-hina

See also: hina, Hina, hiná, ĥina, hiña, and hīna

Quechua

See also: hina

Alternative forms

• -yna
• -naw (Ancash, Junín, Yauyos)
• -shina, -shna (Cajamarca, Ecuador)

Suffix

-hina

1. Inflectional suffix, comparative.

   ima (“what”) → imahina (“how (lit. like what)”)

   Kay wamraqa allquhinam puñun.

   This boy sleeps like a dog.