Inti
|In-ti|
/ˈɪnti/
Inca sun (sun god)
Etymology
'Inti' originates from Quechua, specifically the word 'Inti', where the term meant 'sun' and referred to the sun deity.
'Inti' was used in Quechua as the name for the sun and sun god; the word was adopted into Spanish colonial records as 'Inti' and then borrowed into English as the proper name 'Inti'. The Peruvian currency 'inti' was later named after this deity in the 20th century.
Initially, it meant 'sun' or 'sun god' in Quechua; over time it remained a proper name for the deity and was extended metaphorically to name the Peruvian currency and as a personal name.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the sun god worshiped by the Inca civilization; a deity associated with the sun and royal power.
Inti was one of the most important deities in the Inca religion.
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Noun 2
a former unit of currency of Peru (the inti), used from 1985 to 1991 and named after the Inca sun god.
The government introduced the inti to replace the sol in 1985.
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