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Quechua

/ˈkɛt͡ʃwə/

Quechua noun: a member of one of several South American ethnic groups that spans Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, northern Chile, and in Ecuador and southern Colombia.

Noun

Quechua (plural Quechuas or Quechua)

  1. A member of one of several South American ethnic groups that spans Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, northern Chile, and in Ecuador and southern Colombia.
    • The Quechuas, a tribe of the Inca people, were Indians of the red race and with an appearance and trait which is distinctly American. “They are”, says Victor W. Von Hagen in his book, Realm of the Incas, “of medium height, and inclined to be thickset, with large hands, small wrists, a...1972, Lytle Robinson, chapter 5, in Edgar Cayceʼs Story of the Origin and Destiny of Man, USA: Berkley Publishing Corporation, page 105
    Synonyms:
    Quechuan

Proper noun

Quechua

  1. The language spoken by these people.
    • If the idea of “exotic” and complex languages with features you’ve never imagined thrills you, I guarantee you’ll get more out of studying Navajo, American Sign Language, Kikuyu, Vietnamese, Cree, Cantonese, Quechua, or Nuuchahnnulth than Quenya, Klingon, or attempting to make your own.2023 December 30, Daniel W. Hieber, “Why I hate conlangs”, in Linguistic Discovery, archived from the original on 24 May 2024

Quechua meaning in Marathi and Arabic

Quechua in Marathi

member of the Quechua ethnic group
केच्वा kecvā
language
केच्वा kecvā

Quechua in Arabic

language
كِتْشْوَا kitšwā, كيشوا kitshwā

Synonyms of Quechua

Forms of Quechua

pluralQuechuas
pluralQuechua

Origin of Quechua

Spanish, from Quechua qhichwa (literally “temperate valley”).

Words formed from Quechua

Questions about Quechua

What does Quechua mean?
Quechua means a member of one of several South American ethnic groups that spans Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, northern Chile, and in Ecuador and southern Colombia.
What is Quechua in Marathi?
Quechua in Marathi is केच्वा (kecvā). See Quechua meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Quechua?
Quechua can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Quechua?
Quechua is pronounced /ˈkɛt͡ʃwə/.
What is the plural of Quechua?
The plural of Quechua is Quechuas.

Words near Quechua in the dictionary

  1. Quecchi
  2. Quechajaja
  3. Quechan
  4. Quechans
  5. Quechee
  6. Quechua
  7. Quechuan
  8. Quechuanist
  9. Quechuanists
  10. Quechuans
  11. Quechuas

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Quechua (page history and authors). 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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