Cross-linguistic onomatopoeias
Because of the nature of onomatopoeia, there are many words which show a similar pronunciation in the languages of the world. The following is a list of some conventional examples:
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Human sounds
Baby crying
- In Afrikaans, Wê
- In Albanian, ua-ua
- In Arabic, waa'-waa'
- In Batak, nguek nguek
- In Bengali: ওয়া ওয়া oaa oaa
- In Bulgarian, уааааа - уааааа (uaaaa - uaaaa)
- In Catalan, anguèè
- In Chinese, Mandarin, wā wā 哇哇[zho 1]
- In Czech, bé bé [bɛː]
- In English,wah-wah[eng 1]
- In Estoni, ää-ää
- In Filipino, uwá
- In Finnish, byääh, yää
- In French, ouin ouin
- In German, wäh-wäh
- In Greek, ουά-ουά[gre 1] (/uaua/)
- In Hungarian, oá oá
- In Indonesian, owe-owe
- In Italian, uè-uè
- In Japanese, ogyaa おぎゃあ [jpn 1]
- In Kazakh, іңгә-іңгә
- In Korean, eung'ae-eung'ae 응애-응애
- In Kyrgyz, ыңаа-ыңаа
- In Marathi, waan waan वँ वँ
- In Persian, vang-vang
- In Kurdish, iŋa-iŋa
- In Polish, łee
- In Portuguese, buá buá
- In Romanian, oa-oa, ue-ue
- In Russian, ua-ua уа-уа
- In Spanish, buá buá
- In Sinhalese, oha oha
- In Swedish, uää-uää
- In Thai, uwae uwae อุแว้ อุแว้, ngae ngae แง้ แง้
- In Turkish, ıngaa
- In Vietnamese, oa oa, oe oe
Bite
- In Afrikaans, nom, gomf
- In Arabic, hum-hum
- In Basque, kosk, hozk
- In Bulgarian, хрус (hrus), мляс (mlias)
- In Croatian, gric
- In Czech, chřup [xr̝up], chroup [xroup]
- In English, chomp, munch, nom (more recent)
- In Estonian, amps
- In Finnish, rousk
- In French, miam
- In German, mampf
- In Hungarian, nyam-nyam
- In Indonesian, krauk
- In Italian gnam
- In Japanese, musha-musha むしゃむしゃ [jpn 2]
- In Korean, wajak-wajak 와작와작
- In Latvian, am
- In Marathi, krum-krum कुर्रुम-कुर्रुम
- In Polish, chrum, chrup, hap
- In Portuguese, nhac, nhoc
- In Romanian, hap!, haț!
- In Russian, khrum хрум
- In Serbian, gric[grits]
- In Slovak, chrum
- In Spanish, ñam
- In Swedish, nam-nam
- In Thai, งั่บ (ngap), ง่ำ (ngam)
- In Turkish, hart, hurt
- In Vietnamese, ngoạm
Burp
- In Basque, korrok
- In Batak, org
- In Bulgarian, urig уриг
- In Catalan, rot
- In Czech, krk
- In Danish, bøvs
- In Dutch, boer
- In English, burp
- In Finnish, röyh
- In French, beurp
- In German, rülps
- In Hebrew, greps גְּרֶפְּס
- In Hungarian, böff
- In Indonesian, erk
- In Italian, rutt
- In Japanese, geppu ゲップ
- In Korean, kkeo-eok 꺼억
- In Latin, ruct
- In Persian, ārūγ
- In Polish, bek
- In Romanian, râg (a râgâi = to burp)
- In Slovak, grg
- In Swedish, rap
- In Tagalog, ebb
- In Thai, เอิ่ก (oek)
- In Vietnamese, ợ
Fart
- In Afrikaans, poep
- In Arabic, żerṭa
- In Armenian, thurr, tuss
- In Basque, turrut, purrun
- In Batak, put
- In Bulgarian, prats пръц
- In Czech, prd
- In Danish, prut, fis
- In Dutch, scheet
- In English, fart, poot, toot
- In Estonian, puuks
- In Finnish, prut, prööt
- In French, prout, pête
- In German, pups
- In Hebrew, pook פּוּק, flotz פלוץ.
- In Hungarian, pú
- In Indonesian, pret, prett, tuut
- In Italian, prot
- In Japanese, bu ぶっ
- In Kazakh, парт, парт-пұрт
- In Korean, ppung 뿡
- In Latin, prox
- In Lithuanian, pirst
- In Marathi, dhuss ढुस्स, dhum ढुम
- In Persian, pup
- In Polish, prrryt
- In Portuguese pum
- In Romanian pârț
- In Russian, pook пук
- In Spanish, pun, peo
- In Swedish, prutt
- In Tagalog, purorót, utót
- In Thai, ปู้ด (puut), ป้าด (pät)
- In Turkish zart, zort, pırt
- In Vietnamese phẹt, bủm, địt
Food being eaten
- In Arabic, humm
- In Batak, nyaum nyaum
- In Basque, mauka mauka
- In Bengali: গব গব gob gob গবা গব goba gob সপা সপ sopa sop
- In Bulgarian, am am ам ам
- In Catalan, nyam nyam
- In Croatian, njam njam
- In Czech, ham, ňam ňam [ɲam], mňam mňam [mɲam]
- In Danish, nam nam, mam mam
- In Dutch, jam jam
- In English yum yum, om nom nom, slurp slurp
- In Estonian, näm näm, nämm nämm
- In Finnish, nam nam, nami nami
- In French, miam miam
- In German, mampf mampf, hamm hamm
- In Hebrew, amm amm אָממ אָממ
- In Hungarian, nyamm nyamm, hamm hamm
- In Icelandic, namm namm
- In Indonesian, nyam nyam
- In Italian, gnam gnam
- In Japanese, もぐもぐ (mogu mogu),[jpn 3] パクパク (paku paku)[jpn 4]
- In Korean, nyam nyam 냠냠, yam yam 얌얌, jjeop jjeop 쩝쩝
- In Kyrgyz, шам-шум
- In Latvian, ņam ņam
- In Lithuanian, niam niam
- In Malayalam, njam-njam ഞംഞം, karu-muru കറുമുറു (hard/crunchy)
- In Marathi, mam mam मम् मम्
- In Norwegian, nam nam
- In Polish, mniam mniam, chrup chrup (if hard), mlask
- In Portuguese, nham nham
- In Romanian, miam miam, niam niam, pleasc-pleasc
- In Russian, am ам (quick), njam-njam ням-ням
- In Serbian, njam-njam њам-њам
- In Slovak, mňam, ham
- In Spanish, ñam ñam
- In Swedish, nam nam
- In Tagalog, nam nam
- In Tamil, karukk murukk
- In Thai, ง่ำ ง่ำ (ngam ngam)
- In Turkish, ham hum, nam nam
- In Vietnamese, măm măm, nhăm nhăm, nhồm nhoàm, chàm chạp
Heart beating
- In Afrikaans, doef doef
- In Arabic, tum tum, raṭama-raṭama رطم رطم
- In Basque, taup taup, taupa taupa
- In Batak, bar-bar-bar
- In Bengali: দুরদুর durdur, দুরুদুরু duruduru, লাব ডুব lāb dub, dhuk-puk
- In Bulgarian, tup, tup туп-туп
- In Catalan, tu-tum tu-tum, pu-pum pu-pum
- In Chinese, Cantonese, bìhng-bìhng 怦怦
- In Chinese, Mandarin, pēng pēng 怦怦 [zho 2]
- In Croatian, tup tup, bum bum
- In Czech, buch buch
- In Danish, dunk dunk, bank bank
- In Dutch, boenk boenk, boem boem
- In English, thump thump, ba boom, ba bump, lub-dub
- In Estonian, tuks tuks
- In French, boum boum
- In Finnish, tu-tum, pu-pum
- In German, ba-dumm, bumm bumm, poch poch
- In Greek, ntouk-ntouk
- In Hebrew, bum-búm בּוּם־בּוּם
- In Hindi daḍak (pronounced [ˈd̪əɖək]) and Urdu dhakdhak
- In Indonesian, dag-dig-dug, deg-degan
- In Italian, tu tump
- In Japanese, (nervous excitement) ドキドキ (doki doki), (suspense, thrill)[jpn 5]
- In Kannada, dub bub, dava dava
- In Kazakh, дүрс-дүрс
- In Korean, dugeun dugeun 두근두근
- In Latvian, tuk-tuk
- In Lithuanian, tuk tuk
- In Macedonian, tup tup туп туп
- In Marathi, dhad dhad धड धड, dhak dhak धक-धक
- In Norwegian, dunk dunk
- In Persian, tāp-o-tūp, tap-tap
- In Polish, bum bum, bu-bum
- In Portuguese, tun-tum
- In Russian, tuc-tuc тук-тук
- In Serbian, tup-tup туп-туп
- In Spanish, bum bum bum, tucutún tucutún
- In Swedish, du-dunk, du-dunk
- In Tagalog, dub dub, dub dub, tibók, tibók
- In Tamil, lappu-tappu
- In Tamil, lab-dab
- In Thai, ตุ้บ ตุ้บ (tup tup), ตึ้ก ตั้ก (tuek tak)
- In Turkish, güm güm, küt küt
- In Vietnamese, thình thịch, bình bịch
Hushing
- In Afrikaans, sjoes, sjuut
- In Arabic, suh, hoss
- In Basque, ixo
- In Bulgarian, shut/sh't шът
- In Chinese, Mandarin, xū 嘘[zho 3]
- In Croatian, ššš, pssst
- In Czech, pš [pʃ]
- In Danish shh, tys
- In Dutch ssst
- In English hush, shh
- In Estonian kuss kuss
- In Finnish, shh, hys
- In French chut
- In German pst, pscht
- In Greek: shh σσσ, shhut σσουτ
- In Icelandic uss
- In Indonesia ssst
- In Italian shh
- In Hebrew, shh שְשש
- In Hungarian, pszt or csitt
- In Japanese, shh (しーっ)
- In Korean, swit 쉿
- In Latvian: kuš!, ššš'
- In Lithuanian: ša!, ššš'
- In Marathi, ssshhhoo शूऽऽ, chup! चुप!
