List of ideophones in Basque

This article is list of ideophones in Basque language based on Ibarretxe-Antuñano's (2006) trilingual dictionary Hizkuntzaren Bihotzean - Euskal Onomatopeien Hiztegia.

A

 * abaaba &mdash; expression for toddling children and in lullabies
 * abo-abo &mdash; sleep
 * abu-abu &mdash; go for a walk
 * afa &mdash; expression of happiness
 * aiba! &mdash; gasp of astonishment
 * aida-aida &mdash; cattle
 * aikolo-maikolo&mdash; indecisive
 * aiku-maiku &mdash; indecision.
 * akuilu-makuilu &mdash; stilts
 * ani-ani &mdash; walk, go for a walk
 * antxi-antxika &mdash; running
 * apa-apa &mdash; walking (especially, a little kid).
 * apapa &mdash; toddle over here.
 * apapanturi &mdash; drowsy sleepy man
 * apar &mdash; foam, spray, surf
 * aput &mdash; expression of disapproval
 * araust &mdash; call for challenge
 * arlote &mdash; homeless
 * armi-arma &mdash; spider
 * arra-arra &mdash; gush out
 * arre &mdash; gee up!
 * arret-zarret &mdash; zigzag.
 * asa! &mdash; cry to start moving
 * asa-asa &mdash; without too many clothes.
 * atx &mdash; ouch; call for pigs.
 * atxi-atxi &mdash; to run.
 * au-au &mdash; bark of a small dog
 * auk &mdash; call for geese
 * aup &mdash; expression to get up
 * aupi &mdash; expression of happiness
 * ausk &mdash; sound of bite
 * auzi-mauzi &mdash; quarrel, problem.
 * axi &mdash; expression to set the dog on somebody
 * axut &mdash; call for a challenge
 * azur-mazurrak &mdash; leftovers

B

 * bala-bala &mdash; from person to person; bluntly.
 * balan-balan &mdash; move clumsily.
 * bal-bal &mdash; hard boiling sound.
 * ban-ban &mdash; industrious, proud, non-stop.
 * bar-bar &mdash; sound of bubbling water; rhythmic falling of a light body.
 * barra-barra &mdash; a great deal, a lot, amply, abundantly, plentifully.
 * barrast &mdash; sound of ripping
 * barristi-barrasta &mdash; move quickly.
 * bat-bat &mdash; wholly, completely.
 * bedera-bedera &mdash; profusely (especially grain falling and money spending).
 * beilo-beilo &mdash; tipsy, slightly drunk.
 * ber-ber &mdash; equally, no matter.
 * bera-bera &mdash; to walk by oneself.
 * berrinba-barranba &mdash; clumsy.
 * bi-bi &mdash; call for cats.
 * biguin-miguin &mdash; flattery.
 * bil-bil &mdash; bubble, rounded.
 * biliki-balaka &mdash; swinging, teetering.
 * bilin-balan &mdash; tumbling, turning over.
 * bilin-bolan &mdash; stagger, totter, reel.
 * bilist-balast &mdash; slip, sway, rocking.
 * bill-bill &mdash; piled up.
 * bilo-biloka &mdash; women's fight (tearing hair out)
 * binbili-bonbolo &mdash; gently.
 * bir-bor &mdash; borborygmus; any rumbling noise
 * bir-bir &mdash; around.
 * biri-biri &mdash; call for ducks.
 * birra-barra &mdash; suddenly.
 * birri-barra &mdash; tp spread.
 * birrin-birrin &mdash; buzzing.
 * bitx-bitx &mdash; wee wee, pee pee.
 * bix-bixean &mdash; throwing the ball to one another.
 * bixilli-baxalla &mdash; to be naughty.
 * blasta-blasta &mdash; melt down.
 * blei-blei &mdash; soaked.
 * bli-bli &mdash; swollen.
 * bolo-bolo &mdash; spreading.
 * bolon-bolon &mdash; sleeping.
 * bon-bon &mdash; big spending.
 * bor-bor &mdash; gushing, spurting.
 * brenk &mdash; precipitous mountain.
 * brika-brika &mdash; stride purposefully.
 * brin-brau &mdash; walk hastily.
 * bris-bris &mdash; twinkle, glitter.
 * briu-brau &mdash; walk very fast.
 * bru-bru &mdash; rumour.
 * bun-bun &mdash; waste.
 * burrun-burrun &mdash; bumble bee humming.

D

 * da-da &mdash; knock the door.
 * dai-dai &mdash; going in a hurry.
 * dal-dal &mdash; tremble.
 * danba-danba &mdash; insistently, on and on.
 * dank &mdash; tap, stroke
 * dapa &mdash; have an idea suddenly.
 * dar-dar &mdash; trembling.
 * di-da &mdash; proceed drastically
 * dil-dil &mdash; light tremble.
 * dinbirri-danbarra &mdash; continuous drag.
 * din-din &mdash; with difficulty.
 * dir-dir &mdash; the sound of something sparkling or shiny.
 * dis-dis &mdash; sparkle, sunbeam, gleam.
 * diz-diz &mdash; sparkle, glow (stars).
 * doi-doi &mdash; barely, hardly.
 * draga-draga &mdash; in big gulps.
 * drak &mdash; to stop suddenly.
 * draka-draka &mdash; trot.
 * drasta-drasta &mdash; count or pay by giving the money coin by coin.
 * drungun-drungun &mdash; clumsily drink in big gulps.
 * dui-dui &mdash; exactly
 * dxxi &mdash; sound of a firework being launched.

