Chile
Spanish
proper noun
Definitions
- Chile (country in South America)
Etymology
Derived from Quechua chiri (cold) derived from Mapudungun chilli (where the land ends, seagull Larus dominicanus).
Origin
Mapudungun
chilli
Gloss
where the land ends, seagull Larus dominicanus
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Chile English
- Chileen Dutch, Flemish
- Chili Dutch, Flemish
- chilisalpeter Dutch, Flemish
- chilenidad Spanish, Castilian
- chilenismo Spanish, Castilian
- chileno Spanish, Castilian
- Chile Portuguese
- Sile Irish
- Kili Faroese
- Chi-lê Vietnamese
- Tsile Tagalog
- chili Quechua
- chiri Quechua
- chiripa Quechua
- تشيلي Hijazi Arabic
- chilli Mapudungun
- chülle Mapudungun