Definition of quipu in English:

quipu

noun ˈkwɪːpuːˈkiːpuːˈkēpo͞o

An ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously coloured threads knotted in different ways.
结绳记事（古代秘鲁印加人的一种记事工具，包括以不同的方式打结的各种彩色绳子）
Example sentencesExamples
- I wonder whether there might be lessons in the Incan calendar and quipus.
- Remember that the Incas had no written records and so the quipu played a major role in the administration of the Inca empire since it allowed numerical information to be kept.
- We now know the quipu for just what it was in prehistoric times… simply an instrument for recording numbers.
- These runners carried oral messages, small packages, or quipus (Incan counting devices made from strings with a series of knots in them) from village to village and from the capital to all parts of the empire.
- The Inca, who had no written language, used the quipu - a device made of a series of strings with colored knots - to record census findings and tallies of animal herds and other resources.
- The quipus of the ancient Incas of Peru encoded a wide range of data about people, land, and crops for the government bureaucracy.

Origin

From Quechua khipu 'knot'.

Definition of quipu in US English:

quipu

nounˈkēpo͞o

An ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways.
结绳记事（古代秘鲁印加人的一种记事工具，包括以不同的方式打结的各种彩色绳子）
Example sentencesExamples
- The Inca, who had no written language, used the quipu - a device made of a series of strings with colored knots - to record census findings and tallies of animal herds and other resources.
- I wonder whether there might be lessons in the Incan calendar and quipus.
- We now know the quipu for just what it was in prehistoric times… simply an instrument for recording numbers.
- Remember that the Incas had no written records and so the quipu played a major role in the administration of the Inca empire since it allowed numerical information to be kept.
- The quipus of the ancient Incas of Peru encoded a wide range of data about people, land, and crops for the government bureaucracy.
- These runners carried oral messages, small packages, or quipus (Incan counting devices made from strings with a series of knots in them) from village to village and from the capital to all parts of the empire.

Origin

From Quechua khipu ‘knot’.

词汇	quipu
释义	Definition of quipu in English: quipu noun ˈkwɪːpuːˈkiːpuːˈkēpo͞o An ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously coloured threads knotted in different ways. 结绳记事（古代秘鲁印加人的一种记事工具，包括以不同的方式打结的各种彩色绳子） Example sentencesExamples I wonder whether there might be lessons in the Incan calendar and quipus. Remember that the Incas had no written records and so the quipu played a major role in the administration of the Inca empire since it allowed numerical information to be kept. We now know the quipu for just what it was in prehistoric times… simply an instrument for recording numbers. These runners carried oral messages, small packages, or quipus (Incan counting devices made from strings with a series of knots in them) from village to village and from the capital to all parts of the empire. The Inca, who had no written language, used the quipu - a device made of a series of strings with colored knots - to record census findings and tallies of animal herds and other resources. The quipus of the ancient Incas of Peru encoded a wide range of data about people, land, and crops for the government bureaucracy. Origin From Quechua khipu 'knot'. Definition of quipu in US English: quipu nounˈkēpo͞o An ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways. 结绳记事（古代秘鲁印加人的一种记事工具，包括以不同的方式打结的各种彩色绳子） Example sentencesExamples The Inca, who had no written language, used the quipu - a device made of a series of strings with colored knots - to record census findings and tallies of animal herds and other resources. I wonder whether there might be lessons in the Incan calendar and quipus. We now know the quipu for just what it was in prehistoric times… simply an instrument for recording numbers. Remember that the Incas had no written records and so the quipu played a major role in the administration of the Inca empire since it allowed numerical information to be kept. The quipus of the ancient Incas of Peru encoded a wide range of data about people, land, and crops for the government bureaucracy. These runners carried oral messages, small packages, or quipus (Incan counting devices made from strings with a series of knots in them) from village to village and from the capital to all parts of the empire. Origin From Quechua khipu ‘knot’.
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