Putumayo

Spanish

Etymology

Of Quechua origin, from p'utuy (“to spring forth”) + mayu (“river”), meaning something like "gushing river."

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /putuˈmaʝo/ [pu.t̪uˈma.ʝo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /putuˈmaʃo/ [pu.t̪uˈma.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /putuˈmaʒo/ [pu.t̪uˈma.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aʝo
  • Syllabification: Pu‧tu‧ma‧yo

Proper noun

Putumayo ?

  1. a department of Colombia

Derived terms

References

  • Noble, J., Lacasa, J. (2007). Introduction to Quechua: Language of the Andes, 2nd Edition. United States: Dog Ear Pub., p. 388
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