-gipa

Garo

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-gipa (Principle verb suffix)

1. nominalizing suffix: the one who, those who

   pi·sako chikgipa achak

   the child-biting dog, the dog who bites the child

Antonyms

• -gija

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-gipa

1. suffix for kinship terms when used as a reference, not as a term of address

   Nelsonni ma·gipa

   Nelson's mother

References

• Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎^[1], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 20