- In Persian hīs
- In Polish ćśśś
- In Portuguese chi, chit, si, xiu, psiu
- In Romanian sst, șșt, șșș
- In Russian ts-s тс-с, sh-sh ш-ш, tsyts! цыц!
- In Serbian, psssst пссст, shhhhh шшшшш
- In Spanish chitón cht
- In Swedish schh
- In Tagalog, tsut
- In Tamil, oosshhhh
- In Thai, จุ๊จุ๊ (chu chu), ชู่ (chuu)
- In Turkish şişt, şişş
- In Uropi cit, ccc
- In Vietnamese suỵt, xuýt
Kiss
- In Afrikaans, mwa
- In Albanian, mpuq
- In Arabic, mwa
- In Basque, pa
- In Batak, ummah
- In Bengali, cummo , umma
- In Bosnian, cmok or pusa
- In Bulgarian, tsun цун , mlyas мляс
- In Catalan, muà
- In Chinese, Mandarin: boh 啵 (This word is a modern creation)
- In Croatian, cmok
- In Danish, møs
- In Dutch, smak
- In English: mwah, smooch, smack
- In Estonian mopsti
- In Finnish, muisk
- In French, mouah, smack
- In German: muah, schmatz
- In Greek: ma μα, mats ματς, mouts μουτς
- In Hebrew, mwa מוּאָה
- In Hindi: mmuah
- In Hungarian: cupp
- In Indonesian, muahhh or cupp
- In Italian, smack
- In Japanese, チュー (chū)
- In Kazakh, шөп
- In Korean: jjok
- In Latvian, buč
- In Lithuanian, pakšt
- In Macedonian, tsmoc цмок
- In Malayalam, umma:
- In Marathi, umma उम्ऽमा
- In Navajo, ts'oos, k'oos
- In Norwegian, smask
- In Persian, m!, mp!, māč-o-mūč
- In Polish, cmok
- In Portuguese, splish splash, smac, chuac
- In Romanian, smac, ţoc, mua
- In Russian, chmoc чмок
- In Serbian, cmok цмок
- In Sinhalese, umma උම්ම
- In Slovak, cmuk
- In Slovene, cmok
- In Spanish, mua or muac, chuik (South America)
- In Swedish, smack
- In Tagalog, tsup, mwah
- In Tamil, umma
- In Telugu, umma
- In Thai, จุ๊บ (chup), จ๊วบ (chuap)
- In Turkish, muck /mudʒ(u)k/
- In Ukrainian, tsiom цьом
- In Vietnamese, chụt
Laughter
- In Afrikaans, ha ha ha
- In Arabic hà hà hà, hee hee
- In Armenian ka ka ka, cha cha cha քա քա քա, չա չա չա
- In Asturian ḥa ḥa ḥa, ḥe ḥe ḥe
- In Basque, kar kar kar
- In Batak, kakak
- In Bengali, ha ha, hee hee, ho ho
- In Bulgarian, hahaha хахаха, hehehe хехехе, hihihi хихихи
- In Catalan, hahaha, hehehe, clac clac clac, clec clec clec
- In Chinese, Mandarin hā hā 哈哈,[zho 4] hē hē 呵呵,[zho 5] xī xī 嘻嘻[zho 6] hēi hēi 嘿嘿
- In Croatian, ha ha ha, he he he, hi hi hi
- In Czech, ha ha, cha cha [xa xa], chi chi [xi xi]
- In Danish, ha ha, hi hi, hæ hæ, ho ho, ti hi
- In Dutch, haha, hihi
- In English, hahaha, heh-heh, hohoho, (tee)heehee
- In Estonian, haha, hahhah, hehe, hehheh, hihi
- In Finnish, haha, hahhah, hehe, hehheh, hihi, hihihi (girly), höhö (unintelligent)
- In French, hahaha, héhéhé, hihihi, hohoho
- In German, hahaha, hihihihi
- In Greek: haha χαχα, hehe χεχε
- In Hebrew, xà xà xà חָה־חָה־חָה[heb 1]
- In Hungarian, haha, hehe, hihi
- In Icelandic, haha, hehe, (tittering or laughter) híhí
- In Indonesian, hahaha, hehehe, wakakaka, 'wkwkwk'
- In Italian, ah, ah, eh, eh, ih, ih, uh, uh
- In Japanese, ahaha あはは, フフ (fu fu)
- In Kazakh, қарқ-қарқ
- In Korean, hahaha 하하하, kekeke 케케케
- In Latvian, ha ha
- In Lithuanian, cha cha
- In Marathi, ha ha हा हा, kho kho खो खो (loud laughter)
- In Nepali, ha, ahaha
- In Persian, hā-hā, he-he, qah-qāh
- In Polish, hahaha, hihi, hehe, hohoho
- In Portuguese, hahaha, kakaka, huehuahuehua
- In Romanian, ha-ha, hi-hi
- In Russian, haha хаха, hihi хихи, hèhè хехе
- In Serbian, hahaha хахаха, hihihi хихихи, hehehe хехехе
- In Spanish, jajaja, jejeje
- In Tagalog, hahaha, hehehe, hihihi
- In Thai, ฮ่า ๆ ๆ (hahaha)
- In Turkish, haha, hehe, hihi (girly), kikir (girly, sarcastic), hoho (sarcastic)
- In Vietnamese, ha ha, hi hi, hô hô
Liquid being drunk
- In Afrikaans, gloeg gloeg gloeg
- In Basque, zurrut
- In Bengali, dhak dhak
- In Bulgarian, glyok glyok гльок гльок
- In Chinese, Mandarin, gū-dōng gū-dōng咕咚 咕咚 or gū-lū gū-lū" 咕嚕咕嚕
- In Croatian, glp glp, glu glu
- In Czech, glo glo
- In Dutch, slurp, klok klok klok
- In English, slurp, glug
- In Estonian, kull
- In French, glouglouglou
- In German, schlürf, gluck
- In Gujarati, gudgud
- In Hungarian, glugy glugy
- In Indonesian, glek glek, gluk gluk
- In Italian, glu glu
- In Japanese, goku gokuゴクゴク
- In Kazakh, лық-лық, сылқ-сылқ
- In Korean, kkul kkeok kkul kkeok꿀꺽 꿀꺽
- In Latvian, gul gul
- In Lithuanian, kliuk kliuk
- In Marathi, gaT gaT गट-गट
- In Persian, qolop-qolop
- In Polish, gul gul
- In Portuguese, glup, glup
- In Romanian, gâl-gâl
- In Russian, bulk-bulk бульк бульк
- In Spanish, glu glu glu, glup
- In Swedish, glugg glugg
- In Thai, อึ้ก (uek), เอื้อก (ueak)
Scream
- In Albanian, au, of, uf
- In Arabic, -aij أي
- In Azerbaijani, uf
- In Basque, ai, aiei, epa
- In Batak, alale
- In Belarusian, aj ай
- In Bulgarian, aj ай, au ау, ox ох, oj ой
- In Catalan, ai, au, ui, uix
- In Chinese, Mandarin, ā 啊, ō 噢, āiyā 哎呀, āiyō 哎哟
- In Croatian and Serbian, jao, joj, uaijh, au, auč
- In Czech, au, jau
- In Danish, av
- In Dutch, au, auw
- In English, ah, arghh ow, ouch, yeow, yow, agh, eek, yikes, oof
- In Estonian, ai, oi
- In Filipino, aráy, ay
- In Finnish, au, ai, auts
- In French, aïe, ouille, ayoye (Qc), Ouch (Qc), Aw (Qc)
- In Galician, ai
- In German, au, aua, ah, autsch
- In Greek, òk ωχ
- In Haitian Creole, ay
- In Hebrew, àx אָח,[heb 2] ài אָי, oy vey אױ װײ
- In Hindi, àhhà आहा, hhàvh-hhàvh वाह-वाह
- In Hungarian, aú, á, jaj
- In Icelandic, ái, ói, æi
- In Indonesian, aduh, ai, aih, awww
- In Irish, aigh
- In Italian, ahi, ahia, ohi
- In Japanese, gyā ギャー
- In Korean, a 아, aya 아야 'kkya' '꺄'
- In Latvian, vai, au, ā!
