chikchiy

Quechua

Etymology

From chikchi +‎ -y.

Verb

chikchiy

  1. (intransitive) to hail
  2. (intransitive) to laugh, smile
  3. (transitive) to tickle

Conjugation

Conjugation of chikchiy
infinitive chikchiy
agentive chikchiq
present participle chikchispa
past participle chikchisqa
future participle chikchina
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person
inclusive
1st person
exclusive
2nd person 3rd person
indicative ñuqa qam pay ñuqanchik ñuqayku qamkuna paykuna
present chikchini chikchinki chikchin chikchinchik chikchiyku
chikchiniku1
chikchinkichik chikchinku
past
(experienced)
chikchirqani chikchirqanki chikchirqan chikchirqanchik chikchirqayku
chikchirqaniku
chikchirqankichik chikchirqanku
past
(reported)
chikchisqani chikchisqanki chikchisqan chikchisqanchik chikchisqayku
chikchisqaniku
chikchisqankichik chikchisqanku
future chikchisaq chikchinki chikchinqa chikchisunchik chikchisaqku chikchinkichik chikchinqaku
imperative qam pay ñuqanchik qamkuna paykuna
affirmative chikchiy chikchichun chikchisun2
chikchisunchik
chikchiychik chikchichunku
negative ama
chikchiychu
ama
chikchichunchu
ama chikchisunchu
ama chikchisunchikchu
ama
chikchiychikchu
ama
chikchichunkuchu

1 The conjugation -niku is only for the Ayacucho-Chanca variety.
2 The form -sun refers to "you and I together", while the form -sunchik refers to "you and I and other people".