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inca

Pronunciation: /ˈin.kɑ/

“inca” is an Old English word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. doubt, uncertainty, question, suspicion, fear
  2. cause for complaint, offense, ill-will, grievance, grudge; quarrel
  3. opportunity, occasion

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *inkô (“ache, regret”), from Proto-Indo-European *yenǵ- (“illness”). Cognate with Old Frisian jinc (“angered”), Old Norse ekki (“pain, grief”), Norwegian ekkje (“lack, pity”).

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