- In Lithuanian, ai, oi
- In Macedonian, uf уф
- In Malay, aduh
- In Marathi, aa aa आ आ, aaee आऽई
- In Navajo, ayá
- In Nepali, bzzt, bzzzzzzzt
- In Norwegian au
- In Pashtu, ooauy, why
- In Persian, āx آخ, vāy وای
- In Polish, auuu, auć, aj
- In Portuguese, ai, au, ui
- In Quebec French, ayoye
- In Romanian, au, ai, aa, ah
- In Russian, oy ой, ay ай, okh ох
- In Serbian, auu, joj, jao, ауу,
- In Slovak, au
- In Slovenian, auch auč
- In Spanish, au, ay
- In Swedish, aj, oj
- In Tagalog, aráy, arúy
- In Thai, อ๊าก (ak), ;ว๊าก (wak), โอ๊ย (oi), อ๊าย (ai)
- In Turkish, ah, ahh, of, öf, üf, ciyak
- In Ukrainian, aj ай, joj йой, oj ой
- In Urdu, -ààh آہ, ooauy
- In Uropi, aw
- In Vietnamese, a, á, ối, oái
- In Yiddish, oi וי
Shriek
- In Batak, ei
- In Dutch, iek
- In English, yagh, gah, eek, yikes
- In German, uwah, waah, ieh
- In Finnish, iik, kääk
- In Indonesia wao, huwah
- In Japanese, kyaa きゃあ [jpn 6]
- In Latvian, ai
- In Marathi, aaee आऽई, ee ईऽ
- In Polish, aaa
- In Persian, āy آی
- In Russian, wi-i-i уи-и-и (of pig)
- In Swedish, ii
- In Thai, อู๊ย (ui), โอ๊ย (oi), อ๊าย (ai)
- In Italian, aah, iih
Sneeze
- In Afrikaans, atiesjoe
- In Arabic, atchu
- In Basque, usin, doministiku
- In Batak, atcim
- In Bengali, হাঁচি hąci, hąccho
- In Bulgarian, apchix апчих, kih ких
- In Catalan, atxum!, atxís, atxim.
- In Chinese, Cantonese, hāt-chī 乞嗤
- In Chinese, Mandarin, ā tì 阿嚏[zho 7]
- In Croatian, apćih, apćiha
- In Czech, hepčí [ˈɦɛpt͡ʃiː]
- In Danish, atju, hatju
- In Dutch, Hatsjoe!, Hatsjie!
- In English, Atishoo!, Achoo!
- In Estonian, Atsihh!, Atsih!, Aptsihh!, Aptsih!
- In Finnish, Atshii!, Atshiu!, Atsiuh, Ätshii!, Ätshiu, Ätsiuh!
- In French, Atchoum
- In German, Hatschi!, Hatschu!
- In Greek, aps(i)u!, αψ(ι)ου!
- In Hebrew, apchi! !אַפְּצִ'י[heb 3]
- In Hindi, achhee!
- In Hungarian, Hapci!
- In Icelandic, Atsjú!
- In Indonesian, hacciihh!
- In Italian, etciú
- In Japanese, ハクション! (hakushon!)[jpn 7]
- In Kazakh, apschoo, әпшу
- In Korean, echwi 에취
- In Latvian, ačī, apčī
- In Lithuanian, apčiū, apči
- In Macedonian, apchixa! апчиха!
- In Marathi, acchin! आच्छीं!, acchoo आच्छू
- In Norwegian aatsjoo
- In Persian,achu
- In Polish, a-psik!
- In Portuguese, atchim!, atchô!
- In Romanian, hapciu!
- In Russian, apchkhi! Апчхи
- In Serbian, apćiha апћиха
- In Sinhalese, hacis හචිස්
- In Slovak, hapčí
- In Slovene, ačih, ačiha
- In Spanish, ¡Achu!,¡Achís! or ¡Achú!
- In Swedish, atjoo!
- In Tagalog, hatsíng! bahíng!
- In Tamil, A-Choo
- In Thai, ฮัดเช่ย (hatchoei), ฮัดชิ่ว (hatchio)
- In Turkish, hapşu
- In Vietnamese, hắt xì, ắt xì
Snoring
- In Afrikaans, snork
- In Basque, zurrun-zurrun
- In Batak, korrrr
- In Bengali, bhnosh bhnosh
- In Bulgarian, hurrr хърр
- In Chinese, Mandarin, hū lu 呼噜[zho 8]
- In Czech, chrrr
- In Danish, snork
- In Dutch, snurk, zzz
- In English, zzz
- In Finnish, krooh pyyh
- In French, Ron pchi, zzz
- In German, chrr-pfüüh, Schnarch, zzz
- In Hebrew, xrrr חְררר
- In Hungarian, hrr pityipű
- In Indonesian, grookkk
- In Italian, ronf, zzz
- In Japanese, gu-gu ぐうぐう [jpn 8]
- In Kazakh, қорр, қорр-қорр
- In Korean, deureureong 드르렁
- In Marathi, ghor घोर, ghurr घुर्र
- In Persian, xor-o-pof, xor-nāse
- In Polish, chrrr
- In Romanian, sfor
- In Russian, khrrr хр-р-р
- In Swedish, snark
- In Tagalog, kok-sss
- In Thai, ครอก ฟี้ (khrok fi), ครอก ครอก (khrok khrok)
- In Turkish, hor
- In Vietnamese, khò, khò khò
Stuttering
- In Afrikaans, hakkel
- In Arabic, tahtaha
- In Armenian, to-to թօթօ
- In Batak, a-ak
- In Bengali: থৎমৎ thôtomôto
- In Czech, bla bla
- In English, up up up
- In Hebrew, gimgum גִּמְגּוּם
- In Indonesia a ak
- In Marathi, tata papa तत पप
- In Polish, y-yh
- In Persian, tete-pete
- In Romanian, bâl-bâl
- In Russian, ik ик
- In Sinhalese, bäk bäk බැක් බැක්
- In Tagalog, sasasasa
- In Thai, ตะ ตะ ตะ (ta ta ta)
- In Turkish, kekelemek
- In Ukrainian, gyk гик
- In Vietnamese, lắp bắp
Thinking/Pause
- In Bulgarian, aaaa ъъъъъъ
- In Chinese, Mandarin, èn嗯
- In Czech, é [e:]
- In English, er, erm, uh, uhm
- In French, heu, euh
- In German, äh, ähm
- In Hebrew, אהמ (ehm)
- In Hungarian, hm, hmm, őő
- In Indonesian, hmmm
- In Italian, mmm, ehm
- In Japanese, アーノ (āno), エート (ēto)
- In Korean, 어 (eo), 음 (eum), 그 (keu)
- In Latvian, mmm, hmm
- In Marathi, hmm हम्ऽ
- In Norwegian, ø, øh
- In Persian, hmm
- In Polish, hmmm
- In Portuguese, "ããã", "âââ"
- In Romanian, ăăă
- In Spanish ehhh
- In Swedish, öh
- In Turkish, ııı, ee, hmm
Throat swallowing
- In Basque, klik
- In Batak, guk
- In Bengali, dhnok gela
- In Bulgarian, gull гъл
- In Croatian, gut
- In Danish, slurk, glub
- In Dutch, slik
- In English, gulp; (of liquid) glug glug glug
- In Filipino, lunók
- In Finnish, klup
- In French, gloups
- In German, schluck
- In Hebrew, gluk גְּלוּק
- In Hungarian, gluggy
- In Indonesian, glek
- In Italian, glu glu
- In Japanese, goku ごくっ [jpn 9]
- In Kazakh, сылқ
- In Korean, kkul kkeok 꿀꺽
- In Marathi, gatak गटक
- In Polish, gul gul
- In Russian, glyg глыг
- In Romanian, gogâlț
- In Spanish, glup
- In Swedish, gulp
- In Thai, อึก อึก (uek uek)
- In Turkish, gulp
- In Ukrainian, golg ґольґ
Tooth brushing
- In Chinese, Mandarin, shua 唰
- In Danish, shishoshisho
- In English, brushie brushie brushie
- In Hebrew, tzix-tzuax צִחְצוּחַ
- In Indonesia sruk sruk
- In Japanese, ゴシゴシ (goshi goshi)
- In Korean, chika chika 치카치카
- In Polish szuru szuru, szuru buru
- In Spanish, ¡chiqui chiqui!
