chiripa

See also: chiripá

Quechua

Etymology

From chiri (“cold”) +‎ -pa (“during”).

Noun

chiripa

1. warm clothing

Declension

declension of chiripa

	singular	plural
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

possessive forms of chiripa

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	chiripay	chiripaykuna
accusative	chiripayta	chiripaykunata
dative	chiripayman	chiripaykunaman
genitive	chiripaypa	chiripaykunap
locative	chiripaypi	chiripaykunapi
terminative	chiripaykama	chiripaykunakama
ablative	chiripaymanta	chiripaykunamanta
instrumental	chiripaywan	chiripaykunawan
comitative	chiripaynintin	chiripaykunantin
abessive	chiripayninnaq	chiripaykunannaq
comparative	chiripayhina	chiripaykunahina
causative	chiripayrayku	chiripaykunarayku
benefactive	chiripaypaq	chiripaykunapaq
associative	chiripaypura	chiripaykunapura
distributive	chiripayninka	chiripaykunanka
exclusive	chiripaylla	chiripaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	chiripayki	chiripaykikuna
accusative	chiripaykita	chiripaykikunata
dative	chiripaykiman	chiripaykikunaman
genitive	chiripaykipa	chiripaykikunap
locative	chiripaykipi	chiripaykikunapi
terminative	chiripaykikama	chiripaykikunakama
ablative	chiripaykimanta	chiripaykikunamanta
instrumental	chiripaykiwan	chiripaykikunawan
comitative	chiripaykintin	chiripaykikunantin
abessive	chiripaykinnaq	chiripaykikunannaq
comparative	chiripaykihina	chiripaykikunahina
causative	chiripaykirayku	chiripaykikunarayku
benefactive	chiripaykipaq	chiripaykikunapaq
associative	chiripaykipura	chiripaykikunapura
distributive	chiripaykinka	chiripaykikunanka
exclusive	chiripaykilla	chiripaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	chiripan	chiripankuna
accusative	chiripanta	chiripankunata
dative	chiripanman	chiripankunaman
genitive	chiripanpa	chiripankunap
locative	chiripanpi	chiripankunapi
terminative	chiripankama	chiripankunakama
ablative	chiripanmanta	chiripankunamanta
instrumental	chiripanwan	chiripankunawan
comitative	chiripanintin	chiripankunantin
abessive	chiripanninnaq	chiripankunannaq
comparative	chiripanhina	chiripankunahina
causative	chiripanrayku	chiripankunarayku
benefactive	chiripanpaq	chiripankunapaq
associative	chiripanpura	chiripankunapura
distributive	chiripaninka	chiripankunanka
exclusive	chiripanlla	chiripankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	chiripanchik	chiripanchikkuna
accusative	chiripanchikta	chiripanchikkunata
dative	chiripanchikman	chiripanchikkunaman
genitive	chiripanchikpa	chiripanchikkunap
locative	chiripanchikpi	chiripanchikkunapi
terminative	chiripanchikkama	chiripanchikkunakama
ablative	chiripanchikmanta	chiripanchikkunamanta
instrumental	chiripanchikwan	chiripanchikkunawan
comitative	chiripanchiknintin	chiripanchikkunantin
abessive	chiripanchikninnaq	chiripanchikkunannaq
comparative	chiripanchikhina	chiripanchikkunahina
causative	chiripanchikrayku	chiripanchikkunarayku
benefactive	chiripanchikpaq	chiripanchikkunapaq
associative	chiripanchikpura	chiripanchikkunapura
distributive	chiripanchikninka	chiripanchikkunanka
exclusive	chiripanchiklla	chiripanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	chiripayku	chiripaykukuna
accusative	chiripaykuta	chiripaykukunata
dative	chiripaykuman	chiripaykukunaman
genitive	chiripaykupa	chiripaykukunap
locative	chiripaykupi	chiripaykukunapi
terminative	chiripaykukama	chiripaykukunakama
ablative	chiripaykumanta	chiripaykukunamanta
instrumental	chiripaykuwan	chiripaykukunawan
comitative	chiripaykuntin	chiripaykukunantin
abessive	chiripaykunnaq	chiripaykukunannaq
comparative	chiripaykuhina	chiripaykukunahina
causative	chiripaykurayku	chiripaykukunarayku
benefactive	chiripaykupaq	chiripaykukunapaq
associative	chiripaykupura	chiripaykukunapura
distributive	chiripaykunka	chiripaykukunanka
exclusive	chiripaykulla	chiripaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	chiripaykichik	chiripaykichikkuna
accusative	chiripaykichikta	chiripaykichikkunata
dative	chiripaykichikman	chiripaykichikkunaman
genitive	chiripaykichikpa	chiripaykichikkunap
locative	chiripaykichikpi	chiripaykichikkunapi
terminative	chiripaykichikkama	chiripaykichikkunakama
ablative	chiripaykichikmanta	chiripaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	chiripaykichikwan	chiripaykichikkunawan
comitative	chiripaykichiknintin	chiripaykichikkunantin
abessive	chiripaykichikninnaq	chiripaykichikkunannaq
comparative	chiripaykichikhina	chiripaykichikkunahina
causative	chiripaykichikrayku	chiripaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	chiripaykichikpaq	chiripaykichikkunapaq
associative	chiripaykichikpura	chiripaykichikkunapura
distributive	chiripaykichikninka	chiripaykichikkunanka
exclusive	chiripaykichiklla	chiripaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	chiripanku	chiripankukuna
accusative	chiripankuta	chiripankukunata
dative	chiripankuman	chiripankukunaman
genitive	chiripankupa	chiripankukunap
locative	chiripankupi	chiripankukunapi
terminative	chiripankukama	chiripankukunakama
ablative	chiripankumanta	chiripankukunamanta
instrumental	chiripankuwan	chiripankukunawan
comitative	chiripankuntin	chiripankukunantin
abessive	chiripankunnaq	chiripankukunannaq
comparative	chiripankuhina	chiripankukunahina
causative	chiripankurayku	chiripankukunarayku
benefactive	chiripankupaq	chiripankukunapaq
associative	chiripankupura	chiripankukunapura
distributive	chiripankunka	chiripankukunanka
exclusive	chiripankulla	chiripankukunalla

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly Persian سراندیب (serendip) or Arabic سَرَانْدِيب (sarāndīb), from Sinhala-dib. Cognate with English serendipity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈɾipa/ [t͡ʃiˈɾi.pa]
• Rhymes: -ipa
• Syllabification: chi‧ri‧pa

Noun

chiripa f (plural chiripas)

1. fluke (lucky or improbable occurrence)
2. (Venezuela) Blattella germanica (German roach)

Derived terms

• chiripero (“a crowd, a gathering of small players”) (in Venezuelan politics)
• de chiripa (“by sheer luck”)

 

Further reading

• “chiripa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014