tsan1
| Possible Affixes | -lya |
| Pronunciation | [tsaŋ] |
| Variants | tan1 |
| Related Ideophones | tsik |
| Definition | To appear to be very straight and pointing upward; to stand up or sit down with a very erect posture, causing one to look distinctive from one's surroundings. To leap straight upward |
| Sensory Modality | MOVEMENT > Configurational
MOVEMENT
Pattern
VISUAL |
| Transcription | paj laɾoj tsaŋ tijaɾiɾa kunaŋga kamba waɾmimi tu- |
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| Transcription | tsaŋ! tsaŋ! ɾekto... mana taŋ! ...tsaŋ shayaɾi-ŋ tɕaj! mana may-ma-s kuyu-k |
| Translation | ‘(Pointing) tsang tsang, straight (it appears) ... not tang! ... it stands there tsang (straight), not in any way shaking’ |
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| Transcription | ɕukpi tʲam hawata tsaŋ! |
| Translation | ‘And in one more (movement, going) tyam (revolving) he leaped upward tsaŋ! |
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| Transcription | kajta maɾtas lagaɾtu umaj tsaŋ ɕajaɾiɕa kanoaj ɕina tɕimbaɕka mani maɾ |
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Nuckolls, Janis. 2025. tsan1. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=tsan-2.