- In Tagalog, tsuka tsuka
Yawning
- In Bengali, hai
- In Cebuano, hahay
- In Croatian, zijev
- In Czech, zív
- In Danish, gab
- In English, yawn
- In Filipino, hikab
- In Finnish, haukotus
- In French, ouaaah
- In German, gähn
- In Indonesia hoam
- In Japanese, fuwaāa ふわあーあ
- In Latvian žāv
- In Polish, ziew
- In Portuguese uah
- In Swedish gäsp
- In Thai, ฮ่าว (hao)
Animal sounds
Bee buzzing
- In Afrikaans, zoem
- In Arabic, taneen طنين
- In Armenian, bezuzz, bezuzze բզզ, բզզէ
- In Batak, ngung-ngung
- In Bengali, gun gun
- In Bulgarian, bzzzz бзззз
- In Chinese, Mandarin, wēng wēng 嗡嗡[zho 9]
- In Catalan, zzz
- In Croatian, zum zum, bzzz
- In Czech, bzzz
- In Danish, sum
- In English, buzz, bzzz
- In rural English (as mentioned in Joel Chandler Harris' "Uncle Remus" stories), zoon
- In Estonian summ-summ-summ
- In Finnish, surr, surrur'
- In French Bzzzz
- In German, summ
- In Hebrew, bzzz בְּזזז, zum zum זוּם־זוּם
- In Hungarian, zümm
- In Indonesia nguing
- In Japanese, būn ブーン
- In Latvian, bzz, zumm
- In Marathi, zzz
- In Persian, vez-vez
- In Polish, bzzz, zzzz
- In Portuguese, zum zum, bzzzz
- In Romanian, bâzzz
- In Russian, zhzhzh жжж
- In Serbian, zum zum, bzz
- In Spanish, zum
- In Tagalog, zzz
- In Turkish, vızz
- In Thai, หึ่ง ๆ (hueng hueng)
Bird singing
- In Afrikaans, twiet twiet
- In Albanian ciu-ciu
- In Arabic siqsiq سِقسِق,gharid (to chirp) غِرد, ziw ziw ziw زِيد زِيد زِيد
- In Armenian jiv jiv ճիւ ճիւ
- In Basque (Euskara), txio txio
- In Bengali, kichir michir
- In Bosnian, čip čip
- In Bulgarian, chik-chirik чик-чирик
- In Catalan, piu piu
- In Chinese, Mandarin jī jī zhā zhā 叽叽喳喳[zho 10]
- In Croatian, čip čip
- In Czech, píp píp, cvrliki
- In Danish, pip pip
- In Dutch, twiet twiet, tjierp, tjielp, tsjilp
- In English, chirp chirp, tweet tweet, cheep cheep, peep peep
- In Estonian, siuts siuts, siit siit, tsirr tsirr, sirts sirts, siu siu
- In Finnish, tsirp tsirp, tviit, piip piip, ti-ti-tyy (great tit)
- In French, cui cui, piou piou
- In German, piep piep /peep, peep/, tschiep
- In Greek, tsiu tsiu τσίου τσίου
- In Hebrew, tsif tsif צִיף־צִיף,[heb 4] tswits tswits צְוִיץ־צְוִיץ[heb 4]
- In Hindi, cheh cheh
- In Hungarian, csip-csirip
- In Icelandic, bíbí
- In Indonesian, cit-cit, cicitcuit
- In Italian, cip cip, pio pio (chick)
- In Japanese, it varies: (chick) ピヨ ピヨ (piyo piyo), ひいひい (hī, hī), chun chun チュンチュン
- In Kazakh, шыр-шыр, шық-шық
- In Korean, jjaek jjaek 짹짹
- In Latvian, čiu čiu, čiv čiv
- In Lithuanian, čik čirik, čyru vyru
- In Macedonian, churulic churulic чурулик чурулик
- In Malayalam, coo coo
- In Malay, cip cip
- In Marathi, kil-bil किलबिल, chiw-chiw छिव-छिव, coohoo-coohoo कुहू-कुहू, kil-kil किल-किल, kaw-kaw काव-काव
- In Persian, čah-čah, čah-čahe
- In Polish, ćwir ćwir, fiu-fiu (and others)
- In Portuguese, piu piu
- In Romanian, cip cirip, piu piu
- In Russian, chiric-chiric чирик-чирик, chic-chiric чик-чирик, chiv-chiv чив-чив
- In Serbian, choo choo
- In Sinhalese, kumu kumu කුමු-කුමු
- In Slovak, píp píp, čvirik, čvirik
- In Slovene, čiv čiv
- In Spanish, pío, pío
- In Swedish, kvitt, kvitt
- In Tagalog, twit twit twit
- In Tamil, koo, koo
- In Thai, จิ๊บ ๆ (chip chip)
- In Turkish, cik cik, cibili cibili şak şak /dʒik dʒik/
- In Ukrainian, t'okh-t'okh тьох-тьох, fit'-fit' фіть-фіть
- In Vietnamese, chíp chíp
Cat meowing
- In Albanian, mjau-mjau
- In Arabic, muwà- مُواَء, naw naw
- In Batak, ngeong
- In Bengali: miu miu মিউ মিউ
- In Bulgarian, mjau мяу
- In Catalan, mèu [mɛu]
- In Chinese, Cantonese, mēu-mēu 喵喵
- In Chinese, Mandarin, miāo 喵[zho 11]
- In Croatian, mjau
- In Czech, mňau [mɲau]
- In Danish, mjau, mjav, miau, miav
- In Dutch, miauw, mauw
- In Egyptian, mjw (miu)
- In English, miaow (UK), meow (US), mew, miau
- In Estonian, mäu, mjäu, näu, njau, kurnjau
- In Finnish, miau, mau, nau, kurnau
- In French, miaou [mja.u]
- In German, miau
- In Greek, niau νιάου
- In Hebrew, miàw מְיָאוּ[heb 4]
- In Hindi myaau, myaaoo
- In Hungarian miaú, nyau
- In Icelandic, mjá
- In Indonesian, meong
- In Italian, miao, mao
- In Japanese, ニャー (nyā)
- In Kazakh, мияу-мияу
- In Korean, yaong 야옹
- In Latgalian, ņau ņau
- In Latvian, mjau, ņau
- In Lithuanian, miau
- In Macedonian, mjau мјау
- In Malayalam, myaoo myaoo
- In Marathi, meow/myao म्यांव
- In Norwegian mjau
- In Persian, mioo mioo میومیو
- In Polish, miau
- In Portuguese, miau
- In Romanian, miau
- In Russian, mjau мяу
- In Sinhalese, ñāvu ඤාවු
- In Slovene, mijav
- In Spanish, miau [ˈmjau]
- In Swedish, mjau, mjao
- In Tagalog, meyaw, miyaw, ngiyaw
- In Tamil, miaow(m) மியா
- In Telugu, miao(m)
- In Thai, เมี้ยว (miao), แง้ว (ngaew)
- In Turkish, miyav
- In Ukrainian, niav няв
- In Urdu, meow
- In Uropi, miaw
- In Vietnamese, meo
- In Volapük, miov
Chicken clucking
- In Afrikaans, kloek kloek
- In Arabic, qur qur قرقر, baq baq baiq بق بق بيق
- In Batak, kotek-kotek
- In Bulgarian, ко-ко-ко
- In Chinese, gē gē 咯咯
- In Croatian, kokoda, kokodak
- In Czech, kokodák
- In Danish, kuk kuk, gok gok
- In Dutch, tok tok tok
- In English, cluck cluck, bok bok bok, bok bok b'gawk
- In Estonian, kaa-kaa, kaak-kaak
- In Finnish, kot kot
- In French, cot cot cot, cot cot codet
- In German, gack gack gack
- In Greek, coco co, clo clo (sitting)
- In Hebrew, qur qur qur קוּר־קוּר־קוּר,[heb 4] bàq bàq bàq בָּק־בָּק־בָּק
- In Hungarian, kot-kot-kot-kodács
- In Indonesian, petok-petok
- In Italian, coccodè
- In Japanese, kokko コッコッ
- In Kazakh, қыт-қыт
- In Korean, kko kko daek, 꼬꼬댁
- In Latgalian, kā kā
- In Latvian, kluk kluk
