puskin
| Pronunciation | [puskiŋ] |
| Related Ideophones | kintaw, talaw |
| Definition | A collapsing movement of a body |
| Sensory Modality | MOVEMENT > Configurational MOVEMENT VISUAL |
| Paralinguistic Description | May be gestured with a hand moving downward, or by speaker's own upper body drooping or slumping. Second syllable is stressed and may be pronounced at a higher pitch than the first syllable. |
| Transcription | imaɕti lomota idziyatɕipaŋgi nikga taw! puskiŋ waɲutɕiɕka taɾuga |
| Translation | Well then, saying 'You are the one who is weakening the manioc' (he fired his rifle) taw! (And then) pusking (it collapsed). He had killed the deer. |
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| Transcription | pantiyon sapi puskiŋ-ɕi waɲuɕka |
| Translation | At the edge of the burial ground pusking (collapsing), she died,it is said. |
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Nuckolls, Janis. 2026. puskin. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=pusking.
