For exemple: The word "cockroach" was given to cockroaches because that's the sound they make when they're crushed. Crows are another exemple. Does anyone know this word?
2006-11-02 03:31:57 · 8 answers · asked by MuAi K 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
i want to say onomonpia, but i am so not sure!
2006-11-02 03:34:16 · answer #1 · answered by who be boo? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the word is ONOMATOPOEIA.
I did not know that about cockroaches (in fact I'm not sure I believe it).
P.S. The word is 'example' not 'exemple'.
2006-11-02 20:09:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word you need is onomatopoeia and the derived adjective onomatopoeic: 'the formation of names or words from sounds that resemble those associated with the object or action to be named, or those associated with the object or action to be named, or that seem suggestive of its qualities: atishoo, babble, cuckoo, croak, ping-pong, sizzle'.
2006-11-02 03:36:16 · answer #3 · answered by puppybarnes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Onomatopoeia: the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (as buzz, hiss).
2006-11-02 03:42:16 · answer #4 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a word that sounds like what it means.
on‧o‧mat‧o‧poe‧ia /ËÉnÉËmætÉËpiÉ, ‑ËmÉtÉ‑/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh, ‑mah-tuh‑] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
2006-11-02 03:36:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Onomatopoeia (on-a-mat-o-pier)
http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/onomatopoeia.html
2006-11-02 03:35:58 · answer #6 · answered by jason b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, the answers given are correct.
2006-11-02 03:39:57 · answer #7 · answered by Cheryl E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
onomatopoeia
2006-11-02 03:35:02 · answer #8 · answered by jawsoxz4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