Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quipu

/ˈki.pu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: quipu
IPA: /ˈki.pu/

16

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted cords.

Example Sentences

"Among a cache of 21 quipus recovered from a house, probably that of the chief quipu keeper, seven are clearly related in a three-tier accounting hierarchy."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish quipu, from Quechua khipu (“knot”).

Word Breakdown

Root: khipu

Inflected Forms

quipus (plural) khipu (alternative) quipo (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce quipu?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈki.pu/.
What does quipu mean?: A recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted cords.
Where does quipu come from?: Borrowed from Spanish quipu, from Quechua khipu (“knot”).

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