DZ

 * dzast &mdash; throw something and put it into an opening or a corner.
 * dzat &mdash; not to bounce the ball as a result of hitting the angle.
 * dzauan-dzauan &mdash; walk slowly and swinging.
 * dziko &mdash; the sound of hitting somebody in the chest.
 * dzirrin-dzarran &mdash; sawing sound, squeak.
 * dzirt-dzart &mdash; bim bam.
 * dzist &mdash; gushing out water

E

 * eleka-meleka &mdash; chattering.
 * enpi-enpi &mdash; walk with difficulty, trudge.
 * enuxu-banuxu &mdash; slow at walking
 * epen-epen &mdash; keep up with difficulty.
 * erotetan-peroretan &mdash; without thinking
 * erran-merran &mdash; gossiping.
 * erre-merre &mdash; articulating the sound R wrongly
 * esti &mdash; yaa! (cattle)
 * estu-estu &mdash; nervously.
 * et-et-et &mdash; exclamation used when somebody is in a difficult situation or to attract attention.
 * etsi-etsian &mdash; as a last resort.
 * eurt! &mdash; yaa! (cattle).

F

 * fara-fara &mdash; light motion (sails, birds, sweat running down...)
 * farfal &mdash; very full dress
 * far-fan &mdash; frivolous.
 * far-far &mdash; rustling.
 * farran-farran &mdash; spin clumsily.
 * fistin-fastan &mdash; walk angrily.
 * fil-fil-fil &mdash; fall down in circles and slowly.
 * fili-fala &mdash; fray.
 * fir-fir &mdash; murmur.
 * firi-firi &mdash; soft breeze.
 * firik-firiki &mdash; softly.
 * firin-faran &mdash; walk aimlessly.
 * firiri &mdash; rotative motion of an object thrown in the air.
 * firri-farra &mdash; foolishly.
 * fixti-faxta &mdash; stomp around in a rage.
 * flisk-flask &mdash; crack, crackle, crash.
 * fliu-fliu &mdash; long wave.
 * flost &mdash; fall into water.
 * fri-fri &mdash; whoosh, go across the air fast
 * frink &mdash; not to keep one's word
 * furra &mdash; call for hens.
 * furrunta &mdash; sound the spinning wheel.

G

 * gal-gal &mdash; boiling, bubbling, gushing out.
 * gan-gun &mdash; lazy person.
 * gara-gara &mdash; caw, croak, honk.
 * garamanazal &mdash; mature woman ready to marry the first one to appear.
 * garra-garra &mdash; rolling around.
 * geri-geri &mdash; groping in the dark.
 * gexa-mexa &mdash; weak.
 * gilin-gilin &mdash; sound of a cowbell.
 * glaska-glaska &mdash; sound of gnawing.
 * gli-gli &mdash; water murmur.
 * glin-glan &mdash; wine poured in a bottle.
 * glaska-glaska &mdash; sound of cutting hair.
 * glok &mdash; to get upset stomach from something.
 * glu-glu &mdash; swallow.
 * gori-gori &mdash; red-hot, burning, incandescent.
 * grik-grak &mdash; bone crackling.

H

 * hanka-hanka &mdash; one after another
 * hapa-hapa &mdash; pant (breath with difficulty).
 * harrikalanka &mdash; carry stones
 * hasi-masi &mdash; basics, rudiments.
 * hauka-mauka &mdash; profusely eating.
 * hautsi-mautsi &mdash; from time to time.
 * hezur-mezur &mdash; bits and scraps of bones and pork.
 * hikili-mikili-klik &mdash; drink up in a gulp
 * hinki-hanku &mdash; hobbling.
 * hirrun-harrun &mdash; bickering.

I

 * ia-ia &mdash; almost.
 * igiri-bigiri &mdash; otter.
 * iji-aja &mdash; ridicule.
 * ika-mika &mdash; quarrel, argument.
 * ikertu-mikertu &mdash; hunt around for.
 * ikusi-makusi &mdash; "I Spy" game.
 * ikusle-mirusle &mdash; voyeur.
 * ilun-milun &mdash; growing dark.
 * indura-mandura &mdash; indecisive man.
 * ingili-angala &mdash; sig of disgust and sadness.
 * ingura-mingura &mdash; beat about the bush.
 * intzire-mintzire &mdash; complaint.
 * ipi-apa &mdash; in great detail.
 * ipin-apan &mdash; carefully.
 * iritzi-miritzi &mdash; tittle-tattle.
 * irra &mdash; call for pigeons.
 * irri-borro &mdash; rotative motion, quick and confusing.
 * irri-irri &mdash; mocking laugh.
 * irri-kar-kar &mdash; guffaw.
 * irri-marra &mdash; throw money in christening ceremonies
 * irri-mirri &mdash; weak.
 * irri-murri &mdash; mischievous smile
 * irrintzi &mdash; whoop of joy typical of Basque shepherds when they are in the mountains, and of Basque people in general
 * irri-orro &mdash; smudge.
 * isilka-misilka &mdash; whispering.
 * iski-miski &mdash; trivialities.
 * ito-ito &mdash; a big hurry.
 * itsu-itsu &mdash; blindly.
 * itx-atx &mdash; not a word.
 * ixil-mixil &mdash; secret conversation.
 * ixo &mdash; shhh, hush.
 * izka-mizka &mdash; chattering whispering.
 * izkutu-mizkutu &mdash; mystery
 * izt &mdash; oi, call for attention

