hir

Pronunciation[hiɾ]
Related Ideophoneshu
DefinitionThe sound of a forest spirit
Sensory ModalitySOUND
Paralinguistic
Description
foregrounded by repetition and intonation. Gestures are metaphorically depictive of spatial expanse of sound
Transcriptionkazi mikwi tukuntɕi niɾami hiɾ hiɾ hiɾ hiɾ hiɾ hiɾ hiɾ hiɾ hiɾ hiɾ! Aj satɕata ujangima!
Translation'We almost got eaten'(i.e. killed), he said, hir hir hir hir hir hir hir hir hir hir (it sounded) Ay! You would have heard that forest (sound)
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Nuckolls, Janis. 2024. hir. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=hir.

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