From chiri (“cold”) + -pa (“during”).
chiripa
singular | plural | |
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nominative | chiripa | chiripakuna |
accusative | chiripata | chiripakunata |
dative | chiripaman | chiripakunaman |
genitive | chiripap | chiripakunap |
locative | chiripapi | chiripakunapi |
terminative | chiripakama | chiripakunakama |
ablative | chiripamanta | chiripakunamanta |
instrumental | chiripawan | chiripakunawan |
comitative | chiripantin | chiripakunantin |
abessive | chiripannaq | chiripakunannaq |
comparative | chiripahina | chiripakunahina |
causative | chiriparayku | chiripakunarayku |
benefactive | chiripapaq | chiripakunapaq |
associative | chiripapura | chiripakunapura |
distributive | chiripanka | chiripakunanka |
exclusive | chiripalla | chiripakunalla |
Uncertain, possibly Persian سراندیب (serendip) or Arabic سَرَانْدِيب (sarāndīb), from Sinhala-dib. Cognate with English serendipity.
chiripa f (plural chiripas)