J

 * jai-jai &mdash; expression of skepticism.
 * jarrai-marrai &mdash; steps of a procedure.
 * jauzi-mauzi &mdash; prancing.
 * jin-jun &mdash; twangy.
 * jitipiti-jatapata &mdash; crawl

K

 * kaiku &mdash; wooden bowl for milk.
 * kainka &mdash; cry of pain (of dogs being hit)
 * kakamilikuri &mdash; cockatoo
 * kako-mako &mdash; cunning argument, trickery.
 * kala-kala &mdash; rhythmical noise.
 * kalaka &mdash; millstone.
 * kali-kola &mdash; poppy, weed in wheat.
 * kank &mdash; sound of bouncing ball in Jai-Alai
 * kanu-kanu &mdash; little by little.
 * kar-kar-kar &mdash; guffaw; ha-ha-ha.
 * kask &mdash; jolt, screech.
 * katx-katx &mdash; call for sheep and cows.
 * kax-kax &mdash; rat-a-tat-tat.
 * kaz-kaz &mdash; expression for keeping away a cat.
 * keinu-meinu &mdash; gesture, wink.
 * ker-ker &mdash; in a straight line.
 * ki-ki &mdash; hen's hiccups.
 * kil-kil &mdash; coward, intimidated.
 * kikili-kakala &mdash; staggering astride.
 * kiki-mako &mdash; twist of rivers.
 * kikirriki &mdash; multicoloured.
 * kili-kili &mdash; tickles.
 * kili-kolo &mdash; wobbling; unsure.
 * kili-mili &mdash; slip away.
 * kilin-kilin &mdash; swords fighting sound.
 * kil-kil &mdash; cricket sound.
 * kinki-kanka &mdash; trudge.
 * kinkili-mankala &mdash; keep up with difficulty.
 * kinkinka &mdash; jumping or rolling on the ends of a wooden log that rolls down the hill.
 * kirik &mdash; hide-and-seek game.
 * kirka-kirka &mdash; in bites
 * kir-kir &mdash; joy, jubilation.
 * kirri-karra &mdash; frog sound, croak.
 * kirri-kirri &mdash; gnashing of teeth.
 * kirri-marro &mdash; articulating R sound wrongly.
 * kinkirrinka &mdash; champagne
 * kisket &mdash; latch.
 * kiski &mdash; central part in leather balls.
 * kiskili-maskili &mdash; with difficulty.
 * kitzi-kitzi &mdash; rummage.
 * kixkil &mdash; trinket.
 * klak &mdash; sound of unstacking.
 * klaska &mdash; wolf down.
 * klax-klax &mdash; scissors' sound
 * kli-kli &mdash; insect's flight.
 * klik-klik &mdash; cut hair.
 * kluk &mdash; stop out of tiredness.
 * klun &mdash; sound of liquid in a bottle.
 * klun-klan &mdash; cot sound, to rock.
 * kokolo-mokoli &mdash; idiot.
 * koko-meko &mdash; indecisive.
 * kokoriko &mdash; squatting, crouching.
 * konkela-kaskala &mdash; carry a boy astride.
 * korrok &mdash; belch.
 * krak-krak &mdash; get drunk
 * krik &mdash; drink buzz; if said to somebody, it is an invitation to do so, if the other person accepts, this one must say krak.
 * kri-kra &mdash; strumming.
 * krink-krank &mdash; griding.
 * krisk &mdash; sound of breaking small things.
 * kriskitin &mdash; castanet, snap
 * kuka &mdash; strawman.
 * kuku-marro &mdash; flat corncake filled with green cheese.
 * kukurruku &mdash; cock-a-doodle-doo
 * kulike-mulike &mdash; kitchen job.
 * kulu-mulu &mdash; trifling.
 * kuluxka &mdash; nap, siesta, light sleep.
 * kun &mdash; rhythmical sound of a cradle/cot
 * kunku &mdash; doorstop.
 * kuñkuñkuño &mdash; full of fruit.
 * kurrik &mdash; exclamation used by children when playing
 * kurrin &mdash; pig grunt, oink.
 * kurrun-kurrun &mdash; call for pigs.
 * kuse-kuse &mdash; that precise moment
 * kus-kur &mdash; a person with hunched shoulders
 * kzzz &mdash; set the animals on somebody

L

 * laba-laba &mdash; (game) blind man's bluff.
 * lafa-lafa &mdash; sound of dog gnawing.
 * lala &mdash; tasteless.
 * langet &mdash; hefty man.
 * lapa-lapa &mdash; slurp down.
 * lapatx &mdash; small snowflake.
 * laprast &mdash; slip, slide
 * lauodrio-maudorio &mdash; praises and flatteries, suck up to somebody.
 * lepa-leba &mdash; sound of rough sea, roar
 * lele &mdash; naive; for kids: milk (not maternal).
 * lelo &mdash; "the same old story".
 * lili &mdash; flower.
 * lirin-laran &mdash; singing softly to oneself.
 * lir-lar &mdash; sun glitter over a field.
 * liruli &mdash; bird trill.
 * lolo &mdash; sleep.
 * lui &mdash; windward.
 * lulu &mdash; dummy.
 * luza-muza &mdash; put somebody off.

