quipu

== English == === Alternative forms === khipu, quipo === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish quipu, from Quechua khipu (“knot”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈki.pu/ === Noun === quipu (plural quipus) A recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted cords. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Noun === quipu m (plural quipus) alternative spelling of quipou == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Spanish quipu, from Quechua khipu (“knot”). === Noun === quipu n (definite singular quipuet, indefinite plural quipu, definite plural quipua) quipu Synonym: knuteskrift === References === “quipu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish quipu. === Noun === quipu n (plural quipu) quipu ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From Cusco-Collao Quechua khipu (“knot”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkipu/ [ˈki.pu] Rhymes: -ipu Syllabification: qui‧pu === Noun === quipu m (plural quipus) quipu ==== Descendants ==== → English: quipu, khipu, quipo → French: quipou, quipu → Japanese: キープ (kīpu) → Norwegian Nynorsk: quipu → Portuguese: quipo → Romanian: quipu === Further reading === “quipu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025