Chiapas

English

Map of Mexico highlighting Chiapas

Alternative forms

• CS
• Chiapa (obsolete)

Etymology

From Spanish Chiapas, from the area's first Spanish encomienda Villa Real de Chiapa (“Royal Town of Chiapa”) or Chiapa de los Indios (“Indian Chiapa”, now Chiapa de Corzo) and long-time capital Chiapa de los Españoles (“Spaniard Chiapa”) or Ciudad Real de Chiapa (“Royal City of Chiapa”, now San Cristóbal de las Casas), both named after the local Chiapaneca people, from Chiapan + -eco (“-ic, -ish”): forming demonyms), from Classical Nahuatl Chiapan, from chia (“chia, oilseed”) + either -pan (“upon; place of; place of the”) or -apan (“river, stream”), presumably in reference to the Grijalva.

Proper noun

Chiapas

1. A state of Mexico.

Translations

state of Mexico

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 恰帕斯 (Qiàpàsī), 芝邑巴 (Zhīyìbā) (dated)

• Chol: Chyapas
• Galician: Chiapas
• Greek: Τσιάπας (el) f (Tsiápas)
• Marathi: चिआपास n (ciāpās)
• Spanish: Chiapas (es) m
• Tzeltal: Chyapas
• Tzotzil: Chyapas

Anagrams

• Asaphic, scaphia, Chapais, aphasic

Spanish

Etymology

From the area's first Spanish encomienda Villa Real de Chiapa (“Royal Town of Chiapa”) or Chiapa de los Indios (“Indian Chiapa”, now Chiapa de Corzo) and long-time capital Chiapa de los Españoles (“Spaniard Chiapa”) or Ciudad Real de Chiapa (“Royal City of Chiapa”, now San Cristóbal de las Casas), all named after the local Chiapaneca people, from Chiapan + -eco (“-ic, -ish”): forming demonyms), from Classical Nahuatl Chiapan, from chia (“chia”) + either -pan (“upon; place of; place of the”) or -apan (“river, stream”), presumably in reference to the Grijalva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃjapas/ [ˈt͡ʃja.pas]
• Rhymes: -apas
• Syllabification: Chia‧pas

Proper noun

Chiapas m

1. A state of Mexico

   Synonym: (abbreviation) CS

Related terms

• chiapaneco

 

References

• History of Mexico – The State of Chiapas"

Turkish

Proper noun

Chiapas

1. A state of Mexico