"-chu" meaning in Quechua

See -chu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|qu|suffix}} -chu
  1. Negative suffix. Used with mana to form negative statements, or ama to form negative commands. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--chu-qu-suffix-yYcH-2uU
  2. Interrogative suffix. Used when asking yes-no questions. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--chu-qu-suffix-RRRxk8Dk Categories (other): Quechua entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Quechua entries with incorrect language header: 31 69

Download JSON data for -chu meaning in Quechua (1.3kB)

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "qu",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-chu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Quechua",
  "lang_code": "qu",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "We are not working.",
          "text": "Manam llamk'anchikchu."
        },
        {
          "english": "That dog did not do anything to me.",
          "text": "Wak allquqa manam imanawarqanchu."
        },
        {
          "english": "Don't eat!",
          "text": "Ama mikhuychu!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Negative suffix. Used with mana to form negative statements, or ama to form negative commands."
      ],
      "id": "en--chu-qu-suffix-yYcH-2uU",
      "links": [
        [
          "Negative",
          "negative#English"
        ],
        [
          "mana",
          "mana#English"
        ],
        [
          "ama",
          "ama#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "31 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Quechua entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Maria is your name?",
          "text": "Mariyachu sutiyki?"
        },
        {
          "english": "Is it so or is it not?",
          "text": "Hinachu manachu?"
        },
        {
          "english": "Do you speak Quechua?",
          "text": "Runasimita rimankichu?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Interrogative suffix. Used when asking yes-no questions."
      ],
      "id": "en--chu-qu-suffix-RRRxk8Dk",
      "links": [
        [
          "Interrogative",
          "interrogative#English"
        ],
        [
          "yes-no question",
          "yes-no question#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-chu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Quechua entries with incorrect language header",
    "Quechua lemmas",
    "Quechua suffixes"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "qu",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-chu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Quechua",
  "lang_code": "qu",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "We are not working.",
          "text": "Manam llamk'anchikchu."
        },
        {
          "english": "That dog did not do anything to me.",
          "text": "Wak allquqa manam imanawarqanchu."
        },
        {
          "english": "Don't eat!",
          "text": "Ama mikhuychu!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Negative suffix. Used with mana to form negative statements, or ama to form negative commands."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Negative",
          "negative#English"
        ],
        [
          "mana",
          "mana#English"
        ],
        [
          "ama",
          "ama#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Maria is your name?",
          "text": "Mariyachu sutiyki?"
        },
        {
          "english": "Is it so or is it not?",
          "text": "Hinachu manachu?"
        },
        {
          "english": "Do you speak Quechua?",
          "text": "Runasimita rimankichu?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Interrogative suffix. Used when asking yes-no questions."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Interrogative",
          "interrogative#English"
        ],
        [
          "yes-no question",
          "yes-no question#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-chu"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Quechua dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (a644e18 and edd475d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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