"-chka" meaning in Quechua

See -chka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-t͡ʃ.ka/, [-t͡ʃ.ka] (note: Ayacucho), [-.ʃa ~ -.sa] (note: Cuzco-Collao)
Head templates: {{head|qu|suffix}} -chka
  1. Used to indicate a progressive or ongoing action. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -sa (english: South Bolivian), -sha (alt: Cuzco), -yka (alt: Ancash, Cajamarca, Junín)

Alternative forms

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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "qu",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-chka",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Quechua",
  "lang_code": "qu",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Quechua entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Quechua links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant target parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "rimani (“I speak”) → rimachkani (“I am speaking”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "llamk'an (“he/she works”) → llamk'achkan (“he/she is working”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to indicate a progressive or ongoing action."
      ],
      "id": "en--chka-qu-suffix-2dWubmyC",
      "links": [
        [
          "progressive",
          "progressive#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "South Bolivian",
          "word": "-sa"
        },
        {
          "alt": "Cuzco",
          "word": "-sha"
        },
        {
          "alt": "Ancash, Cajamarca, Junín",
          "word": "-yka"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-t͡ʃ.ka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-t͡ʃ.ka]",
      "note": "Ayacucho"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-.ʃa ~ -.sa]",
      "note": "Cuzco-Collao"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-chka"
}
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "qu",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-chka",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Quechua",
  "lang_code": "qu",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Quechua entries with incorrect language header",
        "Quechua lemmas",
        "Quechua links with redundant target parameters",
        "Quechua suffixes"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "rimani (“I speak”) → rimachkani (“I am speaking”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "llamk'an (“he/she works”) → llamk'achkan (“he/she is working”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to indicate a progressive or ongoing action."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "progressive",
          "progressive#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-t͡ʃ.ka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-t͡ʃ.ka]",
      "note": "Ayacucho"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-.ʃa ~ -.sa]",
      "note": "Cuzco-Collao"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "South Bolivian",
      "word": "-sa"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Cuzco",
      "word": "-sha"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Ancash, Cajamarca, Junín",
      "word": "-yka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-chka"
}

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