chompa
Chickasaw
Alternative forms
- chumpah (Humes' spelling)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *čowmpa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃom.pa/
Verb
chompa
- (active voice, transitive) to buy
Inflection
Class I Verb Subjects (Active)
| Verbs beginning with a consonant. | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person (I, we) | chompali chompa-li |
iichompa / iliichompa / liichompa ii-chompa / ilii-chompa / lii-chompa |
iloochompa iloo-chompa |
| 2nd-person (you, you all) | ishchompa ish-chompa |
hashchompa hash-chompa | |
| 3rd-person (he, she, it, they) | chompa | (hoo)chompa (hoo-)chompa | |
Derived terms
- aachompa
- aaimaachompa
- aainchompa
- chohómpa
- chompachi
- ibaachompa
- imaachompa
- inchompa
- ittibaachompa
- nanna chompa
Descendants
- Mobilian: chõpa
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English jumper. Doublet of chomba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃompa/ [ˈt͡ʃõm.pa]
- Rhymes: -ompa
- Syllabification: chom‧pa
Noun
chompa f (plural chompas)
- (Andes, Paraguay, Uruguay) jumper, sweater
- Synonym: chaleco
- (Colombia, Ecuador, Panama) bomber jacket
- Synonym: cazadora
Further reading
- “chompa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- “chompa”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010