vicuna

See also: Vicuna and vicuña

English

Alternative forms

vicuña, vicugna

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vicuña, itself borrowed from Quechua wik'uña.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɪˈkuːnjə/

Noun

vicuna (plural vicunas)

A South American mammal, Vicugna vicugna, closely related to the alpaca, llama, and guanaco.

Synonyms

(Binomial name): Lama vicugna, Vicugna vicugna

Coordinate terms

(Camelids) camelid; camel (dromedary, Bactrian camel), llama, guanaco, alpaca, vicuna/vicuña ^{(Category: en:Camelids)}

Translations

vicuna

Afrikaans: vikoenja
Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Catalan: vicunya m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 小羊駝, 小羊驼 (xiǎoyángtuó)
Dutch: vicuña (nl) m
Estonian: vikunja
Finnish: vikunja (fi)
French: vigogne (fr) m
Galician: vicuña f

German: Vikunja (de) n
Interlingua: vicunia
Irish: ^{(please verify)} viciúna m
Italian: vigogna (it) f
Japanese: ビクーニャ (bikūnya)
Macedonian: ви́куња f (víkunja), ви́коња f (víkonja)
Portuguese: vicunha (pt) f
Quechua: wik'uña
Russian: вику́нья (ru) f (vikúnʹja)
Spanish: vicuña (es) f

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