polo
| Pronunciation | [polo] |
| Related Ideophones | tsak |
| Definition | To puncture or pierce |
| Sensory Modality | MOVEMENT > Configurational MOVEMENT > Haptic MOVEMENT VISUAL |
| Paralinguistic Description | May be gestured with hands or fingers |
| Transcription | tɕajʎan ɕaɕkata tatatatatatatata taç taç taç kanoataga polo polo polo tsʲuŋ tsʲuŋ tsʲuŋ tsʲuŋ tsʲuŋ tsʲuŋ japa balakpi |
| Translation | (The bullets exploded from the guns) tatatatatatatata (and flew through the air) tahy tahy tahy, and through the canoes, polo polo polo, (and through the water) tsyung tsyung tsyung tsyung tsyung tsyung. |
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Nuckolls, Janis. 2024. polo. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=polo.
