Machu Picchu

English

Machu Picchu

Etymology

From Quechua machu (“old, ancient”) + pikchu (“mountain, peak”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌmɑːtʃuː ˈpiːtʃuː/, /ˌmɑːtʃuː ˈpiːktʃuː/

Proper noun

Machu Picchu

An ancient Incan city and archaeological site in Peru.

Translations

an ancient Inca site in Peru

Arabic: ماتْشو بيتْشو‎ (mātšū bītšū)
Hijazi Arabic: ماتشو پيتشو‎ f (mātšu pītšu), ماتشو پيكتشو‎ f (mātšu pīktšu)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 馬丘比丘／马丘比丘 (Mǎqiūbǐqiū)
Greek: Μάτσου Πίτσου (el) n (Mátsou Pítsou)
Japanese: マチュピチュ (Machupichu)
Portuguese: Machu Picchu f
Quechua: Machu Pikchu
Russian: Ма́чу-Пи́кчу m (Máču-Píkču)
Spanish: Machu Picchu

Further reading

Machu Picchu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Machu Picchu, from Quechua machu pikchu (literally “old mountain”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈt͡ʃu piˈt͡ʃu/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈt͡ʃu piˈt͡ʃu/

Proper noun

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu (ancient Incan city and archaeological site in Peru)

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌmat͡ʃu ˈpiɡt͡ʃu/ [ˌma.t͡ʃu ˈpiɣ̞.t͡ʃu], /ˌmat͡ʃu ˈpit͡ʃu/ [ˌma.t͡ʃu ˈpi.t͡ʃu]
Syllabification: Ma‧chu Pic‧chu

Proper noun

Machu Picchu ?

Machu Picchu (ancient Incan city and archaeological site in Peru)

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