-naya

Quechua

Suffix

-naya

1. Desiderative. To want to, to feel like.

   mikhuy (“to eat”) → mikhunayay "to be hungry (lit. to want to eat)"

2. Proximative. To be about to, to be close to.

   paray (“to rain”) → paranayay "to be about to rain"

See also

• munay