shin1
| Pronunciation | [ɕiŋ] |
| Definition | The sound of a tapir crying as it runs from a jaguar |
| Sensory Modality | Emotion SOUND |
| Transcription | ima ɕina ujaɾiŋ niŋgi? // ʔaʔa // aa satɕa wagɾa ɕamuuɕa kaɾumanda wakamun ɕiŋŋ ɕiŋŋ ɕiŋ puma apanakumuukpi |
| Translation | Are you asking how it sounds? ah ah, um, if a tapir is coming from far away, it cries (in our direction) sounding shing shing shing because a jaguar is following it |
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Nuckolls, Janis. 2025. shin1. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=shing.
