different between knotted vs quipu

English

Etymology

From Middle English knotted, iknotted, from the past participle of the verb knotten.

Adjective

knotted (comparative more knotted, superlative most knotted)

1. Full of knots; knotty.
2. Tied in knots.
3. Tangled, tangly, knotty, entangled, matted, snarled, unkempt, or uncombed.
4. Having the shape or form of a knot.

Translations

Verb

knotted

1. simple past tense and past participle of knot

Middle English

Alternative forms

• knottid, knottyd, iknotted, icnottet, cnottede, cnotted, icnotten

Etymology

The past participle of a rare verb knotten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kn?t?d/, /i?kn?t?d/, /??kn?t?d/

Adjective

knotted

1. knotted, knotty, tangled
2. tied, linked
3. lumpy, bumpy

Descendants

• English: knotted
• Scots: knottit

References

• “knotten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.

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