- In Lithuanian, kud kudak, ko ko ko
- In Persian, qod-qod, qod-qod-qodās
- In Polish, ko ko
- In Portuguese, có có có
- In Romanian, cotcodac
- In Russian, ko-ko-ko ко-ко-ко,kud-kuda куд-куда
- In Serbian, kokoda кокода
- In Spanish, kikiriki
- In Swedish, kluck kluck
- In Tagalog, po-kok
- In Thai, กุ๊ก ๆ (kuk kuk)
- In Turkish, gıt-gıt gıdaak
- In Vietnamese, (cục ta) cục tác
Cow mooing
- In Afrikaans, moe
- In Arabic, moo, ngoah
- In Bengali, hamba
- In Bulgarian, muu муу
- In Chinese, Mandarin, mōu 哞[zho 12]
- In Croatian, muu
- In Czech, bůů
- In Danish, muh
- In Dutch, boe
- In English, moo
- In Estonian, ammuu, muu, möö
- In Finnish, ammuu, muu
- In French, meuh, mou
- In German, muh
- In Greek, mu μoυ
- In Hebrew, muuu מוווּ[heb 4]
- In Hindi, moo
- In Hungarian, mú , bú
- In Indonesian, mooh
- In Italian, mu
- In Japanese, モーモー (mō mō)
- In Kazakh, moo, мөө
- In Korean eum-mae 음매
- In Latgalian, mū
- In Latvian, mū
- In Lithuanian, mū
- In Marathi, hamma हम्मा
- In Persian, māγ
- In Polish, muuuu
- In Portuguese, mu mu
- In Romanian, mu
- In Russian, mu му
- In Slovene, mu
- In Spanish, mu
- In Swedish, mu
- In Tagalog, ungaa
- In Telugu, అంబా (amba)
- In Thai, มอ (mo)
- In Turkish, mö
- In Uropi, mu, muh
- In Vietnamese, ụm bò
Crow calling
- In Arabic, qà qà
- In Bengali: কা কা ka ka
- In Bulgarian, ga ga га га
- In Chinese, Mandarin, yā yā 哑哑[zho 13]
- In Croatian, kra kra
- In Czech, krá krá
- In Danish, kra kra
- In Dutch, kra kra
- In English, caw caw
- In Estonian kraaks kraaks
- In Finnish, kraa kraa
- In French, crôa crôa
- In German, krah krah
- In Greek, cra cra κρα κρα
- In Hebrew, qràqh qràqh קְרָע־קְרָע[heb 4]
- In Hindi, kaa kaa
- In Hungarian kár kár
- In Indonesian kaa kaa, kak kak
- In Italian, cra cra
- In Japanese, kaa kaa カアカア, gaa gaa ガアガア
- In Kannada, kha-kha
- In Kazakh, қарқ-қарқ
- In Korean, kkaak kkaak 까악까악
- In Latgalian, krā
- In Latvian, krā
- In Lithuanian, kar kar
- In Macedonian, gra gra гра гра
- In Malayalam, kra kra
- In Marathi, kav-kav काव-काव
- In Norwegian kra kra'
- In Persian, qār-qār
- In Polish, kra kra
- In Portuguese, cra cra
- In Romanian, cra cra
- In Russian, kar kar кар-кар
- In Sinhalese, kāk kāk කාක්-කාක්
- In Slovene, kra kra
- In Spanish, cuaa cuaaa, uacc uac
- In Swedish, kra kra, krax krax
- In Tagalog, wák, wák
- In Tamil, kaa kaa
- In Telugu, kaau kaau
- In Thai, กา กา (ka ka; ka also means a crow)
- In Turkish, gaak gaak
- In Vietnamese, quạ quạ (quạ also means a crow)
Dog barking
- In Afrikaans, woef
- In Albanian, ham ham
- In Arabic, haw haw, hab hab
- In Armenian, hav hav հաւ հաւ
- In Basque, txau txau (small dogs), zaunk zaunk (big dogs)
- In Batak, kung-kung
- In Bengali: gheu gheu ঘেউ ঘেউ, bheu bheu ভেউ ভেউ, bhou bhou ভউ ভউ
- In Bulgarian, bow bow бау бау, djaff djaff джаф джаф
- In Catalan, bup bup
- In Chinese, Cantonese, wōu-wōu 㕵㕵
- In Chinese, Mandarin, wāng wāng 汪汪[zho 14]
- In Croatian, vau vau
- In Czech, haf haf
- In Danish, vuf vuf, vov vov, bjæf bjæf
- In Dutch, waf waf, woef woef
- In English, woof, arf, bow wow, ruff
- In Estonian, auh auh
- In Finnish hau hau, vuh vuh
- In French, ouah ouah, ouaf ouaf, wouf wouf
- In German, wau wau, waff waff, wuff wuff
- In Greek, ghav ghav γαβ γαβ, woof
- In Hebrew, hav hav הַב־הַב,[heb 4] haw haw הַאוּ־הַאוּ[heb 4]
- In Hindi, bho bho भो भो
- In Hungarian vau vau
- In Icelandic, voff voff
- In Indonesian, guk guk
- In Italian, bau bau
- In Japanese, ワンワン (wan wan)
- In Kannada, bow bow
- In Kazakh, арп-арп, шәу-шәу
- In Korean, meong meong 멍멍
- In Latgalian, vau vau
- In Latvian, vau
- In Lithuanian, au au
- In Macedonian, av av ав ав, dzhav dzhav џав џав
- In Malayalam, bau bau
- In Marathi, bho bho भो-भो
- In Norwegian voff voff, vov vov
- In Persian, vāq vāq واق واق, hāf-hāf هاف هاف
- In Polish, hau hau
- In Portuguese, au au, ão ão, béu béu
- In Romanian, ham ham
- In Russian, gav gav (гав-гав), tyaf tyaf тяф-тяф
- In Sinhalese, buh buh බුඃ බුඃ
- In Slovene, hov hov
- In Spanish, guau guau
- In Serbian, av av ав ав
- In Swedish, vov vov, voff voff
- In Tagalog, aw aw
- In Tamil, vovw-vovw லொள் லொள், loll-loll, vazh vazh
- In Telugu, bau bau
- In Thai, โฮ่ง ๆ (hong hong), บ๊อก ๆ (bok bok)
- In Turkish, hav hav
- In Uropi, waw waw
- In Vietnamese, gâu gâu, sủa sủa
Dog or wolf howling
- In Arabic, Auuuuuu...
- In Batak, auuuuuung...
- In Bengali, huukka huuya
- In Bulgarian, ауууууу, (auuuuu)
- In English, awoooooo...
- In French, aoooouuuu...
- In Hebrew, awoooooo... אַאווווווּ...
- In Indonesian auuu
- In Italian, auuuuuu...
- In Japanese, waōn ワオーン
- In Kazakh, ұұұұұ...
- In Lithuanian, aūūūūūū
- In Marathi, kuii कुई
- In Polish, a-uuuuu...
- In Portuguese, auuuuuu...
- In Romanian, auuuuuu...
- In Russian, wu-u-u у-у-у…
- In Spanish, auuuuuu
- In Thai, โบร๋ว์ (brow)
Donkey braying
- In Afrikaans, hie hô
- In Bulgarian, и-аа, и-аа (i-aa, i-aa)
- In Catalan, i-aaa
- In Croatian, i-a
- In Czech, íí-áá
- In Dutch, ie-aa
- In English, hee-haw
- In Finnish, ihaa
- In French, hi han
- In German, i-ah
- In Hebrew, -i-à אִי־אָה[heb 4]
- In Hindi, Dhai.nchu Dhai.nchu ढैंचू ढैंचू
- In Hungarian, i-á
- In Italian, ih oh
- In Persian, ar-ar عر عر
- In Polish, iii-haa
- In Portuguese,ii-á, ii-ó
- In Romanian, i-ha
- In Russian, ie-a ии-а
- In Spanish, i-o
- In Turkish, aa-ii
Duck calling
- In Afrikaans, kwaak
- In Albanian, mak-mak
- In Arabic, wak-wak
- In Batak, kuak-kuak
- In Brazilian Portuguese, quá quá
- In Bengali, pnak pnak
- In Bulgarian, paa, paa па-па
- In Catalan, cuac cuac, mec mec, qüec qüec.
