakdak ― She had an abortion after she slipped and fell

2. to kidnap; to abduct
3. to take a picture; to photograph
4. to video

• John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎ (in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press
• Zorc, R. D., & Almarines, A. (August 2021), “Axis Relationships in the Philippines–When Traditional Subgrouping Falls Short”, in 14th Philippine Linguistics Congress‎ (PDF), volume 24

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuhɑ/, [ˈkuɦɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -uhɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ku‧ha

From Proto-Finnic *kuha, borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?], compare Swedish gös. Cognate with Estonian koha, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

kuha

1. zander (Sander lucioperca, formerly Stizostedion lucioperca).

   Kuha ampuu hyvin, voitatte taistelun.

   The zander shoots well, you will win the battle.

2. pike-perch (any fish in the genus Sander).

• kuhankeittäjä
• kuhakeitto

• “kuha”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Dropping of word-final, and in some cases syllable-final, n is fairly common in many dialects of Finnish.

kuha (dialectal)

1. (subordinating) Alternative form of kunhan (“as long as, provided”)

   Kuha ampuu hyvin, voitatte taistelun.

   As long as they shoot well, you will win the battle.

• haku, kahu, uhka

From Proto-Finnic *kuha. Cognates include Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) and Estonian koha.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkuhɑ/, [ˈkuhɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkuhɑ/, [ˈkuhɑ]
• Rhymes: -uhɑ
• Hyphenation: ku‧ha

kuha

1. zander

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 212

From Proto-Central Philippine *kúha(ʔ) (“to get; to take”). Compare Bikol Central kua, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Kapampangan kua, Maranao kowa, and Tausug kawaꞌ. According to Zorc (2021), it might be from Proto-Austronesian *kuSa (“work”) with semantic reassignment. Compare Kavalan kuway (“to work in the field”) and Isnag kuwa (“to work”).

• Hyphenation: ku‧ha
• IPA^(key): /ˈkuha/, [ˈku.hɐ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈkuhaʔ/, [ˈku.hɐʔ]
• IPA^(key): /kuˈha/, [kʊˈha] (adjective:similar to the original; successfully taken)
• Rhymes: -uha, -uhaʔ

kuha or kuhà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜑ)

1. take; grab; act of getting (as with one's hand)

   Synonyms: pagkuha, (gay slang) getlak

2. act of obtaining or receiving

   Synonyms: pagkuha, tanggap, pagtanggap, tamo, pagtatamo, kamit, pagkakamit

3. capture; shot; snap; taking (of a picture)

   Synonyms: pagkuha, pagkakuha

   Maganda ang kuha mo sa akin.

   Your shot of my picture is nice.

4. capture; catch (of fish, etc.)
5. act of hiring (someone to work)
6. adaptation (of something from another)

   Synonyms: hango, paghango, batay, pagbabatay

7. helping; portion (of food)

   Synonym: (dialectal) bulos

8. (by extension) act of stealing something

   Synonyms: umit, pag-umit, kupit, pagkupit, nakaw, pagnakaw

9. (by extension) abortion; miscarriage

kuha or kuhà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜑ)

1. gotten the hang of something; managed to learn to handle something
2. taken from; adapted from

   Synonyms: hango, hinango, batay, ibinatay

3. inherited certain features (as from one's parents)

   Synonym: mana

kuha or kuhà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜑ)

1. (informal) got it; understood

   Synonyms: (slang) gets, (gay slang) getlak

kuhá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜑ)

1. similar to the original (as of a picture or drawing)

   Synonym: kamukha

2. successfully taken or obtained

   Synonyms: nakuha, natamo

• “kuha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. D., & Almarines, A. (August 2021), “Axis Relationships in the Philippines–When Traditional Subgrouping Falls Short”, in 14th Philippine Linguistics Congress‎ (PDF), volume 24

From Proto-Finnic *kuha, borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?]. Cognates include Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

kuha

1. zander (Sander lucioperca)
2. pike-perch (any fish in the genus Sander)

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “судак”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

From Proto-Finnic *kuha.

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈkuhɑ/, [ˈkuhɑ]
• Rhymes: -uhɑ
• Hyphenation: ku‧ha

kuha

1. zander

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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