dzas
| Possible Affixes | -lla an emphatic suffix meaning 'just like' or 'in the manner of' |
| Pronunciation | [dzas, zas] |
| Related Ideophones | palay |
| Definition | of any action accomplished very quickly, immediately |
| Sensory Modality | LOW SENSORY |
Paralinguistic
Description | Gestures used with dzas tend to mimic the action of whatever verb it modifies. It is sometimes pronounced zas |
| Transcription | tɕajga tsak tsak tsak ima ɕinata ajchaj jajkuɕkata, dzas mana suɾkwibaktɕu aŋ tɕem tɕem kilinaɕka, kilinaɕka aka pakiɾiɕka |
| Translation | So (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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| Transcription | mana 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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| Transcription | mana dzas ima mono ɕinaga ɾiŋgatɕu |
| Translation | Not dzas (fast) like a monkey will it go (up) |
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| Transcription | tɕiga waɾmiga zas hataɾiɕa |
| Translation | And so then as (his) wife was getting up zas (immediately) . . . |
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| Transcription | jakwi paktaɕa dzas taŋgaɾiɕa tɕasna wawata (ɾian paɾiul) shi urmamuɕkawna |
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| Transcription | tɕi wawata zas apamwi niɕa |
| Translation | Saying 'bring me this baby zas (right now) |
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| Transcription | [tɕiga ɲukaga tɕita] kuti ɾuyata dzas saltaka tɕajmanda ɲa kutɕata kaʎpaɾani |
| Translation | Well then, jumping dzas (quickly) out of the tree, from there I ran to the pond |
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| Transcription | watatami ɕajaɾiŋga ɾawŋ jaku sapimanda ɕamuɕa. Mana dzas tɕakiɾingatɕu |
| Translation | For a year the water that comes from the east is going to stay. It will not dry up dzas (instantly). |
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| Transcription | Anzelota apaɾa. ɲuka dzas ɾaɕkau tak anzelo sakiɾira jaku ukuʎajta. |
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| Transcription | i ʎatɕapandi jakuj sambuliɕa armaɕa kasna dzas ɕajaɾiɕkaɕina tukuɾani ɲuka ʎambu ukuɕka ʎambu |
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| Transcription | ima ɕinata palaj? // uktaʎa ɾiɕkaja ɲa uktutaga dzas paj ɾiɕka tɕiman palaj ɾiɕka niɕa |
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| Transcription | tijag 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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| Transcription | ɾuna 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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| Transcription | tʃaj dzas, likchikɡa waɾmipuɾa puɲuʃka maŋ |
| Translation | Then he quickly got up, the women were asleep |
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| Transcription | ɾikuj, tʃajʃi musjaɾiɾa kaɾi dzas (click sound) atyuuŋ |
| Translation | Look, and with that, the man noticed, (and) dzas (quickly) he (ran) atyun (away) (wiping his eyes) |
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| Transcription | aʎkuwas 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.