M

 * maila-maila &mdash; slow and peacefully.
 * mailo-mailo &mdash; little by little.
 * makaka-orro &mdash; roar of oxen.
 * ma-la &mdash; land dragged by a torrent.
 * ma-ma &mdash; drinking water or liquid.
 * mamo &mdash; lice and fleas.
 * mamor &mdash; bug insect.
 * mamu &mdash; ghost, boogeyman.
 * mar-mar &mdash; whispering, mumbling.
 * mara-mara &mdash; snow softly and continuously.
 * maro-maro &mdash; gradually.
 * marra-marra &mdash; gulp down making noises.
 * marru &mdash; bellowing, howling.
 * marru-marru &mdash; voraciously, greedily.
 * masta-masta &mdash; kissing.
 * matanta &mdash; sluggish.
 * matxar &mdash; big lips.
 * mauka-mauka &mdash; eating voraciously.
 * meka &mdash; twangy.
 * mela-mela &mdash; completely soaked.
 * meleka-meleka &mdash; eat without appetite.
 * merro &mdash; weak and thin.
 * mist &mdash; not a word
 * miu &mdash; finicky.
 * miz-miz &mdash; call for cats.
 * mokoka &mdash; scold.
 * mulu-mulu &mdash; whisper.
 * mur-mur &mdash; murmur of water.
 * mutx &mdash; with one arm.

N

 * nahasi-nahasi &mdash; chaos, mess.
 * nahaste-borraste &mdash; confusion, mess
 * nahi-mahi &mdash; wish.
 * nar-nar &mdash; dull ache.
 * ne-ne &mdash; (kids) milk.
 * nikiki-nakaka &mdash; irritate.
 * nir-nir &mdash; twinkle.
 * nirro &mdash; with half closed eyes
 * nunu &mdash; wet nurse.

Ñ

 * ñaka &mdash; dirty trick.
 * ñan-ñan &mdash; yum-yum, (kids) to eat.
 * ña-ña &mdash; (kids) cheese; food.
 * ña-ñi &mdash; offering but not giving.
 * ñasta-ñasta &mdash; eating without appetite.
 * ñika &mdash; wink
 * ñiki-ñiki &mdash; sound of having sex.
 * ñiku-ñaku &mdash; hitting a bit, fighting for fun.
 * ñimiño &mdash; teeny-weeny.
 * ñiñika &mdash; iris.
 * ñirro-ñarro &mdash; short-sighted.
 * ñiski-ñaska &mdash; chewing.

O

 * ok &mdash; indigestion.
 * op &mdash; call for challenge; expression of anger.
 * opa-opa &mdash; offering.
 * ospa &mdash; out!
 * otx &mdash; expression of pain when burned or stuck with a needle
 * ozta-ozta &mdash; with great difficulty.

P

 * pafa-pafa &mdash; puffing.
 * palast &mdash; swish.
 * palax-palax &mdash; walk step by step.
 * pal-pak &mdash; harmful animal.
 * pan &mdash; shoot, bang.
 * panpa-panpa &mdash; hit continuously.
 * pan-par &mdash; show-off.
 * pan-pin &mdash; doll.
 * papa &mdash; corn or flour bread.
 * para-para &mdash; slide, glide.
 * par-par &mdash; gushing out.
 * parra-zirri &mdash; forced smile.
 * part &mdash; thrown an object at a short distance.
 * peto-peto &mdash; pure.
 * pil-pill &mdash; glub-glub, slowly boiling.
 * pin-per &mdash; reverse, back.
 * pinpilinpauxa &mdash; butterfly
 * pinpili-panpala &mdash; favourite
 * pinpirin &mdash; elegant
 * piran-piran &mdash; spend money little by little.
 * piri-para &mdash; continuous and hectic succession of things.
 * pirri &mdash; diarrhoea.
 * piro-piro &mdash; boy's game: throwing a ball.
 * pirrita &mdash; tumble, rolling down.
 * pla-pla &mdash; coat (food, with egg and flour).
 * plaust &mdash; sound of a heavy object falling.
 * pli-pla &mdash; boom (fireworks).
 * porrot &mdash; breakdown, failure.
 * pottolo &mdash; chubby.
 * prapapa-prapapa &mdash; speak quickly and continuously.
 * pu &mdash; yuck!
 * pulunp &mdash; splash.
 * punpaka &mdash; bouncing.
 * pupu &mdash; pain, hurt.
 * purpur &mdash; spill.
 * purpurka &mdash; slid down a slope.
 * purra-purra &mdash; in abundance.
 * purrust &mdash; liquid spill.
 * purrut &mdash; fart
 * purruzt &mdash; get annoyed
 * puskala-muskala &mdash; blow
 * puskila-muskila &mdash; DIY, small jobs
 * putin &mdash; kick of a harassed horse
 * putz &mdash; blow

R

 * ringi-ranga &mdash; strode.

