tumi

See also: Tumi

English

A tumi

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua tumi.

Noun

tumi (plural tumis)

1. (archaeology) A ceremonial axe used by some Incan and pre-Incan cultures of South America.
   • 1979, Alberto Rex González, “Pre-Columbian Metallurgy in Northwest Argentina: Historical Development and Cultural Process”, in Elizabeth P. Benson, editor, Pre-Columbian Metallurgy of South America, Conference Proceedings, page 177:

     The tumis are characterized by a metal handle, which can be bent at the free end or may have an ornament in the form of a button or a zoomorphic head; they also have a curved, sharp blade edge, forming a semicircle or half-moon. […] The archaeological associations of the tumis found in Argentina indicate that these objects all had an Inca origin.

   • 2002, Thomas B. F. Cummins, Toasts with the Inca: Andean Abstraction and Colonial Images on Quero Vessels, page 18:

     For instance, he makes sure that the reader is aware that the weapons taken by the Inca army, tumis, are ritual weapons used for the ritual hunt and slaughter of llamas.

   • 2004, Richard L. Burger, Lucy C. Salazar, “Catalogue”, in Richard L. Burger, Lucy C. Salazar, editors, Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas, page 193:

     Decorated tumis such as this one may have been used for ceremonial purposes, although their utilization on more mundane occasions should not be ruled out.

Anagrams

• muti

Akan

Verb

tumi

1. can, to be able to

Coatepec Nahuatl

Noun

tumi

1. money

Nefamese

Pronoun

tumi (plural tumibilak)

1. (singular; familiar) you

Quechua

FWOTD – 26 March 2015

Pronunciation

• (Cusco) IPA^(key): /ˈtu.mi/

Noun

tumi

1. (historical) tumi (a ceremonial golden axe used by the pre-Columbian peoples of Peru)
2. scalpel (small knife used in surgical procedures)
3. (neologism) a small instrument used by bakers to scrape and collect flour

Declension

declension of tumi

	singular	plural
nominative	tumi	tumikuna
accusative	tumita	tumikunata
dative	tumiman	tumikunaman
genitive	tumip	tumikunap
locative	tumipi	tumikunapi
terminative	tumikama	tumikunakama
ablative	tumimanta	tumikunamanta
instrumental	tumiwan	tumikunawan
comitative	tumintin	tumikunantin
abessive	tuminnaq	tumikunannaq
comparative	tumihina	tumikunahina
causative	tumirayku	tumikunarayku
benefactive	tumipaq	tumikunapaq
associative	tumipura	tumikunapura
distributive	tuminka	tumikunanka
exclusive	tumilla	tumikunalla

