English

Noun

koha ‎(uncountable)

1. A Māori tradition of reciprocal giving of gifts.
   • 2001, Kevin Holmes, The Concept of Income: A Multi-disciplinary Analysis, ISBN 9076078378, 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 1877283886, 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.

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

• kohin

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, from Old High German kochōn, kohhōn ‎(“to cook”), from Proto-Germanic *****ōną ‎(“to cook”), from Late Latin cocō ‎(“cook”, verb), from Latin coquō ‎(“cook”, verb). 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