bas
| Pronunciation | [bas] |
| Definition | (infrequently used) to do something completely; possibly a clipped form of Spanish bastante 'enough, quite' |
| Sensory Modality | LOW SENSORY |
| Paralinguistic Description | Gestures accompanying bas seem to mimic the action of whatever verb it occurs with |
| Transcription | uɾitu palo! japa tupaɾikpi bas waɲutɕinawŋ; tɕʲuw tɕʲuw tɕʲuw pitiɕa . . . |
| Translation | It's an uritu snake! if they are seen a lot, then they kill it bas (by whacking it) and then chyuw chyuw chyuw cutting it . . .' |
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| Transcription | kuti takaɕkan uktui toloŋ ɲuka wawaguna ɕamukgunaga baas uktui tijawtaga waɲutɕinawn tɕitɕu ɕaɕka |
| Translation | Again, with having hit inside hole tolong (with reverberation). My children, the ones who come, baas (completely) they killed the one who was in the hole. It was pregnant!. |
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Commentary
Video 1: This narrative about snakes was told to Tod Swanson.
Nuckolls, Janis and Tod Swanson. 2024. bas. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=bas.
