chira
Ao
Pronunciation
- (Chungli) IPA(key): /tʃi˥.ɾa˩/, [tʃi˥.ɾa˩]
Verb
chira
- (Chungli) to be sharp
Inflection
| Affirmative | Negative | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Past | Simple | chira | mechira |
| Perfect | chiraogo | mechiraogo | |
| Present | Simple | chirar | mechirar |
| Progressive | chiradar chiradagi |
mechiradar mechiradagi | |
| Future/infinitive | chiratsü | mechiratsü | |
| Imperative | chirang | techira | |
| Present participle | chira-a | mechirai | |
| Conditional | chirara chirarabang |
mechirara mechirarabang | |
Further reading
- Clark, E. W. (1911), “CHIRA, techira”, in Ao-Naga dictionary, Dimapur
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiɾa/ [ˈt͡ʃi.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -iɾa
- Syllabification: chi‧ra
Noun
chira f (plural chiras)
- (colloquial, El Salvador, Nicaragua) a skin ulcer
- Synonym: llaga
Further reading
- “chira”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
- “chira”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010