warmi
The Quechua word for woman is warmi.
warmi is a noun used to refer to an adult female person.
Meaning: adult female person (noun)
Did you know?
- In some Quechua communities, warmi can also be used to describe the 'female' side of the natural world, creating a spiritual balance with the 'male' side.
- In Quechua, there is no grammatical gender for nouns, meaning warmi does not change the gender of the verbs or adjectives surrounding it.
- In some Quechua dialects, the word warmi is used to describe the concept of 'wife' rather than just a generic 'woman'.
Examples in context
- Chay warmi paquchata pampapi qhawan hinaspa asikun.The woman looks at the llama in the field and smiles.This sentence shows how to use warmi to describe an action involving a woman and a llama.Tatoeba #13959973 by IdiomHunter, translation #13959976 by IdiomHunter
- Hakay warmiqa Anam.That woman over there is Ana.This sentence demonstrates how to identify a specific woman using warmi.Tatoeba #774863 by marloncori, translation #774867 by marloncori
- Kay warmiqa sumaqmi.This woman is beautiful.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Luis and Sumaq are walking in a small village.
- LuisSumaq, chay warminqa imataq rurachkan?Sumaq, what is that woman doing?
- SumaqChay warmiqa millkata yanun.That woman is cooking food.
- LuisManataq payqa yachayniyuq warmi kanchu?Is she not a wise woman?
- SumaqAri, payqa sumaq warmi kachkan.Yes, she is a good woman.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “woman” translations and entries warmi, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
