kuraq

Quechua

Etymology

Simplification of a phrase from Classical Quechua *kura (ka)-q (literally “the one who is older”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʊ.ɾaq/, [ˈkʊ.ɾaχ]

Adjective

kuraq

1. elder, older, ancient
2. more senior or greater
3. (South Bolivian) the heaviest or most numerous thing of a group

Noun

kuraq

1. older (of a brother, child, etc. in relative terms)
2. adult, someone who has reached age of majority
3. superior, elder

Usage notes

The word kuraq does not mean "eldest" as in "the one who is the oldest", but rather "older in comparison with another person". For the term meaning "firstborn", see piwi.

Declension

Declension of kuraq

	singular	plural
nominative	kuraq	kuraqkuna
accusative	kuraqta	kuraqkunata
dative	kuraqman	kuraqkunaman
genitive	kuraqpa	kuraqkunap
locative	kuraqpi	kuraqkunapi
terminative	kuraqkama	kuraqkunakama
ablative	kuraqmanta	kuraqkunamanta
instrumental	kuraqwan	kuraqkunawan
comitative	kuraqnintin	kuraqkunantin
abessive	kuraqninnaq	kuraqkunannaq
comparative	kuraqhina	kuraqkunahina
causative	kuraqrayku	kuraqkunarayku
benefactive	kuraqpaq	kuraqkunapaq
associative	kuraqpura	kuraqkunapura
distributive	kuraqninka	kuraqkunanka
exclusive	kuraqlla	kuraqkunalla

Possessive forms of kuraq

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative kuraqniy kuraqniykuna accusative kuraqniyta kuraqniykunata dative kuraqniyman kuraqniykunaman genitive kuraqniypa kuraqniykunap locative kuraqniypi kuraqniykunapi terminative kuraqniykama kuraqniykunakama ablative kuraqniymanta kuraqniykunamanta instrumental kuraqniywan kuraqniykunawan comitative kuraqniynintin kuraqniykunantin abessive kuraqniyninnaq kuraqniykunannaq comparative kuraqniyhina kuraqniykunahina causative kuraqniyrayku kuraqniykunarayku benefactive kuraqniypaq kuraqniykunapaq associative kuraqniypura kuraqniykunapura distributive kuraqniyninka kuraqniykunanka exclusive kuraqniylla kuraqniykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative kuraqniyki kuraqniykikuna accusative kuraqniykita kuraqniykikunata dative kuraqniykiman kuraqniykikunaman genitive kuraqniykipa kuraqniykikunap locative kuraqniykipi kuraqniykikunapi terminative kuraqniykikama kuraqniykikunakama ablative kuraqniykimanta kuraqniykikunamanta instrumental kuraqniykiwan kuraqniykikunawan comitative kuraqniykintin kuraqniykikunantin abessive kuraqniykinnaq kuraqniykikunannaq comparative kuraqniykihina kuraqniykikunahina causative kuraqniykirayku kuraqniykikunarayku benefactive kuraqniykipaq kuraqniykikunapaq associative kuraqniykipura kuraqniykikunapura distributive kuraqniykinka kuraqniykikunanka exclusive kuraqniykilla kuraqniykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative kuraqnin kuraqninkuna accusative kuraqninta kuraqninkunata dative kuraqninman kuraqninkunaman genitive kuraqninpa kuraqninkunap locative kuraqninpi kuraqninkunapi terminative kuraqninkama kuraqninkunakama ablative kuraqninmanta kuraqninkunamanta instrumental kuraqninwan kuraqninkunawan comitative kuraqninintin kuraqninkunantin abessive kuraqninninnaq kuraqninkunannaq comparative kuraqninhina kuraqninkunahina causative kuraqninrayku kuraqninkunarayku benefactive kuraqninpaq kuraqninkunapaq associative kuraqninpura kuraqninkunapura distributive kuraqnininka kuraqninkunanka exclusive kuraqninlla kuraqninkunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative kuraqninchik kuraqninchikkuna accusative kuraqninchikta kuraqninchikkunata dative kuraqninchikman kuraqninchikkunaman genitive kuraqninchikpa kuraqninchikkunap locative kuraqninchikpi kuraqninchikkunapi terminative kuraqninchikkama kuraqninchikkunakama ablative kuraqninchikmanta kuraqninchikkunamanta instrumental kuraqninchikwan kuraqninchikkunawan comitative kuraqninchiknintin kuraqninchikkunantin abessive kuraqninchikninnaq kuraqninchikkunannaq comparative kuraqninchikhina kuraqninchikkunahina causative kuraqninchikrayku kuraqninchikkunarayku benefactive kuraqninchikpaq kuraqninchikkunapaq associative kuraqninchikpura kuraqninchikkunapura distributive kuraqninchikninka kuraqninchikkunanka exclusive kuraqninchiklla kuraqninchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative kuraqniyku kuraqniykukuna accusative kuraqniykuta kuraqniykukunata dative kuraqniykuman kuraqniykukunaman genitive kuraqniykupa kuraqniykukunap locative kuraqniykupi kuraqniykukunapi terminative kuraqniykukama kuraqniykukunakama ablative kuraqniykumanta kuraqniykukunamanta instrumental kuraqniykuwan kuraqniykukunawan comitative kuraqniykuntin kuraqniykukunantin abessive kuraqniykunnaq kuraqniykukunannaq comparative kuraqniykuhina kuraqniykukunahina causative kuraqniykurayku kuraqniykukunarayku benefactive kuraqniykupaq kuraqniykukunapaq associative kuraqniykupura kuraqniykukunapura distributive kuraqniykunka kuraqniykukunanka exclusive kuraqniykulla kuraqniykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative kuraqniykichik kuraqniykichikkuna accusative kuraqniykichikta kuraqniykichikkunata dative kuraqniykichikman kuraqniykichikkunaman genitive kuraqniykichikpa kuraqniykichikkunap locative kuraqniykichikpi kuraqniykichikkunapi terminative kuraqniykichikkama kuraqniykichikkunakama ablative kuraqniykichikmanta kuraqniykichikkunamanta instrumental kuraqniykichikwan kuraqniykichikkunawan comitative kuraqniykichiknintin kuraqniykichikkunantin abessive kuraqniykichikninnaq kuraqniykichikkunannaq comparative kuraqniykichikhina kuraqniykichikkunahina causative kuraqniykichikrayku kuraqniykichikkunarayku benefactive kuraqniykichikpaq kuraqniykichikkunapaq associative kuraqniykichikpura kuraqniykichikkunapura distributive kuraqniykichikninka kuraqniykichikkunanka exclusive kuraqniykichiklla kuraqniykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative kuraqninku kuraqninkukuna accusative kuraqninkuta kuraqninkukunata dative kuraqninkuman kuraqninkukunaman genitive kuraqninkupa kuraqninkukunap locative kuraqninkupi kuraqninkukunapi terminative kuraqninkukama kuraqninkukunakama ablative kuraqninkumanta kuraqninkukunamanta instrumental kuraqninkuwan kuraqninkukunawan comitative kuraqninkuntin kuraqninkukunantin abessive kuraqninkunnaq kuraqninkukunannaq comparative kuraqninkuhina kuraqninkukunahina causative kuraqninkurayku kuraqninkukunarayku benefactive kuraqninkupaq kuraqninkukunapaq associative kuraqninkupura kuraqninkukunapura distributive kuraqninkunka kuraqninkukunanka exclusive kuraqninkulla kuraqninkukunalla

Derived terms

• kuraq ayllu
• kuraq kaynin
• kuraq umu
• kuraqchakuy
• kuraqchay
• kuraqsapa
• kuraqta
• kuraqyay