kuraka

Quechua

Etymology

Probably a reborrowing from Spanish curaca, from Classical Quechua kuraqa, an Aymarization of kuraq (eldest, adult).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

kuraka

  1. leader of an ayllu
  2. mayor, cacique, chief
  3. (historical) Andean provincial administrator

Declension

Declension of kuraka
singular plural
nominative kuraka kurakakuna
accusative kurakata kurakakunata
dative kurakaman kurakakunaman
genitive kurakap kurakakunap
locative kurakapi kurakakunapi
terminative kurakakama kurakakunakama
ablative kurakamanta kurakakunamanta
instrumental kurakawan kurakakunawan
comitative kurakantin kurakakunantin
abessive kurakannaq kurakakunannaq
comparative kurakahina kurakakunahina
causative kurakarayku kurakakunarayku
benefactive kurakapaq kurakakunapaq
associative kurakapura kurakakunapura
distributive kurakanka kurakakunanka
exclusive kurakalla kurakakunalla
Possessive forms of kuraka
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative kurakay kurakaykuna
accusative kurakayta kurakaykunata
dative kurakayman kurakaykunaman
genitive kurakaypa kurakaykunap
locative kurakaypi kurakaykunapi
terminative kurakaykama kurakaykunakama
ablative kurakaymanta kurakaykunamanta
instrumental kurakaywan kurakaykunawan
comitative kurakaynintin kurakaykunantin
abessive kurakayninnaq kurakaykunannaq
comparative kurakayhina kurakaykunahina
causative kurakayrayku kurakaykunarayku
benefactive kurakaypaq kurakaykunapaq
associative kurakaypura kurakaykunapura
distributive kurakayninka kurakaykunanka
exclusive kurakaylla kurakaykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative kurakayki kurakaykikuna
accusative kurakaykita kurakaykikunata
dative kurakaykiman kurakaykikunaman
genitive kurakaykipa kurakaykikunap
locative kurakaykipi kurakaykikunapi
terminative kurakaykikama kurakaykikunakama
ablative kurakaykimanta kurakaykikunamanta
instrumental kurakaykiwan kurakaykikunawan
comitative kurakaykintin kurakaykikunantin
abessive kurakaykinnaq kurakaykikunannaq
comparative kurakaykihina kurakaykikunahina
causative kurakaykirayku kurakaykikunarayku
benefactive kurakaykipaq kurakaykikunapaq
associative kurakaykipura kurakaykikunapura
distributive kurakaykinka kurakaykikunanka
exclusive kurakaykilla kurakaykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative kurakan kurakankuna
accusative kurakanta kurakankunata
dative kurakanman kurakankunaman
genitive kurakanpa kurakankunap
locative kurakanpi kurakankunapi
terminative kurakankama kurakankunakama
ablative kurakanmanta kurakankunamanta
instrumental kurakanwan kurakankunawan
comitative kurakanintin kurakankunantin
abessive kurakanninnaq kurakankunannaq
comparative kurakanhina kurakankunahina
causative kurakanrayku kurakankunarayku
benefactive kurakanpaq kurakankunapaq
associative kurakanpura kurakankunapura
distributive kurakaninka kurakankunanka
exclusive kurakanlla kurakankunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative kurakanchik kurakanchikkuna
accusative kurakanchikta kurakanchikkunata
dative kurakanchikman kurakanchikkunaman
genitive kurakanchikpa kurakanchikkunap
locative kurakanchikpi kurakanchikkunapi
terminative kurakanchikkama kurakanchikkunakama
ablative kurakanchikmanta kurakanchikkunamanta
instrumental kurakanchikwan kurakanchikkunawan
comitative kurakanchiknintin kurakanchikkunantin
abessive kurakanchikninnaq kurakanchikkunannaq
comparative kurakanchikhina kurakanchikkunahina
causative kurakanchikrayku kurakanchikkunarayku
benefactive kurakanchikpaq kurakanchikkunapaq
associative kurakanchikpura kurakanchikkunapura
distributive kurakanchikninka kurakanchikkunanka
exclusive kurakanchiklla kurakanchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative kurakayku kurakaykukuna
accusative kurakaykuta kurakaykukunata
dative kurakaykuman kurakaykukunaman
genitive kurakaykupa kurakaykukunap
locative kurakaykupi kurakaykukunapi
terminative kurakaykukama kurakaykukunakama
ablative kurakaykumanta kurakaykukunamanta
instrumental kurakaykuwan kurakaykukunawan
comitative kurakaykuntin kurakaykukunantin
abessive kurakaykunnaq kurakaykukunannaq
comparative kurakaykuhina kurakaykukunahina
causative kurakaykurayku kurakaykukunarayku
benefactive kurakaykupaq kurakaykukunapaq
associative kurakaykupura kurakaykukunapura
distributive kurakaykunka kurakaykukunanka
exclusive kurakaykulla kurakaykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative kurakaykichik kurakaykichikkuna
accusative kurakaykichikta kurakaykichikkunata
dative kurakaykichikman kurakaykichikkunaman
genitive kurakaykichikpa kurakaykichikkunap
locative kurakaykichikpi kurakaykichikkunapi
terminative kurakaykichikkama kurakaykichikkunakama
ablative kurakaykichikmanta kurakaykichikkunamanta
instrumental kurakaykichikwan kurakaykichikkunawan
comitative kurakaykichiknintin kurakaykichikkunantin
abessive kurakaykichikninnaq kurakaykichikkunannaq
comparative kurakaykichikhina kurakaykichikkunahina
causative kurakaykichikrayku kurakaykichikkunarayku
benefactive kurakaykichikpaq kurakaykichikkunapaq
associative kurakaykichikpura kurakaykichikkunapura
distributive kurakaykichikninka kurakaykichikkunanka
exclusive kurakaykichiklla kurakaykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative kurakanku kurakankukuna
accusative kurakankuta kurakankukunata
dative kurakankuman kurakankukunaman
genitive kurakankupa kurakankukunap
locative kurakankupi kurakankukunapi
terminative kurakankukama kurakankukunakama
ablative kurakankumanta kurakankukunamanta
instrumental kurakankuwan kurakankukunawan
comitative kurakankuntin kurakankukunantin
abessive kurakankunnaq kurakankukunannaq
comparative kurakankuhina kurakankukunahina
causative kurakankurayku kurakankukunarayku
benefactive kurakankupaq kurakankukunapaq
associative kurakankupura kurakankukunapura
distributive kurakankunka kurakankukunanka
exclusive kurakankulla kurakankukunalla

Descendants

  • Spanish: curaca

See also

References

  1. ^ Cerrón-Palomino, Rodolfo (2008) Voces del Ande: ensayos de onomástica andina [Words of the Andes: essays on Andean onomastics]‎[1], Lima: Fondo Editorial PUCP, →DOI, page 226