"kaha" meaning in Hawaiian

See kaha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈka.ha/, [ˈkɐ.hə]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *tafa (“cut lengthwise, slice, incise”), from Proto-Oceanic *tapa(s) (“cut into, incise”). Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*tafa|t=cut lengthwise, slice, incise}} Proto-Polynesian *tafa (“cut lengthwise, slice, incise”), {{inh|haw|poz-oce-pro|*tapa(s)|t=cut into, incise}} Proto-Oceanic *tapa(s) (“cut into, incise”) Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} kaha
  1. punctuation mark, diacritic Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-kaha-haw-noun-xONNBvYW
  2. line, stripe Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-kaha-haw-noun-crkVRhw3 Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 11 34 9 9 7 25 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kaha ana (english: benchmark), kaha hiō (english: slash), kaha hoʻokomo (english: caret), kaha hoʻolawe (english: minus sign), kaha hoʻonui (english: multiplication sign), kaha kiko (english: punctuation mark), kaha maha (english: dash), kaha moe (english: hyphen), kaha puʻunaue (english: division sign)

Verb

IPA: /ˈka.ha/, [ˈkɐ.hə]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *tafa (“cut lengthwise, slice, incise”), from Proto-Oceanic *tapa(s) (“cut into, incise”). Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*tafa|t=cut lengthwise, slice, incise}} Proto-Polynesian *tafa (“cut lengthwise, slice, incise”), {{inh|haw|poz-oce-pro|*tapa(s)|t=cut into, incise}} Proto-Oceanic *tapa(s) (“cut into, incise”) Head templates: {{head|haw|verb}} kaha, {{tlb|haw|transitive}} (transitive)
  1. to cut open, to slice lengthwise Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-kaha-haw-verb-WUJpXn4C
  2. to operate on Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-kaha-haw-verb-94taGIx9
  3. to scratch, to engrave Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-kaha-haw-verb-gGPwTpUs
  4. to draw, to sketch Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-kaha-haw-verb-EuBU5Pwp
  5. to mark Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-kaha-haw-verb-7ItYCNXb
  6. to grade (give a grade to) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-kaha-haw-verb-kWn74CVI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hoʻokaha, kaha kiʻi (english: draw, paint) [verb], kahakaha

