san
| Pronunciation | [saŋ] |
| Related Ideophones | ba, sa |
| Definition | The movement of bushes or branches of a tree; expansive, outward motion of multiple entities which remain anchored to a center. Said of strands of hair, or tendrils on a plant that are moved by wind or breeze. |
| Sensory Modality | MOVEMENT > Configurational MOVEMENT VISUAL |
| Paralinguistic Description | Gestured with an outward moving hand |
| Transcription | tɕiga ɲuka(ʎa) ɾikuɕaɾani saŋ ɾujata kujutɕi saŋ ɾujata kutɕi- kujutɕi mana ɾikunata uɕani ɲuka |
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| Transcription | wajɾa ɕamuk kaj akchaguna san tukuŋ niŋ ɲa |
| Translation | ‘(When) the wind comes, these tendrils, they say, become san’ |
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Nuckolls, Janis and Tod Swanson. 2025. san. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=san-2.
