yanakuna

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noun

An individual in the Inca Empire who left the ayllu system and worked full-time at a variety of tasks for the Inca, their queen, or the religious establishment.

OriginQuechua yanakuna →
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Meanings

nounyanakuna (plural yanakunas or yanakuna)

plural yanakunas · alternative yanacona

  1. historicalAn individual in the Inca Empire who left the ayllu system and worked full-time at a variety of tasks for the Inca, their queen, or the religious establishment.

Origin

  1. Quechuayanakuna
  2. Englishyanakuna

Borrowed from Quechua yanakuna.

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APA

yanakuna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yanakuna

MLA

“yanakuna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yanakuna. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yanakuna,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yanakuna.

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