poton
| Pronunciation | [potoŋ] |
| Related Ideophones | patan |
| Definition | Describes a sound resulting from something, typically a weighty entity, that falls and makes impact that is resonant. |
| Sensory Modality | MOVEMENT > Haptic
MOVEMENT
SOUND
VISUAL |
Paralinguistic
Description | Gestured with a downward motion. Second syllable often receives stress, is frequently pronounced with a higher pitch, and may be lengthened to imitate the reverberativity of an impact |
| Transcription | -waɕi ɲaβipiga takaɕka tɕiga naβi luluŋga tasɕi ʎukɕiɕka ʎukɕika potoŋ-ɕi uɾum- uɾmakpi |
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| Transcription | tɕiga? // kaj ɾiki kajga tɕambiɾa mujuta pintaɕka man. tɕambiɾa muju… // tɕambiɾa muju potoŋ potoŋ… muju potoŋ potoŋ // tɕasna kantag an // nda // imaɕinata kantaɾa potoŋ potoŋ // ʔaʔa tɕambiɾa muju potoŋ potoŋ tɕambiɾa muju potoŋ potoŋ // kajta maŋga maŋga tapa maŋ kaj maŋga tapa |
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| Transcription | tɕambiɾa muju potoŋ potoŋ tɕapaka muju potoŋ potoŋ tɕi uɾmakpi mikusha ɲukaga |
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| Transcription | kuna kay plaseɾajbi tijaka jajataga potoŋ matɕaɕa puɾiŋgaka kuʎkiga tijaŋ |
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| Transcription | -wan takanawɾa ɕiwa mujuta kasna potoŋ potoŋ potoŋ potoŋ uɾmaɾa ɕiwa muju |
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| Transcription | o matɕujaɕa maŋga taɾuga ɕina bajlaŋgi potoŋ potoŋ bajlaŋgi taɾuga ɕina bajlaŋgi tɕiʎata kantag |
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| Transcription | awata potoŋ awata potoŋ awata potoŋ uɾmaŋ |
| Translation | going up, falling poton, going up, falling poton, going up, falling poton it falls. |
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Nuckolls, Janis; Tod Swanson; Charles Alger. 2026. poton. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=poton.
