"-s" meaning in Quechua

See -s in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -si [alternative], -sh [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|qu|suffix}} -s
  1. Evidential suffix, second-hand information. Indicates that the speaker has not directly experienced the information at hand; hearsay Tags: morpheme Related terms: -m, -mi
    Sense id: en--s-qu-suffix-sViP2jiE Categories (other): Pages with 39 entries, Pages with entries, Quechua entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-si",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "qu",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-s",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Quechua",
  "lang_code": "qu",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 39 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Quechua entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              24,
              34
            ]
          ],
          "english": "(They say that) you are from Cusco.",
          "text": "Qusqumantas kanki.",
          "translation": "(They say that) you are from Cusco.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Inez visited her sister yesterday (so I heard).",
          "text": "Inisqa qayna ñañantas watukusqan.",
          "translation": "Inez visited her sister yesterday (so I heard).",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Evidential suffix, second-hand information. Indicates that the speaker has not directly experienced the information at hand; hearsay"
      ],
      "id": "en--s-qu-suffix-sViP2jiE",
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "-m"
        },
        {
          "word": "-mi"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-s"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 39 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-si",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "qu",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-s",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Quechua",
  "lang_code": "qu",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "-m"
    },
    {
      "word": "-mi"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 39 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Quechua entries with incorrect language header",
        "Quechua lemmas",
        "Quechua suffixes",
        "Quechua terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              24,
              34
            ]
          ],
          "english": "(They say that) you are from Cusco.",
          "text": "Qusqumantas kanki.",
          "translation": "(They say that) you are from Cusco.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Inez visited her sister yesterday (so I heard).",
          "text": "Inisqa qayna ñañantas watukusqan.",
          "translation": "Inez visited her sister yesterday (so I heard).",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Evidential suffix, second-hand information. Indicates that the speaker has not directly experienced the information at hand; hearsay"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-s"
}

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