tahy
| Pronunciation | [taç] |
| Related Ideophones | ta1, tsyun1 |
| Definition | The sound of bullets whizzing through air, or the appearance of lightening flashing |
| Sensory Modality | MOVEMENT SOUND VISUAL |
| Paralinguistic Description | May undergo strong aspiration, devoicing of vowel, creaking of voice, lengthening of entire word, as well as hand movements gesturing the bullets' movement through air |
| Transcription | tɕajʎan ɕaɕkata tatatatatatatata taç taç taç kanoataga polo polo polo tsʲuŋ tsʲuŋ tsʲuŋ tsʲuŋ tsʲuŋ tsʲuŋ japa balakpi |
| Translation | (The bullets exploded from the guns) tatatatatatatata (and flew through the air) tahy tahy tahy, and through the canoes, polo polo polo, (and through the water) tsyung tsyung tsyung tsyung tsyung tsyung. |
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| Transcription | ɾajuga taçça̰a̰ taçça̰a̰ ɾajuga |
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Nuckolls, Janis. 2024. tahy. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=thay.