possessive forms of tumi

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	tumiy	tumiykuna
accusative	tumiyta	tumiykunata
dative	tumiyman	tumiykunaman
genitive	tumiypa	tumiykunap
locative	tumiypi	tumiykunapi
terminative	tumiykama	tumiykunakama
ablative	tumiymanta	tumiykunamanta
instrumental	tumiywan	tumiykunawan
comitative	tumiynintin	tumiykunantin
abessive	tumiyninnaq	tumiykunannaq
comparative	tumiyhina	tumiykunahina
causative	tumiyrayku	tumiykunarayku
benefactive	tumiypaq	tumiykunapaq
associative	tumiypura	tumiykunapura
distributive	tumiyninka	tumiykunanka
exclusive	tumiylla	tumiykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	tumiyki	tumiykikuna
accusative	tumiykita	tumiykikunata
dative	tumiykiman	tumiykikunaman
genitive	tumiykipa	tumiykikunap
locative	tumiykipi	tumiykikunapi
terminative	tumiykikama	tumiykikunakama
ablative	tumiykimanta	tumiykikunamanta
instrumental	tumiykiwan	tumiykikunawan
comitative	tumiykintin	tumiykikunantin
abessive	tumiykinnaq	tumiykikunannaq
comparative	tumiykihina	tumiykikunahina
causative	tumiykirayku	tumiykikunarayku
benefactive	tumiykipaq	tumiykikunapaq
associative	tumiykipura	tumiykikunapura
distributive	tumiykinka	tumiykikunanka
exclusive	tumiykilla	tumiykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	tumin	tuminkuna
accusative	tuminta	tuminkunata
dative	tuminman	tuminkunaman
genitive	tuminpa	tuminkunap
locative	tuminpi	tuminkunapi
terminative	tuminkama	tuminkunakama
ablative	tuminmanta	tuminkunamanta
instrumental	tuminwan	tuminkunawan
comitative	tuminintin	tuminkunantin
abessive	tuminninnaq	tuminkunannaq
comparative	tuminhina	tuminkunahina
causative	tuminrayku	tuminkunarayku
benefactive	tuminpaq	tuminkunapaq
associative	tuminpura	tuminkunapura
distributive	tumininka	tuminkunanka
exclusive	tuminlla	tuminkunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	tuminchik	tuminchikkuna
accusative	tuminchikta	tuminchikkunata
dative	tuminchikman	tuminchikkunaman
genitive	tuminchikpa	tuminchikkunap
locative	tuminchikpi	tuminchikkunapi
terminative	tuminchikkama	tuminchikkunakama
ablative	tuminchikmanta	tuminchikkunamanta
instrumental	tuminchikwan	tuminchikkunawan
comitative	tuminchiknintin	tuminchikkunantin
abessive	tuminchikninnaq	tuminchikkunannaq
comparative	tuminchikhina	tuminchikkunahina
causative	tuminchikrayku	tuminchikkunarayku
benefactive	tuminchikpaq	tuminchikkunapaq
associative	tuminchikpura	tuminchikkunapura
distributive	tuminchikninka	tuminchikkunanka
exclusive	tuminchiklla	tuminchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	tumiyku	tumiykukuna
accusative	tumiykuta	tumiykukunata
dative	tumiykuman	tumiykukunaman
genitive	tumiykupa	tumiykukunap
locative	tumiykupi	tumiykukunapi
terminative	tumiykukama	tumiykukunakama
ablative	tumiykumanta	tumiykukunamanta
instrumental	tumiykuwan	tumiykukunawan
comitative	tumiykuntin	tumiykukunantin
abessive	tumiykunnaq	tumiykukunannaq
comparative	tumiykuhina	tumiykukunahina
causative	tumiykurayku	tumiykukunarayku
benefactive	tumiykupaq	tumiykukunapaq
associative	tumiykupura	tumiykukunapura
distributive	tumiykunka	tumiykukunanka
exclusive	tumiykulla	tumiykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	tumiykichik	tumiykichikkuna
accusative	tumiykichikta	tumiykichikkunata
dative	tumiykichikman	tumiykichikkunaman
genitive	tumiykichikpa	tumiykichikkunap
locative	tumiykichikpi	tumiykichikkunapi
terminative	tumiykichikkama	tumiykichikkunakama
ablative	tumiykichikmanta	tumiykichikkunamanta
instrumental	tumiykichikwan	tumiykichikkunawan
comitative	tumiykichiknintin	tumiykichikkunantin
abessive	tumiykichikninnaq	tumiykichikkunannaq
comparative	tumiykichikhina	tumiykichikkunahina
causative	tumiykichikrayku	tumiykichikkunarayku
benefactive	tumiykichikpaq	tumiykichikkunapaq
associative	tumiykichikpura	tumiykichikkunapura
distributive	tumiykichikninka	tumiykichikkunanka
exclusive	tumiykichiklla	tumiykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	tuminku	tuminkukuna
accusative	tuminkuta	tuminkukunata
dative	tuminkuman	tuminkukunaman
genitive	tuminkupa	tuminkukunap
locative	tuminkupi	tuminkukunapi
terminative	tuminkukama	tuminkukunakama
ablative	tuminkumanta	tuminkukunamanta
instrumental	tuminkuwan	tuminkukunawan
comitative	tuminkuntin	tuminkukunantin
abessive	tuminkunnaq	tuminkukunannaq
comparative	tuminkuhina	tuminkukunahina
causative	tuminkurayku	tuminkukunarayku
benefactive	tuminkupaq	tuminkukunapaq
associative	tuminkupura	tuminkukunapura
distributive	tuminkunka	tuminkukunanka
exclusive	tuminkulla	tuminkukunalla

Synonyms

• (scalpel): sirk'ana
• (instrument used by bakers): k'isuna

Derived terms

• tumiy

References

• “tumi” in Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua (2006) Diccionario quechua-español-quechua, 2nd edition, Cusco: Edmundo Pantigozo.