achira

English

Etymology

From Quechua achira.

Noun

achira (uncountable)

1. Canna indica (syn. ), similar to arrowroot: the canna lily, the seeds of which yield a purple dye.
2. The edible rhizome of this plant.
   • 1989, Lost Crops of the Incas, page 27:

     In much of this area achira is a market vegetable, but only in Peru and southern Ecuador is it a substantial crop.

Anagrams

• achari

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Italian

Adjective

1. feminine singular of achiro

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Japanese

Romanization

achira

1. Rōmaji transcription of あちら

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Quechua

Noun

achira

1. achira, purple arrowroot, (Canna indica )

Declension

declension of achira

	singular	plural
nominative	achira	achirakuna
accusative	achirata	achirakunata
dative	achiraman	achirakunaman
genitive	achirap	achirakunap
locative	achirapi	achirakunapi
terminative	achirakama	achirakunakama
ablative	achiramanta	achirakunamanta
instrumental	achirawan	achirakunawan
comitative	achirantin	achirakunantin
abessive	achirannaq	achirakunannaq
comparative	achirahina	achirakunahina
causative	achirarayku	achirakunarayku
benefactive	achirapaq	achirakunapaq
associative	achirapura	achirakunapura
distributive	achiranka	achirakunanka
exclusive	achiralla	achirakunalla

possessive forms of achira

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	achiray	achiraykuna
accusative	achirayta	achiraykunata
dative	achirayman	achiraykunaman
genitive	achiraypa	achiraykunap
locative	achiraypi	achiraykunapi
terminative	achiraykama	achiraykunakama
ablative	achiraymanta	achiraykunamanta
instrumental	achiraywan	achiraykunawan
comitative	achiraynintin	achiraykunantin
abessive	achirayninnaq	achiraykunannaq
comparative	achirayhina	achiraykunahina
causative	achirayrayku	achiraykunarayku
benefactive	achiraypaq	achiraykunapaq
associative	achiraypura	achiraykunapura
distributive	achirayninka	achiraykunanka
exclusive	achiraylla	achiraykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	achirayki	achiraykikuna
accusative	achiraykita	achiraykikunata
dative	achiraykiman	achiraykikunaman
genitive	achiraykipa	achiraykikunap
locative	achiraykipi	achiraykikunapi
terminative	achiraykikama	achiraykikunakama
ablative	achiraykimanta	achiraykikunamanta
instrumental	achiraykiwan	achiraykikunawan
comitative	achiraykintin	achiraykikunantin
abessive	achiraykinnaq	achiraykikunannaq
comparative	achiraykihina	achiraykikunahina
causative	achiraykirayku	achiraykikunarayku
benefactive	achiraykipaq	achiraykikunapaq
associative	achiraykipura	achiraykikunapura
distributive	achiraykinka	achiraykikunanka
exclusive	achiraykilla	achiraykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	achiran	achirankuna
accusative	achiranta	achirankunata
dative	achiranman	achirankunaman
genitive	achiranpa	achirankunap
locative	achiranpi	achirankunapi
terminative	achirankama	achirankunakama
ablative	achiranmanta	achirankunamanta
instrumental	achiranwan	achirankunawan
comitative	achiranintin	achirankunantin
abessive	achiranninnaq	achirankunannaq
comparative	achiranhina	achirankunahina
causative	achiranrayku	achirankunarayku
benefactive	achiranpaq	achirankunapaq
associative	achiranpura	achirankunapura
distributive	achiraninka	achirankunanka
exclusive	achiranlla	achirankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	achiranchik	achiranchikkuna
accusative	achiranchikta	achiranchikkunata
dative	achiranchikman	achiranchikkunaman
genitive	achiranchikpa	achiranchikkunap
locative	achiranchikpi	achiranchikkunapi
terminative	achiranchikkama	achiranchikkunakama
ablative	achiranchikmanta	achiranchikkunamanta
instrumental	achiranchikwan	achiranchikkunawan
comitative	achiranchiknintin	achiranchikkunantin
abessive	achiranchikninnaq	achiranchikkunannaq
comparative	achiranchikhina	achiranchikkunahina
causative	achiranchikrayku	achiranchikkunarayku
benefactive	achiranchikpaq	achiranchikkunapaq
associative	achiranchikpura	achiranchikkunapura
distributive	achiranchikninka	achiranchikkunanka
exclusive	achiranchiklla	achiranchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	achirayku	achiraykukuna
accusative	achiraykuta	achiraykukunata
dative	achiraykuman	achiraykukunaman
genitive	achiraykupa	achiraykukunap
locative	achiraykupi	achiraykukunapi
terminative	achiraykukama	achiraykukunakama
ablative	achiraykumanta	achiraykukunamanta
instrumental	achiraykuwan	achiraykukunawan
comitative	achiraykuntin	achiraykukunantin
abessive	achiraykunnaq	achiraykukunannaq
comparative	achiraykuhina	achiraykukunahina
causative	achiraykurayku	achiraykukunarayku
benefactive	achiraykupaq	achiraykukunapaq
associative	achiraykupura	achiraykukunapura
distributive	achiraykunka	achiraykukunanka
exclusive	achiraykulla	achiraykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	achiraykichik	achiraykichikkuna
accusative	achiraykichikta	achiraykichikkunata
dative	achiraykichikman	achiraykichikkunaman
genitive	achiraykichikpa	achiraykichikkunap
locative	achiraykichikpi	achiraykichikkunapi
terminative	achiraykichikkama	achiraykichikkunakama
ablative	achiraykichikmanta	achiraykichikkunamanta
instrumental	achiraykichikwan	achiraykichikkunawan
comitative	achiraykichiknintin	achiraykichikkunantin
abessive	achiraykichikninnaq	achiraykichikkunannaq
comparative	achiraykichikhina	achiraykichikkunahina
causative	achiraykichikrayku	achiraykichikkunarayku
benefactive	achiraykichikpaq	achiraykichikkunapaq
associative	achiraykichikpura	achiraykichikkunapura
distributive	achiraykichikninka	achiraykichikkunanka
exclusive	achiraykichiklla	achiraykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	achiranku	achirankukuna
accusative	achirankuta	achirankukunata
dative	achirankuman	achirankukunaman
genitive	achirankupa	achirankukunap
locative	achirankupi	achirankukunapi
terminative	achirankukama	achirankukunakama
ablative	achirankumanta	achirankukunamanta
instrumental	achirankuwan	achirankukunawan
comitative	achirankuntin	achirankukunantin
abessive	achirankunnaq	achirankukunannaq
comparative	achirankuhina	achirankukunahina
causative	achirankurayku	achirankukunarayku
benefactive	achirankupaq	achirankukunapaq
associative	achirankupura	achirankukunapura
distributive	achirankunka	achirankukunanka
exclusive	achirankulla	achirankukunalla

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Spanish

Etymology

From Quechua achira

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈt͡ʃiɾa/ [aˈt͡ʃi.ɾa]

Noun

achira f (plural achiras)

1. purple arrowroot, Canna indica
2. (Colombia) a confection made from this plant
3. (Colombia) a bread baked using arrowroot flour
4. the giant arrowhead,