kehu

See also: kèhù

Finnish

Etymology 1

kehua (to praise) + -u

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkehu/, [ˈk̟e̞ɦu]
  • Rhymes: -ehu
  • Syllabification(key): ke‧hu

Noun

kehu

  1. 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 kehuna kehuina
translative kehuksi kehuiksi
abessive kehutta kehuitta
instructive kehuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kehu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative 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
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
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
compounds

Further reading

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkehuˣ/, [ˈk̟e̞ɦu(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ehu
  • Syllabification(key): ke‧hu

Verb

kehu

  1. inflection of kehua:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. 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

  1. reddish

Derived terms

  • urukehu

References

  1. Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 123
  2. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kefu”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. Branstetter, Katherine B. (1977 January) “A Reconstruction of Proto-Polynesian Color Terminology”, in Anthropological Linguistics, 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.
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