noun. a device consisting of a cord with knotted strings of various colors attached, used by the ancient Peruvians for recording events, keeping accounts, etc.

What is quipu used for?

The quipu or khipu is both ordinary and mysterious. Made from cotton or wool knotted cords, it was the backbone of the bureaucratic and centralised Inca Empire, used to record amounts of goods and numbers of people. Computations were decimal, the highest knot standing for one, the next for 10, then 100, 1000 and so on.

Is quipu a proper noun?

Quipu is a noun. A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.