jahe

See also: jähe and jahê

Estonian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Finno-Permic *jakša, whence Erzya якшамо (jakšamo) and Moksha якшама (jakšama, “cold, frost”). This root can be seen in Proto-Finnic *jahtudak (“to cool down”) (with the suffix *-tudak (modern Estonian -tuma)), whence modern Estonian jahtuma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑhe/, [ˈjɑ̈ɦe̞]

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• Rhymes: -ɑhe
• Hyphenation: ja‧he

Adjective

jahe (genitive jaheda, partitive jahedat, comparative jahedam, superlative kõige jahedam or jahedaim)

1. (also figuratively) cool, (a bit) cold, chilly

   jahe kliima ― a cool climate

   jahe tuul ― a cool breeze

   Kivihoones on suvel meeldivalt jahe.

   The stone building is pleasantly cool in summer.

   Andke mulle midagi jahedat juua.

   Give me something cool to drink.

   Lähme tuppa, õues hakkab jahe!

   Let's go indoors, it's getting chilly outside!

   Ega sul jahe ei ole?

   Aren't you cold?

   jahedad suhted ― cold relations

   jahe tervitus ― a cold welcome

   • 1912, August Kitzberg, Libahunt: draama wiies waatuses [Werewolf: a Drama in Five Acts], Tartu: Noor-Eesti, Act IV, page 76:

     Sa ära mõista isa ja ema hukka. Ei tee nemad, nagu sina ütled, midagi pimedast pääst. Nende waade on selge, weri jahe ja meel kaine.

     Don't condemn your father and mother. They don't, as you say, do anything blindly. Their view is clear, their blood cold and their mind sober.

Declension

Declension of jahe (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		jahe	jahedad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	jaheda
genitive			jahedate
partitive		jahedat	jahedaid
illative		jahedasse	jahedatesse jahedaisse
inessive		jahedas	jahedates jahedais
elative		jahedast	jahedatest jahedaist
allative		jahedale	jahedatele jahedaile
adessive		jahedal	jahedatel jahedail
ablative		jahedalt	jahedatelt jahedailt
translative		jahedaks	jahedateks jahedaiks
terminative		jahedani	jahedateni
essive		jahedana	jahedatena
abessive		jahedata	jahedateta
comitative		jahedaga	jahedatega

Derived terms

• jahedalt
• jahedavõitu
• jahedus
• jahendama
• jahenema
• jahtuma
• jahutama

 

References

• jahe in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “jahe”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Indonesian

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia (“ginger”). Cognate to Sundanese ᮏᮠᮦ (jahé), Javanese jae, jahe (ꦗꦲꦺ, “ginger”), Old Javanese jahe, jahya (“ginger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒahe]
• Hyphenation: ja‧hè

Noun

jahè (first-person possessive jaheku, second-person possessive jahemu, third-person possessive jahenya)

1. ginger

   Synonym: halia

Derived terms

• jahe emprit
• jahe gajah
• jahe merah

 

Further reading

• “jahe” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀚𑀳𑁂 (Brahmi script)
• जहे (Devanagari script)
• জহে (Bengali script)
• ජහෙ (Sinhalese script)
• ဇဟေ or ၹႁေ (Burmese script)
• ชเห or ชะเห (Thai script)
• ᨩᩉᩮ (Tai Tham script)
• ຊເຫ or ຊະເຫ (Lao script)
• ជហេ (Khmer script)
• 𑄎𑄦𑄬 (Chakma script)

Verb

jahe

1. optative active singular of jahati (“to give up”)
2. present/imperative middle first-person singular of jahati (“to give up”)