lun
| Pronunciation | [lun] |
| Variants | tulun |
| Definition | The sound of a heavy door closing. |
| Sensory Modality | MOVEMENT > Haptic MOVEMENT SOUND |
| Transcription | aaɕka ajtɕaguna ɲa tupaɾiuŋ satɕa ajtɕaguna tupaɾiɕkaj luun! ɾaj tɕiga ɲa tapaj pasan! |
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Commentary
This video was recorded by Tod Swanson who interviewed Eulodia about how game animals who seem to disappear are actually being protected by their guardian spirits by being enclosed safely somewhere. The sound tulun marks the moment when the spirit guardian closes a door upon the animals to protect them from hunters.
Nuckolls, Janis and Tod Swanson. 2024. lun. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=lun.
