Quechua
Etymology
Compound of chinchay (“north”) + suyu (“land, region”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪn.t͡ʃaj ˈsʊ.jʊ/
Proper noun
Chinchay suyu
- One of the four main suyu of the Inca Empire, which lay northwest of Cuzco.
Descendants
- → Spanish: Chinchaisuyo, Chinchaysuyo
See also