inca
/ˈɪŋkə/
inca noun: any of several species of hummingbirds in the genus Coeligena.
Noun (1)
inca (plural incas)
- Any of several species of hummingbirds in the genus Coeligena
Noun (2) capitalized: Inca
Inca (plural Incas or Inca)
- A member of the group of Quechuan peoples of highland Peru who established an empire from northern Ecuador to central Chile before the Spanish conquest.
- To honor the spirits that take form as mountains, the Inca stoneworkers carved rock outcrops to replicate their shapes.2007 June 24, Arthur Lubow, “The Possessed”, in The New York Times
- Archaeologists say the Incas, brought down by the Spanish conquest, used khipus – strands of woolen cords made from the hair of animals like llamas or alpacas – as an alternative to writing.2010 August 16, Simon Romero, “High in the Andes, Keeping an Incan Mystery Alive”, in The New York Times
inca meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
inca in Hindi
- इन्का, इंका
inca in Tamil
- இன்கா
inca in Marathi
- इन्का, इंका
inca in Bengali
- ইনকা
More languagesFewer languages
- inca in Telugu
- ఇన్కా
- inca in Malayalam
- ഇൻകാ, ഇൻക
- inca in Kannada
- ಇಂಕಾ, ಇನ್ಕಾ
- inca in Punjabi
- ਇੰਕਾ, ਇਨਕਾ
- inca in Gujarati
- ઇન્કા, ઈંકા, ઈન્કા
- inca in Odia
- ଇନ୍କା, ଇଙ୍କା, ଇନକା
- inca in Nepali
- इन्का
Forms of inca
| plural | incas |
|---|---|
| plural | Incas |
| plural | Inca |
Origin of inca
Borrowed from Spanish inca, from Classical Quechua inka (“emperor”).
Words formed from inca
- black inca
- bronzy inca
- brown inca
- collared inca
- Gould's inca
- Inca dove
- Inca lily
- Incan
- Peruvian Inca Orchid
Phrases with inca
Words that rhyme with inca
Questions about inca
- What does inca mean?
- Inca means any of several species of hummingbirds in the genus Coeligena.
- What is inca in Hindi?
- Inca in Hindi is इन्का, इंका. See Inca meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is inca?
- Inca is a noun.
- How do you pronounce inca?
- Inca is pronounced /ˈɪŋkə/.
- What is the plural of inca?
- The plural of inca is incas.
Words near inca in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: inca (page history and authors); Inca (page history and authors); inca (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inca (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inca (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inca (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inca (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inca (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inca (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inca (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inca (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inca (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inca (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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