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chuwi

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Quechua

Noun

chuwi

  1. bean, beans

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
More information ñuqap (my), singular ...
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Etymology

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Adjective

chuwi

  1. full
  2. (in combination) -full (an amount which fills the mentioned object)
    chuwi nàxkink
    handful
    (literally, “full in hand”)

Usage notes

  • This term is not used to mean "full of food" (of a person or animal), for which see kispwi.

Derived terms

  • chuhskhamën anim (to fill through a small entrypoint)
  • chuhòte inan (to be full)
  • chuwixën inan (to be full of something solid)
  • chuwpèkàt inan (to be full of water)
  • chuwpèxtun anim (to fill with water to the brim)
  • chuwpèxën inan (to be full of liquid)

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “chuwi”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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