chiripa
See also: chiripá
Quechua
Etymology
From chiri (“cold”) + -pa (“during”).
Noun
chiripa
- warm clothing
Declension
declension of chiripa
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chiripa | chiripakuna |
| accusative | chiripata | chiripakunata |
| dative | chiripaman | chiripakunaman |
| genitive | chiripap | chiripakunap |
| locative | chiripapi | chiripakunapi |
| terminative | chiripakama | chiripakunakama |
| ablative | chiripamanta | chiripakunamanta |
| instrumental | chiripawan | chiripakunawan |
| comitative | chiripantin | chiripakunantin |
| abessive | chiripannaq | chiripakunannaq |
| comparative | chiripahina | chiripakunahina |
| causative | chiriparayku | chiripakunarayku |
| benefactive | chiripapaq | chiripakunapaq |
| associative | chiripapura | chiripakunapura |
| distributive | chiripanka | chiripakunanka |
| exclusive | chiripalla | chiripakunalla |
possessive forms of chiripa
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chiripay | chiripaykuna |
| accusative | chiripayta | chiripaykunata |
| dative | chiripayman | chiripaykunaman |
| genitive | chiripaypa | chiripaykunap |
| locative | chiripaypi | chiripaykunapi |
| terminative | chiripaykama | chiripaykunakama |
| ablative | chiripaymanta | chiripaykunamanta |
| instrumental | chiripaywan | chiripaykunawan |
| comitative | chiripaynintin | chiripaykunantin |
| abessive | chiripayninnaq | chiripaykunannaq |
| comparative | chiripayhina | chiripaykunahina |
| causative | chiripayrayku | chiripaykunarayku |
| benefactive | chiripaypaq | chiripaykunapaq |
| associative | chiripaypura | chiripaykunapura |
| distributive | chiripayninka | chiripaykunanka |
| exclusive | chiripaylla | chiripaykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chiripayki | chiripaykikuna |
| accusative | chiripaykita | chiripaykikunata |
| dative | chiripaykiman | chiripaykikunaman |
| genitive | chiripaykipa | chiripaykikunap |
| locative | chiripaykipi | chiripaykikunapi |
| terminative | chiripaykikama | chiripaykikunakama |
| ablative | chiripaykimanta | chiripaykikunamanta |
| instrumental | chiripaykiwan | chiripaykikunawan |
| comitative | chiripaykintin | chiripaykikunantin |
| abessive | chiripaykinnaq | chiripaykikunannaq |
| comparative | chiripaykihina | chiripaykikunahina |
| causative | chiripaykirayku | chiripaykikunarayku |
| benefactive | chiripaykipaq | chiripaykikunapaq |
| associative | chiripaykipura | chiripaykikunapura |
| distributive | chiripaykinka | chiripaykikunanka |
| exclusive | chiripaykilla | chiripaykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chiripan | chiripankuna |
| accusative | chiripanta | chiripankunata |
| dative | chiripanman | chiripankunaman |
| genitive | chiripanpa | chiripankunap |
| locative | chiripanpi | chiripankunapi |
| terminative | chiripankama | chiripankunakama |
| ablative | chiripanmanta | chiripankunamanta |
| instrumental | chiripanwan | chiripankunawan |
| comitative | chiripanintin | chiripankunantin |
| abessive | chiripanninnaq | chiripankunannaq |
| comparative | chiripanhina | chiripankunahina |
| causative | chiripanrayku | chiripankunarayku |
| benefactive | chiripanpaq | chiripankunapaq |
| associative | chiripanpura | chiripankunapura |
| distributive | chiripaninka | chiripankunanka |
| exclusive | chiripanlla | chiripankunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chiripanchik | chiripanchikkuna |
| accusative | chiripanchikta | chiripanchikkunata |
| dative | chiripanchikman | chiripanchikkunaman |
| genitive | chiripanchikpa | chiripanchikkunap |
| locative | chiripanchikpi | chiripanchikkunapi |
| terminative | chiripanchikkama | chiripanchikkunakama |
