kahi

See also: káhi

Fula

Noun

kahi ki (plural kahe ɗe)

  1. African mahogany (Khaya senegalensis)

Usage notes
  • Used in Maasina Fulfulde.
  • (see discussion)

Synonyms

References
  • M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
  • D. Osborn, D. Dwyer, and J. Donohoe, A Fulfulde (Maasina)-English-French Lexicon: A Root-Based Compilation Drawn from Extant Sources Followed by English-Fulfulde and French-Fulfulde Listings, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1993.

Hawaiian
Hawaiian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : kahi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tasi, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa, *asa.

Numeral

kahi

  1. one, single; some

Verb

kahi

  1. (transitive) to cut

Etymology 3

From ka + wahi

Noun

kahi

  1. the place
Usage notes
  • Used without an article.
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