-chi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chi"

Japanese

Romanization

-chi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ち

Quechua

Etymology 1

Alternative forms
  • -tsi (Ancash)

Suffix

-chi

  1. Derivational suffix, causative. To make someone do something; to let or allow something.
    llamkay (“to work”) → llamkachiy (“to make one work”)
    yachay (“to learn”) → yachachiy (“to teach”)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms
  • -shi (Cajamarca); -tri (Jauja, Junín)

Suffix

-chi

  1. Used to indicate a putative or conjectural statement.

See also

Yine

Suffix

-chi

  1. suffix applied to naturally possessed nouns to depossess them; that is, to indicate that they are not, in fact, possessed

References
  • Languages of the Amazon (2012, →ISBN)
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