koha

See also: köhä

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori.

Noun

koha (uncountable)

  1. A Māori tradition of reciprocal giving of gifts.
    • 2001, Kevin Holmes, The Concept of Income: A Multi-disciplinary Analysis, →ISBN, page 431:
      Consequently, the value of the koha itself received in this context is not income in an economic sense.
    • 2003, Hirini Moko Mead, Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori Values, →ISBN, page 188:
      The speaker then sits down and a person from the marae side walks over to collect the koha and acknowledge it.
    • 2013 June 19, KATE CHAPMAN, “Pakeha don't get koha”, in The Press West Coast:
      Mana Party leader Hone Harawira is standing behind his party's by-election candidate saying Pakeha don't understand koha if they have a problem with him keeping the $12,000 raised for his surgery.
    • 2015 November 11, Dave Nicoll, “The etiquette of koha - it's all about respect”, in The Southland Times:
      In the old days the koha would be food to to help with the running of the event, like baskets of kumara, Skerrett said.
  2. (New Zealand) A voluntary donation given for a service that has been provided.
    • 2013 February 14, “In and Out of Context: a street light circus”, in Scoop: Independent News:
      In and Out of Context is a free/koha event and for everyone!
    • 2016 January 8, Matthew Theunissen, “Concert to greet Syrian refugees”, in New Zealand Herald:
      The event is free but organisers say a koha would help with resettlement.
    • 2016 January 11, “Gisborne goes arty at the Arts and Craft Fair”, in Gisborne Herald:
      The Fair is a registered charity that donates funds raised by koha, raffle or bake sales to charities in the community.

Anagrams

Estonian

Etymology 1

Noun

koha (genitive koha, partitive koha)

  1. zander, the freshwater fish Sander lucioperca.
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

koha (genitive koha, partitive koha)

  1. rustling, the sound of waves or of leaves in the wind.
Declension
Synonyms

Verb

koha

  1. Second-person singular imperative form of kohama.
  2. Present connegative form of kohama.

Etymology 3

Noun

koha

  1. Genitive singular form of koht.

Vilamovian

Etymology

From Middle High German kochen, from Old High German kochōn, kohhōn (“to cook”), from Proto-Germanic *kukōną (“to cook”), from Late Latin cocō (“cook”, verb), from Latin coquō (“cook”, verb). Cognate with German kochen. More at cook.

Verb

koha (simple past koht, past participle gykoht)

  1. to cook
  2. to boil (cook in boiling water)
  3. to boil (begin to turn into a gas)

Derived terms

  • ȧjkoha
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