yupana

Quechua

Etymology

From yupa- (to count) + -na (future participle).

Noun

yupana

  1. counter, abacus, calculator
  2. mathematics, numbers

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝuˈpana/ [ɟ͡ʝuˈpa.na]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃuˈpana/ [ʃuˈpa.na]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒuˈpana/ [ʒuˈpa.na]

  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: yu‧pa‧na

Noun

yupana f (plural yupanas)

  1. a yupana, an Incan abacus
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