| ablative | chiripanchikmanta | chiripanchikkunamanta |
| instrumental | chiripanchikwan | chiripanchikkunawan |
| comitative | chiripanchiknintin | chiripanchikkunantin |
| abessive | chiripanchikninnaq | chiripanchikkunannaq |
| comparative | chiripanchikhina | chiripanchikkunahina |
| causative | chiripanchikrayku | chiripanchikkunarayku |
| benefactive | chiripanchikpaq | chiripanchikkunapaq |
| associative | chiripanchikpura | chiripanchikkunapura |
| distributive | chiripanchikninka | chiripanchikkunanka |
| exclusive | chiripanchiklla | chiripanchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chiripayku | chiripaykukuna |
| accusative | chiripaykuta | chiripaykukunata |
| dative | chiripaykuman | chiripaykukunaman |
| genitive | chiripaykupa | chiripaykukunap |
| locative | chiripaykupi | chiripaykukunapi |
| terminative | chiripaykukama | chiripaykukunakama |
| ablative | chiripaykumanta | chiripaykukunamanta |
| instrumental | chiripaykuwan | chiripaykukunawan |
| comitative | chiripaykuntin | chiripaykukunantin |
| abessive | chiripaykunnaq | chiripaykukunannaq |
| comparative | chiripaykuhina | chiripaykukunahina |
| causative | chiripaykurayku | chiripaykukunarayku |
| benefactive | chiripaykupaq | chiripaykukunapaq |
| associative | chiripaykupura | chiripaykukunapura |
| distributive | chiripaykunka | chiripaykukunanka |
| exclusive | chiripaykulla | chiripaykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chiripaykichik | chiripaykichikkuna |
| accusative | chiripaykichikta | chiripaykichikkunata |
| dative | chiripaykichikman | chiripaykichikkunaman |
| genitive | chiripaykichikpa | chiripaykichikkunap |
| locative | chiripaykichikpi | chiripaykichikkunapi |
| terminative | chiripaykichikkama | chiripaykichikkunakama |
| ablative | chiripaykichikmanta | chiripaykichikkunamanta |
| instrumental | chiripaykichikwan | chiripaykichikkunawan |
| comitative | chiripaykichiknintin | chiripaykichikkunantin |
| abessive | chiripaykichikninnaq | chiripaykichikkunannaq |
| comparative | chiripaykichikhina | chiripaykichikkunahina |
| causative | chiripaykichikrayku | chiripaykichikkunarayku |
| benefactive | chiripaykichikpaq | chiripaykichikkunapaq |
| associative | chiripaykichikpura | chiripaykichikkunapura |
| distributive | chiripaykichikninka | chiripaykichikkunanka |
| exclusive | chiripaykichiklla | chiripaykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chiripanku | chiripankukuna |
| accusative | chiripankuta | chiripankukunata |
| dative | chiripankuman | chiripankukunaman |
| genitive | chiripankupa | chiripankukunap |
| locative | chiripankupi | chiripankukunapi |
| terminative | chiripankukama | chiripankukunakama |
| ablative | chiripankumanta | chiripankukunamanta |
| instrumental | chiripankuwan | chiripankukunawan |
| comitative | chiripankuntin | chiripankukunantin |
| abessive | chiripankunnaq | chiripankukunannaq |
| comparative | chiripankuhina | chiripankukunahina |
| causative | chiripankurayku | chiripankukunarayku |
| benefactive | chiripankupaq | chiripankukunapaq |
| associative | chiripankupura | chiripankukunapura |
| distributive | chiripankunka | chiripankukunanka |
| exclusive | chiripankulla | chiripankukunalla |
Spanish
Etymology
Uncertain origin, possibly Persian سراندیب (Serendip) or Arabic سَرَانْدِيب (sarandib), from Sinhala-dib. Cognate with serendipity.
Noun
chiripa f (plural chiripas)
- fluke (lucky or improbable occurrence).
- (Venezuela) Blattella germanica (German roach).
Derived terms
- de chiripa by sheer luck
- chiripero in Venezuelan politics, a crowd, a gathering of small players
Further reading
“chiripa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014