dzin
| Pronunciation | [dziŋ] |
| Definition | a sudden jolt of awareness or an unexpected movement |
| Sensory Modality | MOVEMENT > Configurational MOVEMENT Haptic > proprioception |
| Paralinguistic Description | Intonationally foregrounded from surrounding utterance and may be accompanied by hand gestures depicting objects moving suddenly or unexpectedly |
| Transcription | tajkwata paniɲu kitserkaha paniɲuɕi kantawɕka; tɕiga dzing-ɕi tukuɕka ɲa jajata mana ɾikuɕpaʎataɕi dzing tukuk; uktuga kajbi ɕaɕkara nira uktuta palaj; tɕiʎajɕi sakiɕk paj awaɕka . . . |
| Translation | (unintelliglible Sapara song fragment) then dzing (startled) she became although she had not seen my father, she became startled; and there was this big hole he said and she suddenly went into the hole palay and the things she had been using to make pottery she left there . . . |
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| Transcription | maɕti asinsoɾbi dziŋ dziŋ dziŋ dziŋ ɲukantɕi . . . |
| Translation | ‘In the elevator we (went) dziŋ dziŋ dziŋ dziŋ . . . |
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| Transcription | ɲaupakʎajta paɕpanʑaw niɕkawn dzin-ʎa tukuɕka waɕa ɲuka waɾmita jaŋga piɲaɕa sakimuɕkani… |
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Nuckolls, Janis and Tod Swanson. 2024. dzin. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=dzin.
