palay
| Pronunciation | [palaj] |
| Related Ideophones | dzas, dzaw |
| Definition | Describes a movement away from someone that is done secretly or without properly observing leave-taking conventions . Describes the way something may fall in pieces or small quantities, such as rain from the sky, tree bark from a tree. Describes random or chaotic movements of multiple entities, |
| Sensory Modality | MOVEMENT > Configurational
MOVEMENT
VISUAL |
Paralinguistic
Description | May be used as one form or undergo multiple repetition. Stress is on the final syllable. |
| Transcription | aa ka ɲukantɕi jujag antɕi kajta kasna tɕiga palaj palaj palaj palaj ʎutɕu kaspi ʎutɕuɾig tɕima |
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| Transcription | satɕama puɾitɕuɕa ɲami ʎutɕu kaspi ʎatanawɕka sagmagɾiŋgitɕi kasnas sagmaj tɕiga kajga kaɾa (sakali) palaj palaj palaj ɾiuŋmi tɕasnaʎataɕi ɲawi kaɾa |
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| Transcription | tɕiga kaɾan kaɾan makimaɕi kasna aɾa palaj palaj palaj palaj, palaj palaj palaj palaj, palaj palaj palaj-ɕi upinawŋ |
| Translation | And so from every branch, they were (flying) like this:palay palay palay palay, palay palay palay palay, palay palay palay, apparently, they would drink |
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| Transcription | tajkwata paniɲu kitserkaha paniɲuɕi kantawɕka; tɕiga dzingɕi tukuɕka ɲa jajata mana ɾikuɕpaʎataɕi dzing tukuk; uktuga kajbiɕaɕkara 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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Nuckolls, Janis and Tod Swanson. 2026. palay. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=palay.
