-gipa

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Garo

Etymology 1

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Suffix

-gipa (Principle verb suffix)

  1. nominalizing suffix: the one who, those who
    pi·sako chikgipa achak
    the child-biting dog, the dog who bites the child
Antonyms

Etymology 2

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Suffix

-gipa

  1. suffix for kinship terms when used as a reference, not as a term of address
    Nelsonni ma·gipa
    Nelson's mother

References

  • Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon, Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 20