- In Chinese, Cantonese, gua, gua 呱呱
- In Chinese, Mandarin, gā gā 嘎嘎,[zho 15] guā guā 呱呱[zho 16]
- In Croatian, kva kva
- In Czech, káč káč
- In Danish, rap rap
- In Dutch, kwak kwak, kwaak, kwaak
- In English, quack
- In Estonian, prääk prääk, prääks prääks
- In Finnish, kvaak kvaak
- In French, coin coin
- In German, quak quak
- In Greek, cuac cuac (κουάκ κουάκ)
- In Hebrew, gaʕ gaʕ גַּע־גַּע[heb 4]
- In Hungarian, háp háp
- In Icelandic, bra bra
- In Indonesian, kwek kwek
- In Italian, qua qua
- In Japanese, ガーガー (gā gā)
- In Kazakh, қақ-қақ
- In Korean, kkwaek kkwaek 꽥꽥
- In Latvian, pēk pēk
- In Lithuanian, kva kva
- In Macedonian, cva cva ква ква
- In Marathi, pak pak पक पक[mar 1]
- In Nepali, braaaq caaq
- In Norwegian kvakk kvakk
- In Persian, (Northern) mak-mak
- In Polish, kwa kwa kwa
- In Portuguese, quá quá, quak quak
- In Romanian, mac mac
- In Russian, krja krja кря-кря
- In Spanish, cua cua
- In Swedish, kvack kvack
- In Tagalog, kwak kwak
- In Tamil, kua kua
- In Thai, ก้าบ ๆ (kap kap)
- In Turkish, vak vak
- In Uropi, kwa kwa
- In Vietnamese, cạp cạp
Eagle soaring
- In Batak, kuliii-kulikuk
Elephant trumpeting
- In English, baraag, nrrr
- In Finnish, tööt
- In German, töröö
- In Indonesian, ngoah
- In Italian, baaa
- In Japanese, パオーン (paōn)
- In Swedish, tuut
- In Spanish, biaaah
- In Thai, แป๊น (paen), แปร๊น (praen)
Frog croaking
This may differ according to the species of frog common in each language's speech area.
- In Afrikaans, kwaak
- In Bengali: মক মক môk môk, কট কট kôṭ kôṭ, ghangor ghang
- In Bulgarian, cva cva ква ква
- In Catalan, ruac ruac, roac roac, rac rac.
- In Chinese, Mandarin: guā guā 呱呱[zho 16]
- In Croatian, kre kre
- In Czech, kvá kvá
- In Danish: kvæk kvæk, græbæk
- In Dutch: kwaak kwaak
- In English, (USA) ribbit, gribbit; (Britain) croak
- In Estonian krooks krooks
- In Finnish kurr kurr, kroak
- In French, croac croac
- In Galician, cro cro
- In German, gribbit, quaaak
- In Greek, brekekekex koax koax (ancient, likely Rana ridibunda), cuacs cuacs κουάξ κουάξ
- In Hebrew, qwà qwà קְוָה־קְוָה[heb 4]
- In Hindi, tarr tarr
- In Hungarian, brekeke, brekk, kutykurutty, kvákk
- In Indonesian, krok krok
- In Italian, cra cra
- In Japanese, ケロケロ (kero kero)
- In Kazakh, бақ-бақ
- In Korean, gaegul gaegul 개굴개굴
- In Latgalian, kvak kvak, kvā kvā, kvarr kvarr
- In Latvian, kvā kvā
- In Lithuanian, kva kva
- In Macedonian, crè crè кре кре
- In Marathi, darav-darav डरांव-डरांव
- In Norwegian, kvekk kvekk, kvakk kvakk
- In Persian, qūr-qūr
- In Polish, kum kum, rech rech
- In Portuguese, croac croac
- In Romanian, oac oac
- In Russian, kva kva ква ква
- In Sinhalese, baka baka බක බක
- In Slovene, kvak kvak, rega kvak
- In Spanish, croac croac
- In Swedish, kvack kvack, ko ack ack ack kväk
- In Tagalog, kokak kokak
- In Telugu, beka beka
- In Thai, อ๊บ ๆ (op op)
- In Turkish, vrak vrak
- In Ukrainian, kva kva ква-ква,[uk 1] kum kum кум-кум,[uk 2] kvok kvok квок-квок[uk 2]
- In Vietnamese, ồm ộp, ộp ộp
Goose calling
- In Arabic, quack quack, kwak kwak كواك كواك
- In Bulgarian, kvack kvack (квак-квак)
- In Catalan, cuac cuac
- In Croatian, ga ga
- In Czech, ga ga
- In Dutch, gak gak
- In English, honk honk
- In Estonian kaak kaak
- In French, ca car
- In German, gack gack
- In Hebrew, gaqh gaqh גַּע־גַּע[heb 4]
- In Hungarian, gá gá
- In Indonesian, kwak kwak
- In Italian, qua qua
- In Japanese, ガーガー (gā gā)
- In Korean, kkwae-aek-kkwae-aek 꽤액-꽤액
- In Latgalian, gā gā
- In Latvian, gā gā
- In Polish, gę gę
- In Portuguese, quem quem /qüém qüém/, qua qua
- In Romanian, ga ga
- In Russian, ga-ga-ga га-га-га
- In Slovene, ga ga
- In Spanish, cua cua
- In Tagalog, ong ong
- In Tamil, baack baack
- In Turkish, vak vak
- In Vietnamese, quạc quạc
Horse whinnying
- In Afrikaans, runnik
- In Bengali, chi hni
- In Catalan, hiiiihiii
- In Croatian, njihaa
- In Czech, íí-hahá
- In Danish, vrinsk
- In Dutch, niiii, hiiii
- In English, neigh
- In Estonian, ii-ha-haa
- In Finnish, ii-ha-haa
- In French, hiii hiii
- In German, wiehiehie
- In Hebrew, hii hii הִי־הִי[heb 4]
- In Hindi, hin-hina हिं-हिं
- In Hungarian, nyihaha
- In Indonesian, yihaa
- In Italian, hiii hiii
- In Japanese, ヒーン (hīn)
- In Korean, hi-ing 히잉
- In Latin, hinni
- In Latvian, ī-ā
- In Lithuanian, yhaha, ygaga
- In Norwegian, vrinsk
- In Persian, šīhe
- In Polish, iiii-haaa
- In Portuguese, hi hi
- In Romanian, ni-ha-ha
- In Russian, i-go-go и-го-го
- In Spanish, ji ji
- In Swedish', gnägg
- In Tagalog, hihihi haha
- In Thai, ฮี้ ๆ (hii hii)
- In Turkish, ih-hi-i-i
- In Vietnamese, hí hí hí
Horse trotting
- In Arabic, deregin-deregin
- In Bengali, tag bag
- In Bulgarian, tagadak tagadak (тъгъдък тъгъдък)
- In Croatian, klop klop
- In Danish, gadagung gadagung
- In Dutch, kataklop kataklop
- In English, clip clop
- In Estonian koppadi kopp
- In Finnish, kopoti kopoti, koppoti koppoti
- In French, Pa-ta-clop
- In Hungarian, klop-klop-klop
- In Italian, clop-clop-clop, cloppete clappete
- In Latvian, klap klap
- In Marathi, tagdak-tagdak तग्डक-तग्डक
- In Persian, pūtikā pūtikā
- In Polish, patataj patataj
- In Portuguese, pocotó pocotó
- In Romanian, trop trop
- In Russian, tsok-tsok цок-цок
- In Spanish, tucutun tucutun
- In Thai, กุบกับ กุบกับ (kupkap kupkap)
- In Turkish, dıgı-dıg dıgı-dıg
Horse galloping
- In Latvian, dipada-dapada
Lion roaring
- In Catalan, arrrr, roarrr
- In English, roar
- In Filipino, awoo
- In French, roarrr
- In Finnish, mur
- In Italian, roar
- In Indonesian, aum
- In Japanese, gaō ガオー
- In Kazakh, арс
- In Korean, eo-heung 어흥
- In Polish, wrrr, grrr
- In Portuguese, urawr
- In Romanian, grrrrr
- In Thai, hoak โิฮก
- In Turkish, ravr
- In Vietnamese, goám
Monkey chatting
- In English, oo-ooh a-aah
- In Czech, u-u e-e
