lyuw2
| Possible Affixes | -xlya |
| Pronunciation | [ʎuw] |
| Definition | The extreme shininess of hair, of an animal's wet fur, or of teeth that have been dyed black with genipa, or of the surface of an eye whose pupil has rolled back into its socket |
| Sensory Modality | Pattern
VISUAL |
Paralinguistic
Description | Pronounced with rising intonation and often with a sweeping gesture indicating the extent of the shininess |
| Transcription | ʎuw kiɾujuk ɕaŋ pajba kiɾuga ɕiŋki kiɾujuk ɕan |
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| Transcription | βiɾatami tɕaɾiŋ kaj, paj paŋga. Tɕi aɾmakpi aktɕa ʎuwxʎa sakiɾig aŋ |
| Translation | For the hair, um, its fat, it has fat, its leaves do, and when bathing (the hair) with it, the hair is left lyuw (so shiny)! |
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| Transcription | ɾuna ɾuna aɕpaʎata iɾidzama ɾikuk maŋ awama ʎṳw ʎṳw |
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| Transcription | kiɾuga ʎuw ɕinki kiɾu maɾa mana ɲukantɕiɕina kiɾujuk tɕaɾa |
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| Transcription | mama ɲuka mamama ʎuw ʎuw mana ɲukantɕi ɕina alita ɾikuk tɕan kasnama ʎuw |
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| Transcription | asiɕa ɾikuwaɾani ʎuw ʎuw ʎuw ʎuw ʎuw ʎuw ʎuw ʎuw kiɾuga ɾikuɾiɾa ɾikuŋgima [niɾisa?] jana kiɾu mak aɕka |
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Nuckolls, Janis and Tod Swanson. 2024. lyuw2. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=lyuw-2.
