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yanakuna

yanakuna noun: an individual in the Inca Empire who left the ayllu system and worked full-time at a variety of tasks for the Inca, their queen, or the religious establishment.

Noun

yanakuna (plural yanakunas or yanakuna)

  1. (historical) An individual in the Inca Empire who left the ayllu system and worked full-time at a variety of tasks for the Inca, their queen, or the religious establishment.

Forms of yanakuna

pluralyanakunas
pluralyanakuna
alternative formyanacona

Origin of yanakuna

Borrowed from Quechua yanakuna.

Questions about yanakuna

What does yanakuna mean?
Yanakuna means an individual in the Inca Empire who left the ayllu system and worked full-time at a variety of tasks for the Inca, their queen, or the religious establishment.
What part of speech is yanakuna?
Yanakuna is a noun.
What is the plural of yanakuna?
The plural of yanakuna is yanakunas.

Words near yanakuna in the dictionary

  1. yana
  2. Yanac
  3. yanacona
  4. yanaconas
  5. Yanakie
  6. yanakuna
  7. yanakunas
  8. Yanam
  9. Yanan
  10. Yanans
  11. Yanaon

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