chinga

See also: chingá, chingă, ching'a, chinga̱ꞌ, and chingaꞌ

Finnish

Etymology

From taxonomic name Conepatus chinga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃiŋːɑ/, [ˈt̪ʃiŋːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iŋːɑ

Noun

chinga

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

Declension

Inflection of chinga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		chinga	chingat
genitive		chingan	chingojen
partitive		chingaa	chingoja
illative		chingaan	chingoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		chinga	chingat
accusative	nom.	chinga	chingat
	gen.	chingan
genitive		chingan	chingojen chingain rare
partitive		chingaa	chingoja
inessive		chingassa	chingoissa
elative		chingasta	chingoista
illative		chingaan	chingoihin
adessive		chingalla	chingoilla
ablative		chingalta	chingoilta
allative		chingalle	chingoille
essive		chingana	chingoina
translative		chingaksi	chingoiksi
abessive		chingatta	chingoitta
instructive		—	chingoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

chinga

1. exclusive we (i.e. we and not you)

Garo personal pronouns

	singular		plural
	isolated form	combining form	isolated form	combining form
1st person	anga	ang-	chinga (exclusive) an·ching, na·ching (inclusive)	ching- (exclusive)
2nd person	na·a	nang·-	na·ong, na·song, na·simang	—
3rd person	bia	bi-	bisong, bisimang	—

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃinɡa/ [ˈt͡ʃĩŋ.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -inɡa
• Syllabification: chin‧ga

Etymology 1

In the "chewing gum" sense, from English chewing gum (cf. Portuguese chuinga).

Noun

chinga f (plural chingas)

1. (Llanito) chewing gum
2. (Mexico) work

Derived terms

• estar en chinga

Etymology 2

Adjective

chinga f

1. feminine singular of chingo

Etymology 3

Interjection

chinga

1. (vulgar) fuck! shit!

Phrase

chinga

1. (vulgar, used to express displeasure) fuck, screw

   ¡Chinga la migra!

   Fuck ICE!

Verb

chinga

1. inflection of chingar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “chinga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026
• “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
• chinga | Diccionario • DELE Ahora