twch.

n.  the sound of bodies twitching and writhing, as in the graphic novel Uzumaki 3 by Junji Ito.

tz-tz-tz-tz-tz-tz.

n.  the high-pitched alarm call of the Black-Faced Warbler bird, as described in A Field Guide to the Birds of China by John MacKinnon.

tz-tz-tz-tz-zz-zz-zz.

n.  the buzzing song of the Lesser Whitethroat bird, as described in A Field Guide to the Birds of China by John MacKinnon.

tzgr.

n.  in the Tashlhiyt dialect of Berber, this means “she crossed.”

Tzng.

n.  a Chinese family name.

tzng.

n.  the sound of an unfamiliar word, as from a foreign language.

<For me, the text isn’t important in the Wayfarer; it’s just the music.  You know, it’s “Tzng, tzng, tzng . . .”; it doesn’t mean anything to me.  It’s childhood memories.  I could sing “La, la, la,” and it would have the same effect for me.  —Matthias Goerne, quoted by Jason Serinus in “Interview: The Art of Baritone Matthias Goerne,” Secrets of Home Theater & High Fidelity.>

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