achira

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English

Etymology

From Quechua achira.

Noun

achira (uncountable)

  1. A canna lily (Canna indica, syn. Canna edulis), similar to arrowroot, the seeds of which yield a purple dye.
  2. The edible rhizome of this plant.
    • 1989, Lost Crops of the Incas, page 27:
      In much of this area achira is a market vegetable, but only in Peru and southern Ecuador is it a substantial crop.

References

  1. ^ 1999, Ana Baldoceda, El Diccionario de la Real Academia Española y sus inconsecuencias en voces nativas peruanas, in Alma Mater 18/19

Anagrams

Italian

Adjective

achira f sg

  1. feminine singular of achiro

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

achira

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あちら

Quechua

Pronunciation

Noun

achira

  1. achira, purple arrowroot, (Canna indica )

Declension

declension of achira
singular plural
nominative achira achirakuna
accusative achirata achirakunata
dative achiraman achirakunaman
genitive achirap achirakunap
locative achirapi achirakunapi
terminative achirakama achirakunakama
ablative achiramanta achirakunamanta
instrumental achirawan achirakunawan
comitative achirantin achirakunantin
abessive achirannaq achirakunannaq
comparative achirahina achirakunahina
causative achirarayku achirakunarayku
benefactive achirapaq achirakunapaq
associative achirapura achirakunapura
distributive achiranka achirakunanka
exclusive achiralla achirakunalla
possessive forms of achira
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative achiray achiraykuna
accusative achirayta achiraykunata
dative achirayman achiraykunaman
genitive achiraypa achiraykunap
locative achiraypi achiraykunapi
terminative achiraykama achiraykunakama
ablative achiraymanta achiraykunamanta
instrumental achiraywan achiraykunawan
comitative achiraynintin achiraykunantin
abessive achirayninnaq achiraykunannaq
comparative achirayhina achiraykunahina
causative achirayrayku achiraykunarayku
benefactive achiraypaq achiraykunapaq
associative achiraypura achiraykunapura
distributive achirayninka achiraykunanka
exclusive achiraylla achiraykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative achirayki achiraykikuna
accusative achiraykita achiraykikunata
dative achiraykiman achiraykikunaman
genitive achiraykipa achiraykikunap
locative achiraykipi achiraykikunapi
terminative achiraykikama achiraykikunakama
ablative achiraykimanta achiraykikunamanta
instrumental achiraykiwan achiraykikunawan
comitative achiraykintin achiraykikunantin
abessive achiraykinnaq achiraykikunannaq
comparative achiraykihina achiraykikunahina
causative achiraykirayku achiraykikunarayku
benefactive achiraykipaq achiraykikunapaq
associative achiraykipura achiraykikunapura
distributive achiraykinka achiraykikunanka
exclusive achiraykilla achiraykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative achiran achirankuna
accusative achiranta achirankunata
dative achiranman achirankunaman
genitive achiranpa achirankunap
locative achiranpi achirankunapi
terminative achirankama achirankunakama
ablative achiranmanta achirankunamanta
instrumental achiranwan achirankunawan
comitative achiranintin achirankunantin
abessive achiranninnaq achirankunannaq
comparative achiranhina achirankunahina
causative achiranrayku achirankunarayku
benefactive achiranpaq achirankunapaq
associative achiranpura achirankunapura
distributive achiraninka achirankunanka
exclusive achiranlla achirankunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative achiranchik achiranchikkuna
accusative achiranchikta achiranchikkunata
dative achiranchikman achiranchikkunaman
genitive achiranchikpa achiranchikkunap
locative achiranchikpi achiranchikkunapi
terminative achiranchikkama achiranchikkunakama
ablative achiranchikmanta achiranchikkunamanta
instrumental achiranchikwan achiranchikkunawan
comitative achiranchiknintin achiranchikkunantin
abessive achiranchikninnaq achiranchikkunannaq
comparative achiranchikhina achiranchikkunahina
causative achiranchikrayku achiranchikkunarayku
benefactive achiranchikpaq achiranchikkunapaq
associative achiranchikpura achiranchikkunapura
distributive achiranchikninka achiranchikkunanka
exclusive achiranchiklla achiranchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative achirayku achiraykukuna
accusative achiraykuta achiraykukunata
dative achiraykuman achiraykukunaman
genitive achiraykupa achiraykukunap
locative achiraykupi achiraykukunapi
terminative achiraykukama achiraykukunakama
ablative achiraykumanta achiraykukunamanta
instrumental achiraykuwan achiraykukunawan
comitative achiraykuntin achiraykukunantin
abessive achiraykunnaq achiraykukunannaq
comparative achiraykuhina achiraykukunahina
causative achiraykurayku achiraykukunarayku
benefactive achiraykupaq achiraykukunapaq
associative achiraykupura achiraykukunapura
distributive achiraykunka achiraykukunanka
exclusive achiraykulla achiraykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative achiraykichik achiraykichikkuna
accusative achiraykichikta achiraykichikkunata
dative achiraykichikman achiraykichikkunaman
genitive achiraykichikpa achiraykichikkunap
locative achiraykichikpi achiraykichikkunapi
terminative achiraykichikkama achiraykichikkunakama
ablative achiraykichikmanta achiraykichikkunamanta
instrumental achiraykichikwan achiraykichikkunawan
comitative achiraykichiknintin achiraykichikkunantin
abessive achiraykichikninnaq achiraykichikkunannaq
comparative achiraykichikhina achiraykichikkunahina
causative achiraykichikrayku achiraykichikkunarayku
benefactive achiraykichikpaq achiraykichikkunapaq
associative achiraykichikpura achiraykichikkunapura
distributive achiraykichikninka achiraykichikkunanka
exclusive achiraykichiklla achiraykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative achiranku achirankukuna
accusative achirankuta achirankukunata
dative achirankuman achirankukunaman
genitive achirankupa achirankukunap
locative achirankupi achirankukunapi
terminative achirankukama achirankukunakama
ablative achirankumanta achirankukunamanta
instrumental achirankuwan achirankukunawan
comitative achirankuntin achirankukunantin
abessive achirankunnaq achirankukunannaq
comparative achirankuhina achirankukunahina
causative achirankurayku achirankukunarayku
benefactive achirankupaq achirankukunapaq
associative achirankupura achirankukunapura
distributive achirankunka achirankukunanka
exclusive achirankulla achirankukunalla

Descendants

  • → English: achira
  • → Spanish: achira

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua achira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃiɾa/
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾa
  • Syllabification: a‧chi‧ra

Noun

achira f (plural achiras)

  1. purple arrowroot, Canna indica
  2. (Colombia) a confection made from this plant
  3. (Colombia) a bread baked using arrowroot flour
  4. giant arrowhead, Sagittaria montevidensis

Derived terms

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