S

 * saka-saka &mdash; shove.
 * saltsa-maltsa &mdash; jumble.
 * saplast &mdash; thud.
 * sapa-sapa &mdash; transparent.
 * sarasta &mdash; great shock
 * sartada &mdash; sudden action, incision
 * sast &mdash; inserting one object into another
 * sast edo xist &mdash; burst; sting.
 * satean-satean &mdash; frequently
 * sauka-sauka &mdash; devour.
 * sigi-saga &mdash; come and go zig-zagging
 * sik eta sak &mdash; sharply
 * siki-saka &mdash; non stop.
 * siltsi-saltsa &mdash; helter-skelter, bolt
 * sina-mina &mdash; gesture
 * sino-mino &mdash; ceremonious
 * sirrin-sarran &mdash; sound of sew
 * sits &mdash; moth
 * sistil &mdash; poor in nutrients
 * sistrin &mdash; rachitic
 * siu-siu &mdash; mole's noise
 * siztun-saztun &mdash; sew clumsily
 * so &mdash; whoa!, voice to stop animals
 * sorki-morki &mdash; sew clumsily; a rough patch.
 * sost &mdash; suddenly

T

 * tafla-tafla &mdash; splish-splash, wade.
 * tak &mdash; sound of not very audible noises (heartbeat, pocket watch...); touch, tap.
 * taka &mdash; quick action; sudden stop.
 * taka-maka &mdash; groping
 * taka-taka &mdash; toddling, walk slowly, in short and quick steps
 * takian-takian &mdash; frequently, constantly
 * tak-tak &mdash; tick-tock, clock sound
 * talapats &mdash; swish, sound of a liquid moving inside a pitcher
 * talast-talast &mdash; water shaking in a container
 * talat &mdash; wet
 * talka &mdash; bump, hit
 * tal-tal &mdash; walk from one place to another
 * tanga-tanga &mdash; sound of drops
 * tank eta tink &mdash; punctually
 * tankart &mdash; bucket in boats for bailing out
 * tanka-tanka &mdash; coin by coin; step by step; drop by drop; rhythmical noise.
 * tanpa &mdash; sound of falling
 * tanpa-tanpa &mdash; walk with irregular steps
 * tanta &mdash; drop
 * tantaka &mdash; dripping
 * tantal &mdash; big man
 * tapla &mdash; little jumps when galloping or trotting
 * tarabala &mdash; sound of a person falling down into the floor
 * trabalako &mdash; fall and roll down the floor
 * taraska &mdash; brazen woman
 * taratata &mdash; expression of skepticism
 * taratulo &mdash; drill
 * tarranpantan &mdash; frying pan
 * tarranta &mdash; unpleasant sound.
 * tarrantantan &mdash; sound of a cartwheel moving
 * tarrapada &mdash; spillage
 * tarras &mdash; sticky
 * tarrat &mdash; sound of clothing ripping
 * tarra-tarra &mdash; drag
 * tarrita &mdash; in an agitated state; make somebody anger; agitate
 * tart &mdash; snap (a robe)
 * tartaka &mdash; knotty wood
 * tarteka-marteka &mdash; in one's free moments; in intervals.
 * tarteka-tarteka &mdash; once in a while
 * taska-taska &mdash; cry profusely
 * tast &mdash; scorn
 * tas-tas &mdash; spanking
 * tat &mdash; suddenly
 * tata &mdash; sound of scratching
 * tatal &mdash; stammering
 * tatan &mdash; youngest child
 * tati &mdash; offering but not giving
 * tauki &mdash; nod (sleeping)
 * tauki-mauki &mdash; hammering
 * taunk &mdash; hammering sound
 * taun-taun &mdash; large wave.
 * teke-meke &mdash; provoking.
 * telent-telent &mdash; stand doing nothing.
 * tenk &mdash; halt, stop.
 * tente &mdash; upright.
 * terreil-merreil &mdash; rebel, uncontrolled, unbridled.
 * terren-terren &mdash; stubbornly.
 * terrest-merrest &mdash; in any way.
 * ter-ter &mdash; slowly, little by little.
 * ter-ter-ter &mdash; in a straight line.
 * tete &mdash; doggy.
 * tetele &mdash; idiot.
 * tetele-metele &mdash; without thinking.
 * tifli-tafla &mdash; beating.
 * tiki-taka &mdash; little by little, step by step.
 * tilingo &mdash; worn out.
 * tin &mdash; clang, metal sound.
 * tinki-tanka &mdash; gulp
 * tinta-minta &mdash; small details
 * tintin &mdash; pulse
 * tintirriña &mdash; baby's bottle
 * tipirri-taparra &mdash; run with difficulty
 * tipi-tapa &mdash; pitter-patter
 * tir &mdash; cicada's song
 * tira-tole &mdash; at will
 * tira! &mdash; c'mon!
 * tiribili-tarabala &mdash; fall and roll down
 * tirin-kintan &mdash; tinkling
 * tirri &mdash; gnashing of teeth
 * tirri-tarra &mdash; farting
 * tirriki-tarraka &mdash; lagging, straggling
 * tirrin &mdash; electric ring
 * tirrist-tarrast &mdash; plod
 * tirrit &mdash; say "no" in disgust
 * tiruri-tiruriru &mdash; sound of flute
 * to &mdash; hey! (addressing males)
 * tonk &mdash; get upset stomach from something, overdose on
 * topa &mdash; toast, cheers
 * torro-torroka &mdash; leapfrog, children's game
 * tou-tou &mdash; call for cows
 * traka-traka &mdash; walk, trot
 * trank &mdash; slam, bang [door closing]
 * trapala-trapala &mdash; gallop
 * trata &mdash; clumsy movement of the spinning top
 * trikitixa &mdash; dance and music from the Basque Country
 * triki-traka &mdash; walk rhythmically
 * trikun-trakuntza &mdash; gipsy con
 * tringili-trangala &mdash; rattle
 * trinka-trinka &mdash; press too much
 * triska-traskatu &mdash; fight tooth and nail
 * trisket &mdash; doorknocker
 * trist &mdash; instant
 * truskul &mdash; man with a malformation who walks clumsily, running into people
 * truxala &mdash; rain buckets (a lot)
 * tuf &mdash; yuck! expression of revulsion
 * tuju-tuju &mdash; cough!
 * tululu &mdash; a combination of three cards of equal value in the card game 31
 * tulut &mdash; plug
 * tunpa &mdash; loud blow
 * tunpaka &mdash; jump in the air
 * turlututu &mdash; no way
 * turrusta &mdash; waterfall, cascade
 * tururu &mdash; whistle made of plants
 * turuta &mdash; small bugle
 * tut &mdash; not a thing

