tsi
| Pronunciation | [tsi] |
| Related Ideophones | tsyun2 |
| Definition | A sliding or slithering movement along a surface. May describe the way a knife slides along its case as it is removed from it. May also describe the slithering of a snake moving along the ground. |
| Sensory Modality | MOVEMENT > Configurational MOVEMENT > Haptic MOVEMENT VISUAL |
| Paralinguistic Description | Intonationally lengthened during pronunciation, and often accompanied by gesture depictive of a sliding movement |
| Transcription | tsiii-ɕi riɕka |
| Translation | It went off, sliding (along the ground) tsiiii |
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| Transcription | -una maɕti tawnata tsi ajsaɕa taŋla haku kawiɕa ujaɾimun man- |
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| Transcription | kaj kaj puma // puuma aatun ɾuku puma kujutɕi kujutɕi kujutɕi tsi suɾkuɾa // pi suɾkuɾa? |
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Nuckolls, Janis. 2026. tsi. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=tsi.
