rica

See also: riĉa, riça, and -riĉa

Asturian

Adjective

rica

1. feminine singular of ricu

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈri.kə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈri.ka/

Adjective

rica f sg

1. feminine singular of ric

Galician

Adjective

rica

1. feminine singular of rico

Indonesian

Etymology

From Manado Malay rica (“chili pepper”) and North Moluccan Malay rica, from Ternate rica, itself from Malay merica, from Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच (marica). Doublet of merica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrit͡ʃa]
• Hyphenation: ri‧ca

Noun

rica (plural rica-rica, first-person possessive ricaku, second-person possessive ricamu, third-person possessive ricanya)

1. chili pepper

   Synonyms: cabai, cili, lada, lombok

Further reading

• “rica” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *wreikā, from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (“to twist, weave, bind”). Cognate with English wry, German reihen (“to crimp”) and Ancient Greek ῥοικός (rhoikós, “bent, curved”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈriː.ka/, [ˈriːkä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈri.ka/, [ˈriːkä]

Noun

rīca f (genitive rīcae); first declension

1. veil

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rīca	rīcae
Genitive	rīcae	rīcārum
Dative	rīcae	rīcīs
Accusative	rīcam	rīcās
Ablative	rīcā	rīcīs
Vocative	rīca	rīcae

References

• “rica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• rica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• “rica”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Manado Malay

Etymology

From North Moluccan Malay rica (“chili pepper”), from Ternate rica, from Malay merica, from Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच (marica).

Noun

rica

1. chili pepper

Descendants

• → Indonesian: rica

Neapolitan

Noun

rica f (plural rriche)

1. line

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ikɐ

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.kɐ/ [ˈhi.kɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.kɐ/ [ˈhi.kɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.kɐ/ [ˈχi.kɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.ka/ [ˈhi.ka]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.kɐ/

Adjective

rica

1. feminine singular of rico

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrika/ [ˈri.ka]
• Rhymes: -ika
• Syllabification: ri‧ca

Noun

rica f (plural ricas)

1. (Rioja) fenugreek

Adjective

rica

1. feminine singular of rico

Further reading

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

Ternate

Etymology

Likely from an older, unattested form *marica, from Malay merica, from Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच (marica). The initial ma was likely reinterpreted as the possessive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾi.t͡ʃa/

Noun

rica

1. the chili pepper

Descendants

• → North Moluccan Malay: rica
  • Manado Malay: rica
    • → Indonesian: rica

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish رجا‎ (rica), from Arabic رَجَاء‎ (rajāʔ).

Noun

rica (definite accusative ricayı, plural ricalar)

1. request

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	rica
Definite accusative	ricayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rica	ricalar
Definite accusative	ricayı	ricaları
Dative	ricaya	ricalara
Locative	ricada	ricalarda
Ablative	ricadan	ricalardan
Genitive	ricanın	ricaların

See also

• rica ederim

Venetian

Adjective

rica f sg

1. feminine singular of rico