TT

 * tta &mdash; yuck! (expression of disgust)
 * ttaka-ttaka &mdash; taking baby steps
 * ttakun-ttakun &mdash; sound of txalaparta
 * ttara-ttara &mdash; drag little by little
 * ttattik &mdash; expression used when somebody is deceived
 * ttatto &mdash; get off
 * tteke-meke &mdash; provoking
 * tteke-tteke &mdash; slowly and peacefully
 * ttinttin &mdash; handbell sound
 * ttinttinrrin &mdash; liquor
 * ttipi-ttapa &mdash; small step by step
 * ttitt &mdash; get dressed
 * ttok-ttok-ttok &mdash; small person looking around for something
 * ttoporro &mdash; deformed animal
 * ttotta &mdash; eau-de-vie;
 * ttu &mdash; spit
 * ttuki-ttuki &mdash; objection
 * ttulun-ttulun &mdash; take it easily
 * ttun-ttun &mdash; Basque instrument from Soule, psaltery
 * ttunttur &mdash; Basque mardi-gras characters in Ituren and Zubieta (joaldunak)
 * ttuntturro &mdash; carnival hat, worn by joaldunak
 * ttur-ttur &mdash; shit of sheep

TX

 * txa &mdash; stop tapping
 * txago &mdash; keep upright (of children)
 * txainpa &mdash; woman's cry
 * txak &mdash; short step
 * txangot &mdash; sultry, stuffy weather
 * txanpa &mdash; fast rowing regatas
 * txanpan &mdash; rock the boats on the waves
 * txanpon &mdash; coin
 * txantol &mdash; wooden cat, tap for barrels
 * txantxa &mdash; joke
 * txantxulin &mdash; reckless
 * txapar &mdash; small person
 * txaplast &mdash; play ducks and drakes
 * txapla-txapla &mdash; splash about barefoot
 * txarakal &mdash; empty nut
 * txart &mdash; swipe
 * txart-txart &mdash; punish
 * txatan-txatan &mdash; every step
 * txeia &mdash; call for women
 * txetxe &mdash; small child
 * txi &mdash; roast
 * txikili-txakala &mdash; walk slowly but with a firm step
 * txikli-txoklo &mdash; clog
 * txiko &mdash; call for young donkeys
 * txil &mdash; cry, say uncle
 * txilin-txilinera &mdash; throw nuts one by one
 * txil-txil &mdash; simmer, slowly boil
 * txin &mdash; coin, money
 * txint &mdash; not a word
 * txin-txin &mdash; clinking of coins
 * txintxirri &mdash; rattle
 * txintxo &mdash; good, loyal
 * txio &mdash; chirp, tweet
 * txipli-txapla &mdash; splash about
 * txiri &mdash; shaving
 * txirikonkila &mdash; carry a baby astride
 * txirki-mirki &mdash; to be crossed with somebody
 * txirlo &mdash; skittle
 * txirri-mirri &mdash; insecure person, busybody
 * txirrin &mdash; bell, buzzer, ring
 * txirrist &mdash; slide
 * txirrista &mdash; slide, tobbogan, sled
 * txirtxilatu &mdash; explode, tear to pieces
 * txir-txir &mdash; frying crackle
 * txirula &mdash; flute
 * txiska &mdash; trample
 * txiska-miskaka &mdash; look for sweets
 * txistu &mdash; Basque flute
 * txita &mdash; chick
 * txil-txil &mdash; willy, wee-wee
 * txitxiri-bitxiri &mdash; bits and pieces, trinket
 * txitxirri-patxarra &mdash; informality
 * txiz &mdash; wee, pee
 * txo! &mdash; call for attention, addressing boys
 * txonbo &mdash; dive, dipping one's head in the water
 * txongil &mdash; drinking jug with spout and handle (see botijo)
 * txontxongilo &mdash; puppet
 * txora-txora &mdash; drive mad
 * txort &mdash; fuck, screw
 * txost &mdash; in card game, answer to txist
 * txotx &mdash; expression used in sagardotegis when a barrel is to be opened
 * txu &mdash; spit
 * txun-txun &mdash; small drum
 * txurrun &mdash; curl up
 * txurrut &mdash; sip
 * txurrute-murrute &mdash; pub crawl
 * txut &mdash; ouch!
 * txutxu-mutxuka &mdash; whispering, saying secrets

TZ

 * tzintz &mdash; mucus
 * tzipi-tzapa &mdash; baby crawl
 * tzir-tzil &mdash; loose thread; unimportant thing or person
 * tzonbor &mdash; log (tree)
 * tzurruntzuntzun &mdash; rickety rickety
 * tzur-tzur &mdash; laugh sarcastically

