Tahuantinsuyo

Spanish

Etymology

From Tawantinsuyu (“land of the four parts”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /tawantinˈsuʝo/ [t̪a.wãn̪.t̪ĩnˈsu.ʝo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /tawantinˈsuʃo/ [t̪a.wãn̪.t̪ĩnˈsu.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /tawantinˈsuʒo/ [t̪a.wãn̪.t̪ĩnˈsu.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -uʝo
  • Syllabification: Ta‧huan‧tin‧su‧yo

Proper noun

Tahuantinsuyo m

  1. The Inca Empire (the pre-Columbian empire spreading over many parts of western South America)
  • Imperio incaico

Descendants

  • → English: Tahuantinsuyo
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