QUIPU


Meaning of QUIPU in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkē-(ˌ)pü ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish quipo, from Quechua khipu

Date: 1704

: a device made of a main cord with smaller varicolored cords attached and knotted and used by the ancient Peruvians (as for calculating)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.