matso
| Pronunciation | [matso] |
| Definition | The way arms hug the body, or the way wings of a bird flap close to its body after flapping open and away from the body while flying |
| Sensory Modality | MOVEMENT > Configurational MOVEMENT > Haptic MOVEMENT VISUAL |
| Paralinguistic Description | gestured with arms hugging close to body. Stress is on final syllable |
| Transcription | ɾinga ɾawŋ tɕaŋgata matso! rikwi matso! |
| Translation | It's going to make the leg go matso! Look (it's going) matso! |
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| Transcription | -ɕkajɕi kaʎpintiɾuga matso matso ɕamuka tag ʎutaɾiɕka |
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Nuckolls, Janis. 2026. matso. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=matso.
