tsupu
| Possible Affixes | -ng |
| Pronunciation | [tsupo] |
| Variants | kopo,tupu |
| Related Ideophones | bhux, lin, lipo, tsupu |
| Definition | The sound and movement of falling into water, the path of movement under water, or the splashing sound made by a partially submerged being as it swims across the surface of water. |
| Sensory Modality | MOVEMENT > Haptic
MOVEMENT
SOUND
VISUAL |
Paralinguistic
Description | The second syllable may begin with a strong puff of aspiration. Often accompanied by downward moving hand. |
| Transcription | warmi randi tsupo, bʰux karr, bugju tukushka |
| Translation | The woman, then (jumped in) tsupo (and burst out) bhux, and leaped kar. She had become a freshwater dolphin |
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| Transcription | kutɕa uɾajmanda tsupu tsupu tsupu tsupu tsupu tsupu iminata wawa imas wajtaɕa pugʎak aŋ tɕas(n)a ujaɾimuɾa |
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| Transcription | anzeluj pasatɕiɾani tsupuŋ ɕitani ɲa gustuta mikuɾani |
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| Transcription | ɲa mana ɾikuk tukuɕa uɾaj tukuka ɲa tsupu tsupu ʎukɕi ɲa ɾiɾani tɕi ajtɕawaguna tɕi siɾiuɾaguna piskaduaguna ɲuka ajsaɕka |
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| Transcription | tsupo imaɕinata tsupa tsupo tsupo tsupo tsupo tsupo piɕi kawimu |
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| Transcription | ɾi niɕkaɕi ɾii niɕkaɕi aɕka makijuk tukuɕaɕi ɾii tsupo-ŋ uɾmaɕka |
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Nuckolls, Janis. 2025. tsupu. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=tsupo.
