tay
| Pronunciation | [taj] |
| Related Ideophones | day |
| Definition | A complete absence of motion, as if 'stuck still'. |
| Sensory Modality | LOW 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 |
| Transcription | siŋgataɕi ɾikuɕka. pajga taj samaɕa kajʎa wawataɕi samawŋ |
| Translation | He inspected his nose (and the man was utterly still) tay: only this little bit did he breathe |
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| Transcription | aʎku 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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| Transcription | tɕibiga 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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| Transcription | mana 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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| Transcription | tɕi 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. 2026. tay. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=tay.
