| 释义 |
Quechuan, a.|ˈkɛtʃwən|
Also Quichuan, Kechuan.
[f. prec. + -an.]
= prec. B. Also as n.
1843[see prec.]. 1853F. L. Hawks tr. Rivero & Tschudi's Peruvian Antiquities v. 93 We here present a short review..of the character of the Quichuan or Peruvian tongue. 1862R. G. Latham Compar. Philol. 482 The capital Cuzco, Quichuan as it is in many respects, is a town upon Aymara ground. 1901A. H. Keane Central & S. Amer. 207 The Incas were originally a tribe of Quichuan stock. 1931W. A. Read Louisiana-French 142 A French adaptation of Spanish ñapa, which is taken in turn from Kechuan yapa, ‘a present made to a customer’. 1933L. Bloomfield Language iv. 73 Kechuan, the language of the Inca civilization. 1966[see prec.]. 1972W. B. Lockwood Panorama Indo-Europ. Lang. iii. 35 A large majority of Aymarans and Quechuans are monoglots. 1973K. Benton Craig & Jaguar xii. 190 The men, under Huaman's directions, spiced with obscene Quechuan oaths, lowered it. |