klanknabootsing

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈklɑŋkˌnaːboːtsɪŋ/

noun
Definitions
  • A sound-imitation
  • (linguistics) An onomatopoeia; a word which developed out of sound-imitation.

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish klank (sound) + Dutch, Flemish nabootsing (imitation).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

nabootsing

Gloss

imitation

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