tsuru
Possible Affixes | -shi |
Pronunciation | [tsuɾu] |
Definition | The calling sound of a kushilyu monkey, as well as its crying sound |
Sensory Modality | Cognition Emotion SOUND |
Paralinguistic Description | The difference between its calling out and crying sound is rendered performatively with an energetic single call that is lengthened on the final syllable (calling out sound) and a series of shorter, repetitive sounds, lower in pitch calls (its crying sounds) |
Transcription | kunaŋ abeɾ kapaɾiwaj niɾaɕi tsuɾuuu ujaɕa kapaɾa |
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Transcription | kunan wakaj niɾaɕi tsuɾu tsuɾu tsuɾu tsuɾu tsuɾu tsuɾu-ɕi wakaɾa mamata ʎakiɕa |
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Transcription | [mom said] now speak! "tsuru kawa" he cried out |
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Nuckolls, Janis; Tod Swanson; Auna Nygaard; Sydney Ludlow. 2024. tsuru. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=tsuru.