Putumayo

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Spanish

Etymology

Of Quechua origin, from p'utuy (“to spring forth”) + mayu (“river”), meaning something like "gushing river."

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /putuˈmaʝo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /putuˈmaʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /putuˈmaʒo/

  • Rhymes: -aʝo
  • Syllabification: Pu‧tu‧ma‧yo

Proper noun

Putumayo ?

  1. A department of Colombia

Derived terms

References

  • Noble, J., Lacasa, J. (2007). Introduction to Quechua: Language of the Andes, 2nd Edition. United States: Dog Ear Pub., p. 388
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