# chinga
## Finnish
### Etymology

< taxonomic name Conepatus chinga

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtʃiŋːɑ/, [ˈt̪ʃiŋːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iŋːɑ

### Noun

chinga
* (dated) Synonym of argentiinanskunkki (“Molina's hog-nosed skunk, Andes skunk, Conepatus chinga”).

#### Declension

Possessive forms of chinga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
chingani
chingani
accusative
nom.
chingani
chingani
gen.
chingani
genitive
chingani
chingojeni chingaini $^{rare}$
partitive
chingaani
chingojani
inessive
chingassani
chingoissani
elative
chingastani
chingoistani
illative
chingaani
chingoihini
adessive
chingallani
chingoillani
ablative
chingaltani
chingoiltani
allative
chingalleni
chingoilleni
essive
chinganani
chingoinani
translative
chingakseni
chingoikseni
abessive
chingattani
chingoittani
instructive
comitative
—chingoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
chingasi
chingasi
accusative
nom.
chingasi
chingasi
gen.
chingasi
genitive
chingasi
chingojesi chingaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
chingaasi
chingojasi
inessive
chingassasi
chingoissasi
elative
chingastasi
chingoistasi
illative
chingaasi
chingoihisi
adessive
chingallasi
chingoillasi
ablative
chingaltasi
chingoiltasi
allative
chingallesi
chingoillesi
essive
chinganasi
chingoinasi
translative
chingaksesi
chingoiksesi
abessive
chingattasi
chingoittasi
instructive
comitative
—chingoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
chingamme
chingamme
accusative
nom.
chingamme
chingamme
gen.
chingamme
genitive
chingamme
chingojemme chingaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
chingaamme
chingojamme
inessive
chingassamme
chingoissamme
elative
chingastamme
chingoistamme
illative
chingaamme
chingoihimme
adessive
chingallamme
chingoillamme
ablative
chingaltamme
chingoiltamme
allative
chingallemme
chingoillemme
essive
chinganamme
chingoinamme
translative
chingaksemme
chingoiksemme
abessive
chingattamme
chingoittamme
instructive
comitative
—chingoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
chinganne
chinganne
accusative
nom.
chinganne
chinganne
gen.
chinganne
genitive
chinganne
chingojenne chingainne $^{rare}$
partitive
chingaanne
chingojanne
inessive
chingassanne
chingoissanne
elative
chingastanne
chingoistanne
illative
chingaanne
chingoihinne
adessive
chingallanne
chingoillanne
ablative
chingaltanne
chingoiltanne
allative
chingallenne
chingoillenne
essive
chingananne
chingoinanne
translative
chingaksenne
chingoiksenne
abessive
chingattanne
chingoittanne
instructive
comitative
—chingoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
chingansa
chingansa
accusative
nom.
chingansa
chingansa
gen.
chingansa
genitive
chingansa
chingojensa chingainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
chingaansa
chingojaan chingojansa
inessive
chingassaan chingassansa
chingoissaan chingoissansa
elative
chingastaan chingastansa
chingoistaan chingoistansa
illative
chingaansa
chingoihinsa
adessive
chingallaan chingallansa
chingoillaan chingoillansa
ablative
chingaltaan chingaltansa
chingoiltaan chingoiltansa
allative
chingalleen chingallensa
chingoilleen chingoillensa
essive
chinganaan chinganansa
chingoinaan chingoinansa
translative
chingakseen chingaksensa
chingoikseen chingoiksensa
abessive
chingattaan chingattansa
chingoittaan chingoittansa
instructive
comitative
—chingoineen chingoinensa :

## Garo
### Etymology

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### Pronoun

chinga
* exclusive we (i.e we and not you)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt͡ʃinɡa/ [ˈt͡ʃĩŋ.ɡa]
* Rhymes: -inɡa
* Syllabification: chin‧ga

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

chinga f (plural chingas)
* (Llanito) chewing gum
* (Mexico) work

### Etymology 2
#### Adjective

chinga f
* feminine singular of chingo

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

chinga
* inflection of chingar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “chinga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
* “chinga”, 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
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