- In French, Ouah ah ah hein
- In Hebrew, -u-u a-àh אוּ־אוּ אַ־אָה
- In Hungarian, mak-mak
- In Indonesian, kak kak kak kak kak
- In Italian, u-u-ah-ah-ah
- In Japanese, u-ki-u-ki ウキウキ
- In Portuguese, u-u-u-u, u-u-ááá
- In Russian, chi-chi-chi чи-чи-чи
- In Thai, เจี๊ยก ๆ (chiak chiak)
- In Korean.u-kki-kki-kki 우끼끼끼
Owl hooting
- In Afrikaans, hoe-hoe
- In Bengali, huup huup
- In Bulgarian, buuu бууу
- In Croatian, hu hu
- In Czech, hůůů
- In Dutch, oehoe
- In English, twit twoo (AUS), hoo hoo, toowit toowoo
- In Estonian uhuu
- In French Ouh Ouh
- In Finnish, huhuu
- In German, hu hu
- In Hebrew, hu-huuu הוּ־הוווּ
- In Italian, huu huu
- In Indonesia Kuk-kuk
- In Japanese, hō hō ホウホウ
- In Latvian, u-hū
- In Polish, hu-huuu
- In Portuguese, u-huu
- In Romanian, hu-huuu
- In Russian, ugu угу, ukhu уху
- In Swedish, ho-hoo
- In Turkish, gu guk guuk (goo gook goook)
Pig grunting
- In Basque kurrin-kurrin
- In Bengali, ghnot ghnot
- In Bulgarian, gruh gruh грух грух
- In Catalan, oinc oinc
- In Czech, chro chro, kvík kvík
- In Danish, øf øf, 'grønt'
- In Dutch, knor knor
- In English, oink oink
- In Estonian röh röh röh
- In Finnish, röh röh, nöf nöf
- In French, groin groin
- In Georgian, ghrutu ghrutu ღრუტუ ღრუტუ
- In German, grunz grunz, oink oink
- in Greek, ko-i ko-i (Aristophanes Ach. 780)
- In Hebrew, -oinq -oinq אוֹינְק־אוֹינְק,[heb 4] xrr xrr חְרר־חְרר[heb 4]
- In Hungarian, röf röf, uí uí
- In Indonesian, grok grok
- In Italian, oink oink
- In Japanese, プヒプヒ (puhi puhi), ブーブー (bū bū)
- In Kazakh, қорс-қорс
- In Korean, kkul kkul 꿀꿀
- In Latgalian, ruk ruk, kvī kvī
- In Latvian, ruk ruk, kvī kvī
- In Lithuanian, kvy kvy, kvykt kvykt, kriu kriu
- In Polish, kwi kwi, chrum chrum
- In Portuguese, ronc ronc, oinc oinc
- In Romanian, groh groh
- In Russian, xrju xrju хрю-хрю
- In Spanish, oinc oinc
- In Swedish, nöff nöff
- In Tagalog, ngok ngok
- In Thai, อู๊ด ๆ (uut uut), ครอก ๆ (khrok khrok)
- In Uropi, grun grun
- In Vietnamese, ụt ụt, ụt ịt, ỉn ỉn, ủn ỉn
- In Welsh, soch soch
Rooster crowing
- In Afrikaans, koekeloekoe
- In Albanian, kikiriku
- In Arabic, kuku-kookoo, kuku-reekoo, esku kookoo
- In Armenian, tsoo-ghoo-roo-ghoo, coo-coo-ree-coo
- In Bengali, Kuk-ku-ruk-kooo
- In Bulgarian, cucurigu кукуригу
- In Catalan, quic quiriquic
- In Chinese, Mandarin, ō ō ō 噢噢噢 / wō wō wō 喔喔喔
- In Croatian, kukuriku
- In Czech, kykirikí
- In Danish, kykkeliky
- In Dutch, kukeleku
- In English, cock a doodle doo
- In Estonian kikerikii, kukeleegu
- In Euskara, kukurruku
- In Finnish, kukkokiekuu, kukko (cock), kiekuu (crowing)
- In French, cocorico
- In Georgian, qiqliqo ყიყლიყო
- In German, kikeriki
- In Greek, ciciricu κικιρίκου
- In Hebrew, quuquuriqu קוּקוּרִיקוּ[heb 4]
- In Hindi, ku-kudu-koo
- In Hungarian kukurikú
- In Icelandic, gaggalagó
- In Indonesian, kukuruyuk
- In Irish, cuc-adiú-dil-ú
- In Italian, chicchirichi
- In Japanese, コケコッコー (kokekokkō)
- In Korean, kkokkodek kko" 꼬꼬댁 꼬꼬, kko-kki-o 꼬끼오
- In Latgalian, kikerigū, kikerigī, ko ko ko kō
- In Latin, cocococo
- In Latvian, kikerigū
- In Lithuanian, kakarykū, kakariekū
- In Macedonian, cucuricu кукурику
- In Malayalam, kokarakkoo
- In Marathi, kukooch-koo! कुकूच-कू!
- In Nepali, kukhuri kaa
- In Norwegian kykkeliky
- In Persian, qūqūli qū-qū
- In Polish, kukuryku
- In Portuguese, cocorocó, cocoricó
- In Romanian, cucurigu
- In Russian, koo-ka-re-koo кукареку
- In Sinhalese, kuku kūk kuu කුක්කු කූක් කූ
- In Slovene, kikiriki
- In Spanish, quiquiriquí, quiquiriquiquí, cocorocó
- In Sundanese, kongkorongok
- In Swedish, kuckeliku
- In Tagalog, tik-tilá-ok, ko-ko-ro-kok
- In Tamil, kokkara-ko-ko
- In Telugu, kokkaro-ko
- In Thai, เอ้กอี๊เอ้กเอ้ก (ek-i-ek-ek)
- In Turkish, ü-ürü-üüü /yʔyryʔyː/
- In Ukrainian, koo-ku-ri-koo кукуріку
- In Vietnamese, ò ó o (oooooo)
Sheep bleating
- In Afrikaans, mê
- In Arabic, mbaa امباع, maa'
- In Armenian, mai մայ
- In Basque, 'mee mee'
- In Bulgarian, beee беее
- In Catalan, bèè, mèè
- In Chinese, Mandarin, miē 咩[zho 17]
- In Croatian, bee
- In Czech, béé
- In Danish, mæh
- In Dutch, bèh, mèh
- In English, baa
- In Estonian mää mää
- In Finnish, mää, bää
- In French, bêêh
- In Georgian, ვეეე (veee)
- In German, mäh
- In Ancient Greek, βῆ
- In Modern Greek, μεε
- In Hebrew, meh מֶה[heb 4]
- In Hungarian, bee
- In Icelandic, mee
- In Indonesian, mbee, mbek
- In Italian, bee
- In Japanese, メーメー (mē mē)
- In Kyrgyz, маа
- In Korean language, Eum-mae 음매
- In Latin, bee
- In Latvian, bē, mē
- In Lithuanian, be
- In Marathi, baanh-baanh बँ-बँ
- In Norwegian, bæ
- In Persian, ba:-ba:
- In Polish, beee
- In Portuguese, meh
- In Romanian, meee, beee
- In Russian, beh бее-е
- In Spanish, be
- In Swedish, bä
- In Telugu, mae
- In Thai, แบะ แบะ (bae bae)
- In Turkish, mee
- In Uropi, bee, beh
- In Vietnamese, be be (the same as a goat's)
Snake hissing
- In Afrikaans, sis
- In Bengali, phnosh
- In Bulgarian, ссс, (sss)
- In Chinese, sī sī 嘶嘶
- In Croatian, hsss
- In Czech, sss
- In English, hiss, sss
- In French, siff
- In German, zisch
- In Hebrew, sss סְסס
- In Italian, pis pis
- In Japanese, shā シャー
- In Marathi, phusss फुस्स
- In Persian, fūke, fūff
- In Polish, sssss
- In Romanian, sss
- In Russian, shhh шшш
- In Spanish, sss
- In Telugu, buss
- In Tagalog, sss
- In Turkish, tısss
- In Thai, ฟ่อ (fo)
Collisions, bursts, and strikes
Balloon or bubble bursting
- In Albanian, çpuf, puf
- In Arabic, pakh, poof
- In batak. tak
- In Bemba, pobo
- In Bengali, phat, phatash
- In Bulgarian, puc пук
- In Croatian, puk
- In Czech, puf
- In Danish, bang, knald
- In Dutch, pang, pof, paf
- In English, pop, bang
- In Estonian pops
- In French, bang, pop
- In Finnish, poks
- In German, baeng, plop
- In Greek, bam μπαμ, bum μπουμ
- In Hindi, thaa
