chindan
| Pronunciation | [tɕindaŋ] |
| Definition | The appearance of something sticking up in an otherwise uniform visual field |
| Sensory Modality | Pattern VISUAL |
| Transcription | jakuga, maɕti wasitaga ɾikukpiga ɲa tɕindaŋŋŋŋŋ apaɕa ɾiukpi tɕibiɕi 'aaaaaaah'! |
| Translation | And as for the water, um, (when they) looked at their houses (they appeared) chindang (sticking up ) as the water was flowing, taking them with it, and they were screaming 'aaaah'! |
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Nuckolls, Janis and Tod Swanson. 2026. chindan. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=chindang.
