dzar
| Pronunciation | [dzaɾ] |
| Related Ideophones | dzir, tsiri |
| Definition | A frictional movement involving cutting or sawing |
| Sensory Modality | MOVEMENT > Haptic MOVEMENT VISUAL |
| Paralinguistic Description | Pronounced with a higher pitch than surrounding utterance, and gestured with hand movements. |
| Transcription | tɕi siɾitɕu amaɾun tijanɕi ninawn kunanbas kaj amarungunajga tijanɕi ninawn siɾitɕu amaɾun... tɕiga ɲa dzaɾ-ɕi pitiŋ ɲa motosiɾa ɕina |
| Translation | ‘...So then dzar it sawed, now just like a chainsaw’ |
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Nuckolls, Janis. 2026. dzar. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=dza%c9%be.
