kuraq

Quechua

Etymology

Simplification of a phrase from Classical Quechua *kura (ka)-q (literally “the one who is older”).^[1]

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

	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

declension of kuraq

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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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

possessive forms of kuraq

ñuqap - first-person singular

qampa - second-person singular

paypa - third-person singular

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

qamkunap - second-person plural

paykunap - third-person plural

Derivations

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

 

References

1. Cerrón-Palomino, Rodolfo (2008) Voces del Ande: ensayos de onomástica andina [Words of the Andes: essays on Andean onomastics]‎, Lima: Fondo Editorial PUCP, →DOI