rica

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See also: riĉa, riça, and -riĉa

Asturian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

rica

  1. feminine singular of ricu

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

rica f sg

  1. feminine singular of ric

Galician[edit]

Adjective[edit]

rica

  1. feminine singular of rico

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Manado Malay rica (chili pepper) and North Moluccan Malay rica, from Ternate rica, itself from Malay merica, from Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच (marica). Doublet of merica.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈrit͡ʃa]
  • Hyphenation: ri‧ca

Noun[edit]

rica (plural rica-rica, first-person possessive ricaku, second-person possessive ricamu, third-person possessive ricanya)

  1. chili pepper
    Synonyms: cabai, cili, lada, lombok

Further reading[edit]

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Italic *wreikā, from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (to twist, weave, bind). Cognate with English wry, German reihen (to crimp) and Ancient Greek ῥοικός (rhoikós, bent, curved).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rīca f (genitive rīcae); first declension

  1. veil

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative rīca rīcae
Genitive rīcae rīcārum
Dative rīcae rīcīs
Accusative rīcam rīcās
Ablative rīcā rīcīs
Vocative rīca rīcae

References[edit]

  • rica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • rica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • rica”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Manado Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From North Moluccan Malay rica (chili pepper), from Ternate rica, from Malay merica, from Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच (marica).

Noun[edit]

rica

  1. chili pepper

Descendants[edit]

  • Indonesian: rica

Neapolitan[edit]

Noun[edit]

rica f (plural rriche)

  1. line

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Adjective[edit]

rica

  1. feminine singular of rico

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈrika/ [ˈri.ka]
  • Rhymes: -ika
  • Syllabification: ri‧ca

Noun[edit]

rica f (plural ricas)

  1. (Rioja) fenugreek

Adjective[edit]

rica

  1. feminine singular of rico

Further reading[edit]

Ternate[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Likely from an older, unattested form *marica, from Malay merica, from Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच (marica). The initial ma was likely reinterpreted as the possessive.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rica

  1. the chili pepper

Descendants[edit]

  • North Moluccan Malay: rica

References[edit]

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish رجا (rica), from Arabic رَجَاء (rajāʔ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɾiˈd͡ʒaː/
  • Hyphenation: ri‧ca

Noun[edit]

rica (definite accusative ricayı, plural ricalar)

  1. request
    Synonym: dileme

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominative rica
Definite accusative ricayı
Singular Plural
Nominative rica ricalar
Definite accusative ricayı ricaları
Dative ricaya ricalara
Locative ricada ricalarda
Ablative ricadan ricalardan
Genitive ricanın ricaların

Derived terms[edit]

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Venetian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

rica f sg

  1. feminine singular of rico