U

 * ufa &mdash; puff, expression of sadness
 * uka-muka &mdash; doubt
 * ulu &mdash; howl
 * um &mdash; expression of distrust
 * urku-murku &mdash; be up to no good
 * urra-urra &mdash; call for hens
 * urrutaka-urrutaka &mdash; by bargaining
 * usa &mdash; whoa! (stop oxen)
 * utx &mdash; expression of pain and surprise
 * utz &mdash; flatulence
 * ux &mdash; call to move away hens
 * uzkur-muzkur &mdash; idle

X

 * xa &mdash; whoa! (oxen)
 * xafla &mdash; slap
 * xafla-xafla &mdash; hit rhythmically
 * xaha-xaha &mdash; get undressed and wash the clothes
 * xapi &mdash; away! (for cats)
 * xarrast &mdash; scratch
 * xarrata &mdash; mice squeak
 * xast &mdash; do something quickly
 * xehe-mehe &mdash; incidentally, in detail
 * xiliparta-xalaparta &mdash; making a racket, a row
 * ximur-xamur &mdash; wrinkle a bit
 * xingar &mdash; pork, pig's flesh
 * xingola-mingola &mdash; zigzag
 * xinta-minta &mdash; whimpering, whining
 * xintxar &mdash; mist
 * xiribiri &mdash; violin
 * xiriko-miriko &mdash; tempting
 * xiri-miri &mdash; drizzle
 * xirimola &mdash; hurricane
 * xirin &mdash; diarrhea
 * xirmi-xarma &mdash; spell, charm
 * xirriki-xarraka &mdash; plod
 * xirrit &mdash; dripping
 * xirrizta &mdash; cry of pain
 * xirro-marro &mdash; shepherd's game with six pebbles
 * xirti-xarta &mdash; whipping
 * xirto &mdash; pun, play of words
 * xirurika &mdash; whoosh
 * xist &mdash; quickly; instant
 * xiu-xiu &mdash; sound of squirrels
 * xista-mista &mdash; flash of lightning
 * xixtrin &mdash; despicable
 * xoko-moko &mdash; hidden places
 * xotuz-xotuz &mdash; insisting
 * xumli-xumla &mdash; abracadabra
 * xurrut &mdash; sip, swig
 * xurru-xurru &mdash; drink constantly

