"yanakuna" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yanakunas [plural], yanakuna [plural], yanacona [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Quechua. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|qu|-}} Quechua Head templates: {{en-noun|s|yanakuna}} yanakuna (plural yanakunas or yanakuna)
  1. (historical) 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. Wikipedia link: yanakuna Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-yanakuna-en-noun-aLvg6Km7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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