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unusual facts about Onomatopoeia


Kerplunk

Onomatopoeia, a word or phrase that both names and imitates a sound


African Golden Oriole

The name "oriole" was first recorded (in the Latin form oriolus) by Albertus Magnus in about 1250, and was stated by him to be onomatopoeic, from the song of the Golden Oriole.

Bamf

"Bamf", in the Marvel Universe, is an onomatopoeia relating to the superhero Nightcrawler and the resulting sound he makes when he teleports.

Black-crowned Night Heron

In the Falkland Islands, the bird is called "quark", which is an onomatopoeia similar to its name in many other languages, like "kwak" in Dutch and Frisian, "kvakoš noční" in Czech, "квак" in Ukrainian, "кваква" in Russian, "Vạc" in Vietnamese, "Kowak-malam" in Indonesian, and "Waqwa" in Quechua.

Fum, Fum, Fum

One source, the Musical Heritage Society insert 3428 (Christmas Songs From Around the World), indicates that "fum, fum, fum" is an onomatopoeia imitating the noise of a rocking cradle, and that the rhythms come from the Sardana, a courtly dance which originated in Catalonia and the Provence.

Irv Novick

A panel Novick drew in All-American Men at War #89 (Jan.-Feb. 1962) of a U.S. Air Force plane shooting down an enemy plane with the onomatopoeia "WHAAM!" was the basis of Roy Lichtenstein's painting of that name.

Jamie Laurie

Together they released the independently released album Onomatopoeia in 2001, and the title track ended up in a compilation by the MIT Songwriting Club at Yahktoe's alma mater.

Kana

Katakana is also used to represent onomatopoeia and interjections, emphasis, technical and scientific terms, transcriptions of the Sino-Japanese readings of kanji, and some corporate branding.

Kris Chetan Ramlu

He has also worked with international musicians Angaraag Mahanta (Papon), Sumeet Tappoo, Amit Choubey, Piush Pawar, Milind Sheorey, Narendra Salaskar and New Zealand musicians Tim Beals, Des Mellon, Jess Chambers, Andy Hummel, Jarrod Woods, James Wylie, Miles Crayford and Onomatopoeia (David Ward, Isaac Smith and Ian Downer).

Russian formalism

Apart from the most obvious devices such as rhyme, onomatopoeia, alliteration, and assonance, Brik explores various types of sound repetitions, e.g. the ring (kol'co), the juncture (styk), the fastening (skrep), and the tail-piece (koncovka) ("Zvukovye povtory" (Sound Repetitions); 1917).

Zawa...Zawa...Za..Zawa......Zawa

The single's title comes from a Japanese onomatopoeia for uneasy muttering or "buzz", used frequently by Akagi author Nobuyuki Fukumoto.

Zubat

Zubatto, a Japanese onomatopoeia referring to the sound of something that is hit directly on its target


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