Putumayo

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /putuˈmaʝo/ [pu.t̪uˈma.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /putuˈmaʝo/ [pu.t̪uˈma.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /putuˈmaʃo/ [pu.t̪uˈma.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /putuˈmaʒo/ [pu.t̪uˈma.ʒo]

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

Proper noun

Putumayo ?

1. A department of Colombia

Derived terms

• putumayense

 

References

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