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hoʻokaha"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "draw, paint",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "kaha kiʻi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kahakaha"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*tafa",
        "t": "cut lengthwise, slice, incise"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *tafa (“cut lengthwise, slice, incise”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*tapa(s)",
        "t": "cut into, incise"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *tapa(s) (“cut into, incise”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *tafa (“cut lengthwise, slice, incise”), from Proto-Oceanic *tapa(s) (“cut into, incise”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "kaha",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "transitive"
      },
      "expansion": "(transitive)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to cut open, to slice lengthwise"
      ],
      "id": "en-kaha-haw-verb-WUJpXn4C",
      "links": [
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ],
        [
          "open",
          "open"
        ],
        [
          "slice",
          "slice"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to operate on"
      ],
      "id": "en-kaha-haw-verb-94taGIx9",
      "links": [
        [
          "operate",
          "operate"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to scratch, to engrave"
      ],
      "id": "en-kaha-haw-verb-gGPwTpUs",
      "links": [
        [
          "scratch",
          "scratch"
        ],
        [
          "engrave",
          "engrave"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to draw, to sketch"
      ],
      "id": "en-kaha-haw-verb-EuBU5Pwp",
      "links": [
        [
          "draw",
          "draw"
        ],
        [
          "sketch",
          "sketch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to mark"
      ],
      "id": "en-kaha-haw-verb-7ItYCNXb",
      "links": [
        [
          "mark",
          "mark"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to grade (give a grade to)"
      ],
      "id": "en-kaha-haw-verb-kWn74CVI",
      "links": [
        [
          "grade",
          "grade"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.ha/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɐ.hə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kaha"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "benchmark",
      "word": "kaha ana"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "slash",
      "word": "kaha hiō"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "caret",
      "word": "kaha hoʻokomo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "minus sign",
      "word": "kaha hoʻolawe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "multiplication sign",
      "word": "kaha hoʻonui"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "punctuation mark",
      "word": "kaha kiko"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "dash",
      "word": "kaha maha"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "hyphen",
      "word": "kaha moe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "division sign",
      "word": "kaha puʻunaue"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*tafa",
        "t": "cut lengthwise, slice, incise"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *tafa (“cut lengthwise, slice, incise”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*tapa(s)",
        "t": "cut into, incise"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *tapa(s) (“cut into, incise”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *tafa (“cut lengthwise, slice, incise”), from Proto-Oceanic *tapa(s) (“cut into, incise”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "kaha",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "punctuation mark, diacritic"
      ],
      "id": "en-kaha-haw-noun-xONNBvYW",
      "links": [
        [
          "punctuation mark",
          "punctuation mark"
        ],
        [
          "diacritic",
          "diacritic"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 34 9 9 7 25 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "line, stripe"
      ],
      "id": "en-kaha-haw-noun-crkVRhw3",
      "links": [
        [
          "line",
          "line"
        ],
        [
          "stripe",
          "stripe"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.ha/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɐ.hə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kaha"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian nouns",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Hawaiian transitive verbs",
    "Hawaiian verbs",
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "hoʻokaha"
    },
    {
      "english": "draw, paint",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "kaha kiʻi"
    },
    {
      "word": "kahakaha"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*tafa",
        "t": "cut lengthwise, slice, incise"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *tafa (“cut lengthwise, slice, incise”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*tapa(s)",
        "t": "cut into, incise"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *tapa(s) (“cut into, incise”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *tafa (“cut lengthwise, slice, incise”), from Proto-Oceanic *tapa(s) (“cut into, incise”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "kaha",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "transitive"
      },
      "expansion": "(transitive)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to cut open, to slice lengthwise"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ],
        [
          "open",
          "open"
        ],
        [
          "slice",
          "slice"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to operate on"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "operate",
          "operate"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to scratch, to engrave"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scratch",
          "scratch"
        ],
        [
          "engrave",
          "engrave"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to draw, to sketch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "draw",
          "draw"
        ],
        [
          "sketch",
          "sketch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to mark"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mark",
          "mark"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to grade (give a grade to)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grade",
          "grade"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.ha/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɐ.hə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kaha"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian nouns",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Hawaiian transitive verbs",
    "Hawaiian verbs",
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "benchmark",
      "word": "kaha ana"
    },
    {
      "english": "slash",
      "word": "kaha hiō"
    },
    {
      "english": "caret",
      "word": "kaha hoʻokomo"
    },
    {
      "english": "minus sign",
      "word": "kaha hoʻolawe"
    },
    {
      "english": "multiplication sign",
      "word": "kaha hoʻonui"
    },
    {
      "english": "punctuation mark",
      "word": "kaha kiko"
    },
    {
      "english": "dash",
      "word": "kaha maha"
    },
    {
      "english": "hyphen",
      "word": "kaha moe"
    },
    {
      "english": "division sign",
      "word": "kaha puʻunaue"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*tafa",
        "t": "cut lengthwise, slice, incise"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *tafa (“cut lengthwise, slice, incise”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*tapa(s)",
        "t": "cut into, incise"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *tapa(s) (“cut into, incise”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *tafa (“cut lengthwise, slice, incise”), from Proto-Oceanic *tapa(s) (“cut into, incise”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "kaha",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "punctuation mark, diacritic"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "punctuation mark",
          "punctuation mark"
        ],
        [
          "diacritic",
          "diacritic"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "line, stripe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "line",
          "line"
        ],
        [
          "stripe",
          "stripe"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.ha/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɐ.hə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kaha"
}

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