chiriri
| Possible Affixes | -shi |
| Pronunciation | [tɕiɾi] |
| Definition | The sound of an unhappy baby crying |
| Sensory Modality | Emotion SOUND |
| Paralinguistic Description | The second syllable undergoes reduplication and the performed utterance is chiriri. Chiriri may then undergo multiple repetition |
| Transcription | tɕiɾiɾiɾiɾi tɕiɾiɾiɾiɾi tɕiɾiɾiɾiɾi-ɕi wakawn |
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Nuckolls, Janis. 2026. chiriri. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=chiri.
