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Tue 4 Dec, 2012 02:29 am
I love that word. Saying it. Spelling it. And what it means.
Sometimes I sit around trying to think up words that apply. Some thinking sessions are better than others.
Today, not so good.
hush
honk
meow (and lots of sounds that animals make: quack, moo, woof, etc.)
yap
And a few more.
C'mon, gang. Please add to the list. What can you come up with?
@Roberta,
What I find very interesting is that the words are very similar in different languages - German
wau-wau, French oua-oua, English
woof-woof) - but the animals got totally different namens -
Hund,
chien,
dog.
Edit: just found that this is called "cross-linguistic onomatopoeias".
@izzythepush,
Miss L, Never really thought that suck was onomatopoetic. I guess it depends on how you say it.
Walter, I'm grateful for your diligence. Cross-linguistic onomatopoeia. Vunderbar. And it makes sense for the words in question. A poodle, a german wire-haired pointer, and a boston terrier all sound the same when they vocalize.
iz, Good one. Thanks.
@Walter Hinteler,
LOUDENSWOOSHENZIPPENUPPENAIRUNDKOMEN DOWNMIT LAUDENBOOMENHOLENGROUND.
(This was the onomatopoeic "Germanic" version of the V-2 rocket)
@farmerman,
I think the German turn signals are called the Ticken Tocken.
@Roberta,
Pitter patter
Swish
Splash
Sibilance
Crash
Mutter
Crunch
Borborygmus (a personal favourite )
Clip clop
Clatter
Smash
not real words, so not really on topic, but i love comic book sounds
wolverine pops his claw(s)
spiderman shoots webs
nightcrawler teleports
@djjd62,
Doesn't always have the desired effect.
@izzythepush,
until his recent incarnations (marvel and ultimate marvel comics), i always thought captain america was a bit of a wanker
@djjd62,
Well he was only following orders.
Bam
Slap
Slip
sloppy
mushy
Crunch
munch
Ding dong - supposed to be the sound of bells.
If it's Ding Dong, it is a trademarked "pastry", and sounds like yuck.
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