dzas

Possible Affixes-lla an emphatic suffix meaning 'just like' or 'in the manner of'
Pronunciation[dzas, zas]
Related Ideophonespalay
Definitionof any action accomplished very quickly, immediately
Sensory ModalityLOW SENSORY
Paralinguistic
Description
Gestures used with dzas tend to mimic the action of whatever verb it modifies. It is sometimes pronounced zas
Transcriptiontɕajga tsak tsak tsak ima ɕinata ajchaj jajkuɕkata, dzas mana suɾkwibaktɕu aŋ tɕem tɕem kilinaɕka, kilinaɕka aka pakiɾiɕka
TranslationSo (the arrows pierce) tsak tsak tsak, (you know) how they enter, they are not removable dzas (quickly), (because they break off) chem chem, as they are notched, and being notched they break off.
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Transcriptionmana kasnama pitinatɕu aŋ, ɾujata ɕina mana, dzass!
Translation One doesn't hit (a snake's skin) like this; not (like you would) a tree; (you go) dzass! (hitting at an angle)
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Transcriptionmana dzas ima mono ɕinaga ɾiŋgatɕu
TranslationNot dzas (fast) like a monkey will it go (up)
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Transcriptiontɕiga waɾmiga zas hataɾiɕa
TranslationAnd so then as (his) wife was getting up zas (immediately) . . .
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Transcriptionjakwi paktaɕa dzas taŋgaɾiɕa tɕasna wawata (ɾian paɾiul) shi urmamuɕkawna
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Transcriptiontɕi wawata zas apamwi niɕa
TranslationSaying 'bring me this baby zas (right now)
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Transcription[tɕiga ɲukaga tɕita] kuti ɾuyata dzas saltaka tɕajmanda ɲa kutɕata kaʎpaɾani
TranslationWell then, jumping dzas (quickly) out of the tree, from there I ran to the pond
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Transcriptionwatatami ɕajaɾiŋga ɾawŋ jaku sapimanda ɕamuɕa. Mana dzas tɕakiɾingatɕu
TranslationFor a year the water that comes from the east is going to stay. It will not dry up dzas (instantly).
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TranscriptionAnzelota apaɾa. ɲuka dzas ɾaɕkau tak anzelo sakiɾira jaku ukuʎajta.
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Transcriptioni ʎatɕapandi jakuj sambuliɕa armaɕa kasna dzas ɕajaɾiɕkaɕina tukuɾani ɲuka ʎambu ukuɕka ʎambu
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Transcriptionima ɕinata palaj? // uktaʎa ɾiɕkaja ɲa uktutaga dzas paj ɾiɕka tɕiman palaj ɾiɕka niɕa
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Transcriptiontijag aɕka (tuʎu) muskujbi tɕiga kajma matiɾita ɾaɕa ɲa munakpi makanakuɕun niɕkaj deskapasikadota ɕina mana puɾikta ɕina apaɾimuɕkaɾa niɾa (d)zas za za zas zas apamuŋgi tɕi ɾumita niɕa // zaz za-
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Transcriptionɾuna kaj ɾumita ɲa kajta // ʔaʔa // kajta kaŋ apaŋgi tɕi ɲuka kaŋ apakpi (d)za za zas tɕi ɾumita kajʎajta kajʎajta tɕuɾak ɕamwima (ima tɕahuŋ)
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Transcriptiontʃaj dzas, likchikɡa waɾmipuɾa puɲuʃka maŋ
TranslationThen he quickly got up, the women were asleep
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Transcriptionɾikuj, tʃajʃi musjaɾiɾa kaɾi dzas (click sound) atyuuŋ
TranslationLook, and with that, the man noticed, (and) dzas (quickly) he (ran) atyun (away) (wiping his eyes)
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Transcriptionaʎkuwas idzijaʃaɡa mana dzasʎa ɾina
Translation When a dog is lethargic, it doesn't go quickly.
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Nuckolls, Janis; Tod Swanson; Charles Alger. 2024. dzas. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=dzas.

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