onomatopoetikon

Norwegian Nynorsk

/u.nu.ma.tu.pu.eː.ti.kon/

noun-n1
Definitions
  • (linguistics) onomatopoeia; word that sounds like what it represents

Etymology

Borrowed from German Onomatopoetikon borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀνοματοποιία (the coining of a word in imitation of a sound), ὄνομα (name) + Ancient Greek ποιέω (make, do, create, compose, pile up, I make, write, I do).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ποιέω

Gloss

make, do, create, compose, pile up, I make, write, I do

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji

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