Onomatopoeia

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Related terms 1.4 Examples of onomatopoeias

English

Pronunciation

• SAMPA: /%Qn@%m{t@"pi:@/
• on`o*mat`o*p[oe]"ia

Noun

onomatopoeia (countable and uncountable)

1. (uncountable) Of a word, having the property that it sounds like what it represents.
2. (countable) A word which has the property of onomatopoeia, such as "moo" or "hiss".

Translations

property

Swedish: ljudhärmande

word with this property

Dutch: onomatopee

Persian: نام‌آوا (namava)

• Portuguese: onomatopéia

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• Spanish: onomatopeya

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Related terms

• onomatopoeic, onomatopoetic

Examples of onomatopoeias

• baa
• bang
• buzz
• caw
• cluck
• meow
• meu
• moo
• oink
• poof
• putt
• quack
• ribbit
• roar
• woof
• zap