MetaFilter posts tagged with onomatopoeia

the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (as buzz, hiss)

anastasiav — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 20:24:59 -0800

International Onomatopoeic Sounds
[Note: You must have sound for this to be cool]

Burgers are out. Generators are in.

kurumi — Mon, 07 Feb 2005 17:50:27 -0800

The Generator Blog describes and links to about 190 Generator sites, where you can make all sorts of different things online: Dymo-style labels, Wisconsin city names, walking insects, Bart Simpson chalkboards, Guitar Chords, Sound effects (onomatopoeia) and more. Disclaimer: I found out about this in my HTTP logs, so while nothing here is a self-link, one of those 190 generator links is. Tiptoe carefully around it.

International Onomatopoeia

Oriole Adams — Sun, 26 Dec 2004 18:24:52 -0800

Onomatopoeia around the world. Wonder no more how a cow's moo sounds in Japan, or a car's engine revs in China.

au-au-au kee-kee-keh ee-aw nano-nano-nah ssst and more fun sounds

madamjujujive — Sun, 09 Feb 2003 15:19:11 -0800

bzzzpeek - a fun site with kids from around the world imitating animals and vehicles in an exercise of onomatopoeia. Similar to a post last year, this version adds sounds from native speakers and some cute visuals, making for a neat toy. MeFi moms & dads take note - submissions from kids age 2 to 7 are invited. flash and sound alert!