chin
| Pronunciation | [tɕiŋ] |
| Definition | A clinking sound resulting from metal making contact with another hard surface such as stone. |
| Sensory Modality | MOVEMENT > Haptic MOVEMENT SOUND |
| Paralinguistic Description | Pronounced with a higher than normal voice pitch. May include a gesture depictive of the action producing the sound. |
| Transcription | ima maŋ kuniku tɕiga ima ima tapʲa tɕaŋ niɕa ɲukaga kutɕiʎu pundaŋga tɕiŋ takani |
| Translation | (Wait), What was it? (That's right) It was a rabbit! And so what kind of portent is it? wondering, I hit it with the end of the knife (going) ching! |
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Nuckolls, Janis and Tod Swanson. 2024. chin. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=ching.
