achikyay

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Quechua

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Quechuan *ačikya- + -y. Not possible through surface analysis *achik +‎ -ya.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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achikyay

  1. (intransitive) to illuminate
  2. (intransitive) to dawn
  3. (intransitive) to sparkle

Conjugation

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Noun

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achikyay

  1. dawn, light
    Ñan purikuq runaqa sansapa achikyayninta rikuspa tuta, chay wasiman chayasqa.
    The traveller, seeing the light of the ember, arrived at the home.

Declension

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