Aymara

See also: aymara

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aymara, possibly from Aymara or Quechua. Attested in English since the mid 18th century.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ī′mä-rä, ī′mə-
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌaɪ.mɑːˈɹɑː/, /ˌaɪ.mə-/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌaɪ.mɑˈɹɑ/, /ˌaɪ.mə-/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌaɪ.mɒˈɹɒ/, /ˌaɪ.mə-/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɑe.mɐːˈɹɐː/, /ˌɑe.mə-/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌaɪ.mɐːˈɹɐː/, /ˌaɪ.mə-/
  • (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌaɪ.maˈɹa/, /ˌaɪ.mə-/
  • (India) IPA(key): /ˌaj.maːˈɾaː/, /ˌaj.mə-/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː
  • Hyphenation: Ay‧ma‧ra

Noun

Aymara pl (plural only)

  1. An indigenous people of South America.
    • 1991, Franz Josef Hausmann, “Aymara Lexicography”, in Wörterbücher / Dictionaries / Dictionnaires[1], page 2687:
      Because the Aymara are hungry for a good contemporary dictionary, and because there are so many non-Aymara needing a good dictionary (as shown by the active international participation), this dictionary attracted a lot of attention.

Translations

Proper noun

Aymara

  1. A language spoken in South America.
    • 1988, Xavier Albó, “Bilingualism in Bolivia”, in Christina Bratt Paulston, editor, International Handbook of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education[2], page 97:
      In Potosi, Aymara is spoken in the Llica region, located north of the saltpan, and in the provinces comprising the region known as Norte de Potosi

Translations

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Aymara terms

References

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛj.ma.ʁa/
  • Hyphenation: Ay‧ma‧ra

Noun

Aymara m or f by sense (plural Aymaras)

  1. member of the Aymara people

Further reading