hahay
| Pronunciation | [hahaj] |
| Definition | The sound of happy laughter |
| Sensory Modality | Emotion SOUND |
| Transcription | kahawnguna, 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 |
| Translation | They 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.
