shun
| Pronunciation | [ɕun] |
| Variants | shurun |
| Definition | The sound of an armadillo snoring |
| Sensory Modality | SOUND |
| Paralinguistic Description | May be gestured with up and down movements of hand to imitate an idea of the sound's rhythmic quality |
| Transcription | kaj aɾmaliʎo imaga kaɾota ɕun ɕun ɕun ɾonkaɕa puɲug maŋ |
| Translation | The armadillo (can be heard) at some distance (going) shun shun shun. It's snoring as it sleeps! |
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Nuckolls, Janis and Tod Swanson. 2026. shun. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=shun.
