hahay

Pronunciation[hahaj]
DefinitionThe sound of happy laughter
Sensory ModalityEmotion
SOUND
Transcriptionkahawnguna, kahawan tan tan tan tan tan tan tan waaaa, tan tan tan tan tan tan tan waaa waɾmigunaga hahaaaj hahaj-ɕi matɕag aɕkawna kaʎaɾi uɾas
TranslationThey were drumming, with their drums (going) tan tan tan tan tan tan tan, (and shouting) waa, (and going) tan tan tan tan tan tan tan (and shouting) waaa, and as for the women, apparently (laughing) hahaaay hahay they would all be intoxicated, at beginning times.
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Nuckolls, Janis and Tod Swanson. 2024. hahay. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=hahay.

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