rahi

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rahi. Cognate to Ingrian rahi (“bench”) and Livonian ra'j (“chair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑhi/, [ˈrɑ̝ɦi]
• Rhymes: -ɑhi
• Hyphenation^(key): ra‧hi

Noun

rahi

1. footstool, stool, ottoman, pouf, hassock, tumpty

   Near-synonyms: jakkara, palli

2. (dated) low bench

Declension

Inflection of rahi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		rahi	rahit
genitive		rahin	rahien
partitive		rahia	raheja
illative		rahiin	raheihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rahi	rahit
accusative	nom.	rahi	rahit
	gen.	rahin
genitive		rahin	rahien
partitive		rahia	raheja
inessive		rahissa	raheissa
elative		rahista	raheista
illative		rahiin	raheihin
adessive		rahilla	raheilla
ablative		rahilta	raheilta
allative		rahille	raheille
essive		rahina	raheina
translative		rahiksi	raheiksi
abessive		rahitta	raheitta
instructive		—	rahein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rahi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rahini rahini accusative nom. rahini rahini gen. rahini genitive rahini rahieni partitive rahiani rahejani inessive rahissani raheissani elative rahistani raheistani illative rahiini raheihini adessive rahillani raheillani ablative rahiltani raheiltani allative rahilleni raheilleni essive rahinani raheinani translative rahikseni raheikseni abessive rahittani raheittani instructive — — comitative — raheineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rahisi rahisi accusative nom. rahisi rahisi gen. rahisi genitive rahisi rahiesi partitive rahiasi rahejasi inessive rahissasi raheissasi elative rahistasi raheistasi illative rahiisi raheihisi adessive rahillasi raheillasi ablative rahiltasi raheiltasi allative rahillesi raheillesi essive rahinasi raheinasi translative rahiksesi raheiksesi abessive rahittasi raheittasi instructive — — comitative — raheinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rahimme rahimme accusative nom. rahimme rahimme gen. rahimme genitive rahimme rahiemme partitive rahiamme rahejamme inessive rahissamme raheissamme elative rahistamme raheistamme illative rahiimme raheihimme adessive rahillamme raheillamme ablative rahiltamme raheiltamme allative rahillemme raheillemme essive rahinamme raheinamme translative rahiksemme raheiksemme abessive rahittamme raheittamme instructive — — comitative — raheinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rahinne rahinne accusative nom. rahinne rahinne gen. rahinne genitive rahinne rahienne partitive rahianne rahejanne inessive rahissanne raheissanne elative rahistanne raheistanne illative rahiinne raheihinne adessive rahillanne raheillanne ablative rahiltanne raheiltanne allative rahillenne raheillenne essive rahinanne raheinanne translative rahiksenne raheiksenne abessive rahittanne raheittanne instructive — — comitative — raheinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rahinsa rahinsa accusative nom. rahinsa rahinsa gen. rahinsa genitive rahinsa rahiensa partitive rahiaan rahiansa rahejaan rahejansa inessive rahissaan rahissansa raheissaan raheissansa elative rahistaan rahistansa raheistaan raheistansa illative rahiinsa raheihinsa adessive rahillaan rahillansa raheillaan raheillansa ablative rahiltaan rahiltansa raheiltaan raheiltansa allative rahilleen rahillensa raheilleen raheillensa essive rahinaan rahinansa raheinaan raheinansa translative rahikseen rahiksensa raheikseen raheiksensa abessive rahittaan rahittansa raheittaan raheittansa instructive — — comitative — raheineen raheinensa

Further reading

• “rahi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• ihra

Ingrian

Rahi.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rahi. Cognates include Finnish rahi.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑhi/, [ˈrɑhi]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑhi/, [ˈrɑhi]
• Rhymes: -ɑhi
• Hyphenation: ra‧hi

Noun

rahi

1. bench

Declension

Declension of rahi (type 5/vahti, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	rahi	rahit
genitive	rahin	rahhiin, rahiloin
partitive	rahhia	rahija, rahiloja
illative	rahhii	rahhii, rahiloihe
inessive	rahis	rahiis, rahilois
elative	rahist	rahiist, rahiloist
allative	rahille	rahiille, rahiloille
adessive	rahil	rahiil, rahiloil
ablative	rahilt	rahiilt, rahiloilt
translative	rahiks	rahiiks, rahiloiks
essive	rahinna, rahhiin	rahiinna, rahiloinna, rahhiin, rahiloin
exessive1)	rahint	rahiint, rahiloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• penkki, järky

Hyponyms

• laavitsa (“bench inside a house”)

Derived terms

• uutturahi

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 462

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lasi.

Verb

rahi

1. to be big, many, plentiful, numerous
2. (modifier) big, large

Noun

rahi

1. size, greatness
2. importance, (important person, important people)

References

Te Aka Māori Dictionary

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lasi.

Adjective

rahi

1. big
2. many

References

• Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
• “rahi” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *raki (“northwest or northeast wind”), from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raɣi/

Noun

rahi

1. dry season

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *raki