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)
- 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
indigenous people of South America
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Proper noun
Aymara
- 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
language of South America
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See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Aymara terms
References
- “Aymara”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Further reading
- Aymara–English Dictionary: from Webster’s Online Dictionary — the Rosetta Edition.
- Aymara language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- ISO 639-1 code ay, ISO 639-3 code aym (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Aymara, aym , a macrolanguage including:
- Ethnologue entry for Aymara, ayr
- Ethnologue entry for Aymara, ayc
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛj.ma.ʁa/
- Hyphenation: Ay‧ma‧ra
Noun
Aymara m or f by sense (plural Aymaras)
- member of the Aymara people
Further reading
- “Aymara”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.