English Explanatory Dictionary

Aymara

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An indigenous people of South America.
name
  1. A language spoken in South America.

Pronunciation

ī′mä-rä′ ī′mə- /ˌaɪ.mɑːˈɹɑː/ /ˌaɪ.mə-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Aymara.wav /ˌaɪ.mɑˈɹɑ/ /ˌaɪ.mɒˈɹɒ/ /ˌɑe.mɐːˈɹɐː/ /ˌɑe.mə-/ /ˌaɪ.mɐːˈɹɐː/ /ˌaɪ.maˈɹa/ /ˌaj.maːˈɾaː/ /ˌaj.mə-/

Word forms

Aymara Aimara

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aymara, possibly from Aymara or Quechua. Written attestations beginning with missionary grammars in the 1600s.

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