different between inca vs quipu

English

Etymology

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Noun

inca (plural incas)

1. Any of several species of hummingbirds in the genus Coeligena

Derived terms

Anagrams

• -cain-, Cain, NIAC, Nica, cain

Catalan

Noun

inca m or f (plural inques)

1. Inca

Related terms

• incaic

Italian

Adjective

inca m or f (invariable)

1. Inca

Noun

inca m or f (invariable)

1. Inca

Anagrams

• acni
• cani
• Cina

Latin

Adjective

inca

1. nominative feminine singular of incus
2. nominative neuter plural of incus
3. accusative neuter plural of incus
4. vocative feminine singular of incus
5. vocative neuter plural of incus

Adjective

inc?

1. ablative feminine singular of incus

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *inkô (“ache, regret”), from Proto-Indo-European *yen?- (“illness”). Cognate with Old Frisian jinc (“angered”), Old Norse ekki (“pain, grief”), Norwegian ekkje (“lack, pity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?in.k?/, [?i?.k?]

Noun

inca m

1. doubt, uncertainty, question, suspicion, fear
2. cause for complaint, offense, ill-will, grievance, grudge; quarrel
3. opportunity, occasion

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: inke
  • ? Middle English: inklen, inclen
    • English: inkle
    • ? Middle English: [Term?]
      • English: inkling
      • Scots: inklin

Romanian

Adjective

inca m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. Alternative form of incas

Spanish

Alternative forms

• inka

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua inka.

Noun

inca m or f (plural incas)

1. Inca

Derived terms

• incaico
• incásico

Zazaki

Noun

inca ?

1. here, this place

English

Alternative forms

• khipu
• quipo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish quipu, from Cusco-Collao Quechua khipu (“knot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ki.pu/

Noun

quipu (plural quipus)

1. A recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted cords.

Translations

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Spanish quipu, from Quechua khipu (“knot”).

Noun

quipu n (definite singular quipuet, indefinite plural quipu, definite plural quipua)

1. quipu

   Synonym: knuteskrift

References

• “quipu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Etymology

From Cusco-Collao Quechua khipu (“knot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kipu/, [?ki.pu]

Noun

quipu m (plural quipus)

1. quipu