tsyun3
| Pronunciation | [tsʲun] |
| Related Ideophones | pis |
| Definition | The happy or sad sound of a hummingbird |
| Sensory Modality | Emotion
SOUND |
Paralinguistic
Description | Pronounced with high pitch and rapid repetitions for a happy sound, and a lower pitch, with slower repetitions for a sad sound |
| Transcription | tsʲun tsʲun tsʲun tsʲun tsʲun tsʲun tsʲun kuɕikun |
| Translation | ‘It (sounds) happy (going) tsyun tsyun tsyun tsyun tsyun tsyun tsyun.' |
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| Transcription | tsʲun tsʲun tsʲun tsʲun tsʲun tsʲun tsʲun kuɕijaɕa |
| Translation | (It sounds) tsyun tsyun tsyun tsyun tsyun tsyun tsyun becoming happy. |
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| Transcription | wakaɕa puɾiuk sisa iʎakpi imatata upiɕa niɕa; pajga kuti ujangichi tsʲu tsʲu tsʲu tsʲu tsʲu tsʲu wakawta |
| Translation | He goes about crying if there are no flowers, wondering 'what will I drink?' well haven't you-all heard when he's crying, going tsyu tsyu tsyu tsyu tsyu tsyu? |
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| Transcription | wakaɕa, ujaŋgitɕi tsʲun tsʲun tsʲun, sisa iʎaŋ |
| Translation | when it cries do you-all hear/notice? it (goes) tsyn tsyun tsyun (because) there are no flowers |
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Nuckolls, Janis. 2025. tsyun3. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=tsyun.
