what it means
Greek again: onoma, a name, and poiein, to make. A made name — a word built out of the noise it stands for. Buzz, hiss, splash, clang, purr. The drawing is the whole idea in one picture: the mouth opens and the bell itself comes out, because here the word and the sound are the same object. Say it and you have made the noise. Every language does this, and no two agree. An English dog says woof, a Turkish one hav, a Japanese one wan — which tells you these are not recordings. They are each language's best guess, spelled with the letters it happens to own.
Del griego onoma, nombre, y poiein, hacer: un nombre fabricado con el ruido que nombra. Buzz, hiss, clang. El dibujo lo dice todo: se abre la boca y sale la campana, porque aquí la palabra y el sonido son la misma cosa. El perro inglés dice woof; el japonés, wan: la conjetura de cada lengua.
Do grego onoma, nome, e poiein, fazer: um nome feito com o barulho que ele nomeia. Buzz, hiss, clang. O desenho diz tudo: abre-se a boca e sai o sino, porque aqui a palavra e o som são a mesma coisa. O cão inglês diz woof; o japonês, wan: o palpite de cada língua.
Du grec onoma, le nom, et poiein, faire : un nom fabriqué avec le bruit qu'il nomme. Buzz, hiss, clang. Le dessin dit tout : la bouche s'ouvre et la cloche en sort, car ici le mot et le son sont le même objet. Le chien anglais fait woof, le japonais wan : l'approximation de chaque langue.
Dari Yunani onoma, nama, dan poiein, membuat: nama yang dibuat dari bunyi yang disebutnya. Buzz, hiss, clang. Gambarnya sudah cukup: mulut terbuka dan lonceng keluar, sebab kata dan bunyi adalah benda yang sama. Anjing Inggris woof, anjing Jepang wan — tebakan tiap bahasa.
Yunanca onoma ad, poiein yapmak: adlandırdığı sesten yapılmış bir ad. Buzz, hiss, clang. Çizim her şeyi söylüyor: ağız açılır ve çan çıkar, çünkü kelime ile ses aynı şeydir. İngiliz köpeği woof, Japon köpeği wan der — her dilin kendi tahmini.
ギリシャ語の onoma(名)と poiein(作る)から。名指す音そのもので作った名前です。buzz、hiss、clang。絵が全部を語っています——口を開けると鐘が出てくる。語と音が同じものだからです。英語の犬は woof、日本語の犬は wan。録音ではなく、その言語なりの推測なのです。
noun
the making of words that imitate the sounds they mean
“Comic books run almost entirely on onomatopoeia.”
noun
a word of that kind
“Clang is an onomatopoeia and so is purr.”
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