Aymara

[ahy-mah-rah]

noun

plural

Aymaras ,

plural

Aymara .

1. a member of an Indian people living in the mountainous regions around Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and Peru.

2. the language of the Aymara people.

Aymara

/ ˌaɪməˈrɑː /

noun

1. a member of a South American Indian people of Bolivia and Peru

2. the language of this people, probably related to Quechua

Other Word Forms

• Aymaran adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aymara¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aymara¹

from Spanish aimará, of American Indian origin