onomatopoeia
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Noun — A word that imitates the sound it describes, such as buzz, hiss, splash or clang; also the forming of such words.
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Etymology
From Greek "onomatopoiia," the making of names, from "onoma" (name) plus "poiein" (to make).
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What is onomatopoeia?
A word that sounds like the thing it names — buzz, hiss, sizzle, thud, meow. The word's pronunciation imitates the noise itself.
What are examples of onomatopoeia?
Buzz, hiss, splash, clang, crunch, whoosh, murmur, cuckoo, sizzle, thud and pop are all common examples.
How do you pronounce onomatopoeia?
on-uh-mat-uh-PEE-uh — five syllables, with the stress on the "pee".