Library / English Dictionary

QUECHUAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas

Synonyms:

Kechua; Kechuan; Quechua; Quechuan; Quechuan language

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Quechuan" is a kind of...):

American-Indian language; American Indian; Amerind; Amerindian language; Indian (any of the languages spoken by Amerindians)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the Quechua or their language

Synonyms:

Kechuan; Quechuan

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Quechua (the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas)

Quechua (a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire)

Derivation:

Quechua (the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas)

Quechua (a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire)

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