achikyay

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Quechua

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Quechuan *ačikya- + -y. Not possible through surface analysis *achik +‎ -ya.

Pronunciation

Verb

achikyay

  1. (intransitive) to illuminate
  2. (intransitive) to dawn
  3. (intransitive) to sparkle

Conjugation

Noun

achikyay

  1. dawn, light
    Ñan purikuq runaqa sansapa achikyayninta rikuspa tuta, chay wasiman chayasqa.
    The traveller, seeing the light of the ember, arrived at the home.

Declension