tay

Pronunciation[taj]
Related Ideophonesday
DefinitionA complete absence of motion, as if 'stuck still'.
Sensory ModalityLOW SENSORY
Paralinguistic
Description
Intonationally foregrounded and may be gestured by moving arms into a position in mid air that is held, or by hugging the body
Transcriptionsiŋgataɕi ɾikuɕka. pajga taj samaɕa kajʎa wawataɕi samawŋ
TranslationHe inspected his nose (and the man was utterly still) tay: only this little bit did he breathe
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Transcriptionaʎku ɕinaɕi manaɕi ɾunatas mikunata jaɕatɕu taj siɾiɾa tɕi puma tɕitɕu
Translation‘Like a dog, not even thinking about eating people, it lay there tay (not moving), that pregnant jaguar.’
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Transcriptiontɕibiga manaɕi . . .tɕiŋgaj tijaɕkawna pajguna taj tijaɾiɕaga kiɕpig aɕkawna pobregunaga
Translation And so then . . . the lost ones they were just there (being absolutely still) tay they sat, the poor ones who escaped.
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Transcription-ɕka taɾuga taɾuga tɕi- tɕiga mana ujaka taj ɕajaɾiɕa Saanta Santa Santa iɾ-
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Transcriptionmana pakiɾiɾatɕu ɲa taj taj-ʎa maɾa nini kaj tupu ɾaku maɾa kaj tupu ɾa-
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Transcription-ta maŋɕi ɾikwi imataɕi waɲutɕi munawn niɕa tɕi tajj-ɕi siɾiun
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Transcription-ta maɕtiɕa maɕtiɕa kaj puŋgaɾawaŋ apitɕiɕka tʲaj apitɕiɕa tɕi sapiwi tɕi sapi apiɕa aktɕaja tag apiɕa tsag waɲtɕig aɕkawna
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Transcriptiontɕi ɾajgu wajɾajga (h)atun ɾuja sapii tɕasna ɾuja sapi ɕajaɾinawn taj ʔm̩ʔm̩ mana kasnagunaj mana ɕajaɾina kasnajbi atun ɾuja sapi ɕajaɾina
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Nuckolls, Janis and Tod Swanson. 2024. tay. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=tay.

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