Z

 * za-za-za &mdash; speak fast
 * zadura-badura &mdash; mishmash, jumble
 * zafla &mdash; loud splash (water, mud)
 * zaiki-paiki &mdash; shove
 * zak &mdash; suddenly
 * zaka-zaka &mdash; gulp down
 * zalamala &mdash; tangle
 * zalamandrana &mdash; ugly and scruffy woman
 * zalantza-malantza &mdash; indecision
 * zaldiko-maldiko &mdash; ride, merry-go-round, carousel
 * zalko-zalko &mdash; astride
 * zanbro &mdash; stinging, burning sensation
 * zanga-zanga &mdash; drink clumsily
 * zanpo &mdash; walk with the legs open
 * zantzo &mdash; cheer, martial song
 * zaparrada &mdash; downpour
 * zapart &mdash; clash, clatter
 * zapa-zapa &mdash; walk without stopping
 * zaplast &mdash; sudden blow, shot
 * zapotz &mdash; spigot, tap
 * zaputz &mdash; insociable
 * zarabanda &mdash; teeter-tooter
 * zaraza &mdash; rain profusely
 * zarko-marko &mdash; old crock
 * zarra &mdash; walk on one's backside
 * zarrantzantzan &mdash; cling-clang, metal things dragged
 * zart &mdash; snap, break of a heavy object (metal, cristal)
 * zar-zar &mdash; heavy rain
 * zasta-zasta &mdash; pecking
 * zauka-mauka &mdash; truly
 * zausk &mdash; impression
 * zaust &mdash; fit in easily
 * zaxt &mdash; ravenously
 * zehar-mehar &mdash; in both directions
 * zeharo-meharo &mdash; completely
 * zehats-mehatz &mdash; in great detail
 * zelba-zelba &mdash; fresh
 * zibli-zabla &mdash; double smack
 * zikin-mikin &mdash; dirty
 * zikirri-bakarra &mdash; fun-loving, busybody and clumpsy person
 * zik-zak &mdash; spark
 * zil &mdash; navel; umbilical cord
 * zilin &mdash; weak
 * zilintz &mdash; handbell
 * zilin-zin-zin &mdash; not to know that to do
 * zilio &mdash; scream
 * zilipolot &mdash; shake a liquid in a container
 * zilo-milo &mdash; holes and scratches
 * ziltzi-maltza &mdash; mess
 * zimel &mdash; wilted, shriveled, parched
 * zimiko &mdash; sting, peck; pinch
 * zimintx &mdash; hoop
 * zimitz &mdash; bed bug
 * zimur &mdash; wrinkle
 * zin &mdash; oath, wow, promise
 * zinbili-zanbula &mdash; tumbling, toppling
 * zinbriki &mdash; tiny, teeny-weeny
 * zinbunbuka &mdash; parade with small drums
 * zinburrin &mdash; whistle, made of straw or branch bark
 * zinburrun &mdash; alboka, single-reed woodwind instrument
 * zinga-zinga &mdash; drink in gulps
 * zingil &mdash; skinny
 * zingilipurka &mdash; get drunk
 * zingorro-mangorroka &mdash; stumbling, teetering
 * zingo-zango &mdash; water tank
 * zingulu-zangulu &mdash; shuffle
 * zingun-zingun &mdash; with insistence
 * zinguzango &mdash; crossbeam holding the bellow's at the blacksmith's
 * zinka-minka &mdash; in earnest, putting a lot of effort
 * zinki &mdash; seriously
 * zinkulin-minkulin &mdash; in a finicky, squeamish way
 * zinku-minku &mdash; whining
 * zinkurin-minkurin &mdash; complaint, groan
 * zinpiti-zanpata &mdash; fall down suddenly
 * zinpi-zanpa &mdash; constantly punching
 * zinpurdikatu &mdash; hang by the hands and moving legs and back
 * zintz &mdash; blow one's nose; make a child blow his nose
 * zintzarri &mdash; cowbell
 * zintzo &mdash; honest, loyal
 * zinzilo &mdash; gawky
 * zipa &mdash; old small coin
 * zipert egin &mdash; burst with spite
 * ziperta &mdash; a tap, touch in the skull
 * zipirri-zaparra &mdash; trudge, plod; blotch; wallop
 * zipirt-zapart &mdash; throw punches left, right and centre
 * zipi-zapa &mdash; wolfing down; pell-mell, helter-skelter
 * zipla &mdash; exclamation of winning; dig, cutting remark
 * zipli-zapla &mdash; slap
 * zipot &mdash; belly
 * zipri &mdash; lively
 * zipriztin &mdash; splash
 * zipunpa &mdash; rocket
 * zira-bira &mdash; somersault
 * zirgit egin &mdash; shudder
 * zirika-mirika &mdash; pushing one's way through
 * zirika-maraka &mdash; be busy with petty things
 * zirikot &mdash; whey water
 * ziri-mara &mdash; soft and continuous movement
 * ziri-miri &mdash; drizzle
 * zirimirola &mdash; whirlwind, twister
 * zirin &mdash; guano, diarrhoea
 * zirin-zirin &mdash; slide down a slope (as a game)
 * ziripot &mdash; Basque Mardi Gras character in Lantz
 * ziri-zara &mdash; glide; wriggle along
 * zirki-miriki &mdash; get annoyed
 * zirkin &mdash; propel
 * zirkin-zarkin &mdash; walk from one place to another
 * zirla &mdash; clam
 * zirla-zarla &mdash; shoe's noise when walking clumsily
 * zirra &mdash; profusion
 * zirrazarra &mdash; sneeze
 * zirri-marra &mdash; act without thinking
 * zirriki-zarraka &mdash; scribble
 * zirrimirri &mdash; Basque mythological character from Oiartzun
 * zirrinta &mdash; dawn; ray, beam
 * zirrin-zarran &mdash; drag a heavy object; expression used in card game mus when you get as many points as hamarrekos
 * zirri-parra &mdash; work carelessly
 * zirrist &mdash; slide; gushing out water
 * zirris-zarras &mdash; sound of saw
 * zirritaka &mdash; sound of red-hot-metal in contact with water
 * zirri-zorro &mdash; heavy breathing; snore
 * zirrizta &mdash; match a ball with a leather glove
 * zirt edo zart &mdash; decisively; resolutely
 * zirtako &mdash; snap
 * zortziprikatu &mdash; beat a ball
 * zirun-zarun &mdash; word used in Mus card game
 * zirurika &mdash; spinning very fast
 * ziski-naska &mdash; tangle, mess
 * zist &mdash; escape, disappear suddenly
 * zistu &mdash; speed, energy
 * zitar &mdash; roasted
 * zits &mdash; bare-legged
 * zitzi &mdash; food; meat
 * ziuli zaula &mdash; quick smacks
 * zizipaza &mdash; lisp
 * zizka-mizka &mdash; hors d'oeuvres
 * zizki-mizki &mdash; trinket, detail
 * zizo &mdash; blabbing
 * zizpa &mdash; rifle
 * zizt &mdash; sound made by an incision, a puncture
 * zizti-zazta &mdash; sting several times
 * ziztu &mdash; speed, quickness
 * zoko-moko &mdash; nook, fold
 * zonzon &mdash; idiot
 * zoro-moro &mdash; to do something any old how
 * zorran &mdash; gush out
 * zorrotz &mdash; sharp; strict, severe
 * zotin &mdash; hiccup
 * zotz &mdash; expression used when refusing flatly
 * zuist &mdash; quick and gliding movement
 * zuku-zuku &mdash; suck, drink a liquid
 * zunp &mdash; explosion, boom
 * zunt &mdash; shut, locked
 * zupust &mdash; insert something somewhere suddenly
 * zurru eta purru &mdash; suck in, munch, crunch
 * zurruburru &mdash; disagreement, quarrel
 * zurrukutun &mdash; bread and cod soup
 * zurrumurru &mdash; rumour; whisper
 * zurrunbilo &mdash; whirlpool
 * zurrunburrunka &mdash; confused, in disorder
 * zurrunga &mdash; snore
 * zurruntza &mdash; set somebody's teeth on edge
 * zurrupita &mdash; big shower
 * zurruputun &mdash; cod soup served in cider houses for sailors
 * zurrut &mdash; absorbing, sipping
 * zurrut eta purrut &mdash; in between sips
 * zurru-zurru &mdash; in gulps
 * zurt &mdash; to be alert
 * zut &mdash; up!, straight
 * zuzi &mdash; torch
 * zuzumuzu &mdash; whispering