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kohas

kohas is the plural of koha.

Meaning of koha

Noun (1)

koha (countable and uncountable, plural kohas or koha)

  1. (New Zealand) A Māori tradition of reciprocal giving of gifts.
    • Koha are commonly given at the conclusion of a powhiri (a Maori welcome onto a marae (meeting place)). [Mary Anne] Salmond explains that "great pride is taken in being able to present a generous gift to the hosts." Koha that are given at the conclusion of a powhiri are not payments for goods or...2001, Kevin Holmes, “Gifts and Windfall Gains”, in The Concept of Income: A Multi-disciplinary Analysis (Academic Council Doctoral Series; 1), Amsterdam: IBFD Publications, →ISBN, page 427
  2. (New Zealand, broadly) A voluntary donation given for a service that has been provided.
    • There was considerable opposition to any advance for this mill being charged as against "Koha." […] In respect to the Turakirae Block, Manihera and Wi Kingi claimed "Koha" for Taita, Mangaroa, and Pakuratahi, stating that the purchase extended over those lands, and even to the source of a stream...[1873 December 31, “Wairarapa Five Per Cents., (Report on the Payment of Balances on the). Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency. [No. 1. Major Heaphy to the...

Noun (2)

koha (plural kohas)

  1. (Sri-Lanka) The koel (Eudynamys), a genus of cuckoos from Asia, Australia, and the Pacific with a distinctive loud call; specifically, the Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus).
    • Our species, the Koel or Koha also belongs to this sub-family of Cuculinae. The male cuckoo is dark in colour, while its female is speckled (called the Gomara Koha).1997, Gamini de S. G. Punchihewa, Vignettes of Far Off Things: Introducing the History, Tank Civilization, Jungle Lore, Fauna, & Flora and Adventure of the Walawe Basin, Nugegoda, Colombo, Sri Lanka...

Questions about kohas

What is kohas the plural of?
Kohas is the plural of koha.

Words near kohas in the dictionary

  1. kohanga reo
  2. kohanim
  3. Kohans
  4. Kohanyi
  5. Koharu
  6. kohas
  7. Kohat Division
  8. Kohathite
  9. Kohathites
  10. Kohberger
  11. Kohdhipparu

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