- In Hungarian, pukk (quieter); durr, bumm, bámm (louder)
- In Indonesian, dor
- In Italian, bum
- In Japanese, pan パンッ
- In Korean, ppang 빵, ppeong 뻥, pang 팡, peong 펑
- In Latvian, bliukš
- In Lithuanian, pokšt
- In Macedonian, pau пау
- In Marathi, Dhum ढुम्
- In Navajo, dǫǫn (nasalized o)
- In Persian, poloq
- In Polish, bum, pyk
- In Portuguese, pá, bum
- In Romanian, poc
- In Russian, bakh бах
- In Serbian, puk
- In Slovene, pok
- In Spanish, pop
- In Swedish, poff
- In Tagalog, putók, pak
- In Thai, โป๊ะ (po), ปั้ง (pang)
- In Turkish, bom
- In Vietnamese, bốp, bụp
Cannon firing; gunshot; machine gun fire
- In Albanian, pam; tak
- In Arabic, bom; bov, tokh طخ
- In Basque, damba damba
- In Bengali, goom goom
- In Bulgarian, bum бум, kh кх, tatatata тататата
- In Catalan, buuum, pumba; pam, pum; ratatatatà
- In Chinese, Mandarin, pēng 砰; ping, pa 乒, 啪; da da da... 嗒嗒嗒
- In Croatian, bum, pam, puf
- In Czech, bum, prásk, ratatata
- In Danish, bang, bum
- In Dutch, boem; pang, pauw; ratatata
- In English, bam, boom, blam, kaboom; bang, pow; rat-at-at-at-at-at, gat-gat-gat-gat, skkrrt skkrrt, dakka-dakka
- In Estonian, põmm, kõmm; pauh, karpauh
- In Finnish, pum; pam; ra-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, rä-tä-tä-tä-tä-tä
- In French, boum; pan
- In German, bumm, rumms, kawumm; peng, puff, päng; rat-tat-tat-tat
- In Greek, cabum, bum μπουμ, bam μπαμ; bam, pan, piu-piu (mainly by kids); trrrrrr
- In Hebrew, bum בּוּם
- In Hindi, thaa
- In Hungarian bumm, dörr; ratata, trrrrr
- In Icelandic, búmm; bamm
- In Indonesian, dor,
- In Italian, bum; bang; pum
- In Japanese, バーンバーン (bān bān), dōn ドーン, bakyūn バキューン
- In Kannada, dum, dhaam
- In Kazakh, bydyrsch быдырщ
- In Korean, ppang 빵
- In Latvian, bum
- In Lithuanian, bumpt, bum, pokšt
- In Persian, bang
- In Macedonian, bum бум; pau пау; ra ta ta ta ра та та та
- In Marathi, Dhishkyaon ढिश्क्यँव, dhishum धिशुम
- In Polish, bum-bum; bang-bang, pif-paf and others; tra ta ta ta ta
- In Portuguese, bam, boom, cabum; pá,pum; ratátátá
- In Romanian, bum; poc
- In Russian, ba-bakh ба-бах; pif-paf пиф-паф; tra-ta-ta тра-та-та
- In Sinhalese, ḍisum ඩිසුම්; ḍung ඩුං; ḍaka-ḍaka-ḍaka ඩක-ඩක-ඩක
- In Spanish, pum; bang; praca
- In Swedish, bom; pang, bang
- In Tagalog, boom; boogsh
- In Tamil, dishum
- In Telugu, dishyoom
- In Thai, ตูม (tuum, cannon firing); ปัง (pang, gunshot)
- In Turkish, bom; bam, dıkşınyaa (by kids)
- In Uropi, bam (cannon), pang (gun)
- In Vietnamese, đoàng (louder); pằng (quieter); bùm (usually for cannons)
Crash
- In Afrikaans, doef, kadoef
- In Arabic, bom, tàkh, tràkh
- In Bengali: ṭhash ঠাস, ṭhush ঠুস, dhum ধুম, dham ধাম, daram, dhapash
- In Bulgarian, bum бум, dum дум, trjas тряс, pras прас
- In Catalan, bumba, catacrac, patam, paf
- In Chinese, Mandarin, hong 轰
- In Croatian, bum, tres
- In Czech, řach, bum, prásk
- In Danish, bum, bump, bang, krasj
- In Dutch, boem, knal, plof
- In English, boom, bam, wham, slam, bang, crash, clash, pow
- In Estonian, prõmm, pauh, piraki, karpauh
- In Tagalog, ka-boom
- In Finnish, pam, pum, ryskis, kolin, räiskis
- In French, bing, bang, boum, bam, vlan
- In German, rumms, bumms, bauz, krach
- In Gilbertese, beeku
- In Greek, bam μπαμ, gcup
- In Haitian Creole, bip
- In Hebrew, bum בּוּם, trax טְרַאח[heb 5]
- In Hindi, dhishumm धिशुम्म, dhishum धिशुम
- In Hungarian, dzzs, bumm, bamm, puff, paff, csatt, nyekk
- In Indonesian, buk, brekk, j'derr
- In Italian, bum
- In Japanese, ガーン (gān)
- In Korean, kung 쿵
- In Kyrgyz, тарс'
- In Latin, tuxtax
- In Latvian, bum
- In Lithuanian, bumpt, bum
- In Macedonian, bum бум, pam пам, pum пум, dum дум, très трес
- In Malay, gedebak-gedebuk
- In Marathi, dhadaam धडाम्
- In Polish, bum, trach
- In Portuguese, crash, boom
- In Romanian, bum, buf, pac, poc, trosc, zbang
- In Russian, bum бум
- In Sinhalese, daḍas දඩස්
- In Spanish, cuas, pácatelas, pungun
- In Swedish, krash
- In Tamil, dhishumm, dhishum
- In Thai, โครม (khrom)
- In Turkish, güm, bam, dıkş, çat, pat, zbam
- In Vietnamese, ầm, rầm
Door or floor creaking
- In Afrikaans, kraak
- In Bulgarian, skratz скръц
- In Arabic, azeeez أزيـــز
- In Catalan, nyieec, nyeeec
- In Croatian, škrip
- In Czech, vrrzzz, skřííííp
- In Danish, knirk
- In Dutch, kraak
- In English, creak
- In Estonian, kriiks, kriuks
- In Finnish, kriik, narsk
- In French, crac
- In German, knarz
- In Hindi, charrr
- In Hungarian, nyííí
- In Italian, cric crac
- In Japanese, gī ギー
- In Kazakh, shiiq шииқ
- In Korean, ppi-geok 삐걱
- In Kyrgyz, кыйч
- In Latvian, čīk
- In Polish, skrzyp
- In Persian, 'γež-γež غژ غژ
- In Romanian, scârț
- In Russian, skreep скрип
- In Swedish, knarr
- In Thai, แอ๊ด (aet)
- In Turkish, gıcır, gıcırt
- In Uropi, krak
- In Vietnamese, kétttt, ken két, cọt kẹt, kẽo kẹt
Engine back-firing while freewheeling
- In Batak, put-put-put, doput-doput
- In Italian, rrra-tatatatata...
- In Romanian, pâr pâr
- In Russian, dìr-dìr-dìr дыр-дыр-дыр
Knocking
- In Afrikaans, klop
- In Batak, tok-tok-tok
- In Bengali, khat khat, takatak
- In Bulgarian, chuc chuc чук чук
- In Catalan, toc toc
- In Chinese, Mandarin, dang dang dang 当当当
- In Croatian, kuc kuc
- In Czech, ťuk ťuk
- In Danish, bank bank
- In Dutch, klop klop
- In English, knock knock
- In Finnish, kop kop
- In Estonian, kopp kopp
- In French, toc toc
- In German, klopf klopf
- In Hebrew, tuq tuq תּוּק־תּוּק[heb 6]
- In Hindi, thakk thakk
- In Hungarian, kop kop
- In Icelandic, bank bank
- In Indonesian, tok tok
- In Italian, toc toc
- In Japanese, コツコツ (kotsu kotsu), kon kon コンコン, ton ton トントン
- In Korean, ttok ttok 똑똑
- In Latvian, tuk tuk
- In Lithuanian, tuk tuk
- In Marathi, thak-thak ठक्-ठक्
- In Persian, taq-taq
- In Polish, puk-puk
- In Portuguese, toc toc, noque noque, truz truz
- In Romanian, cioc-cioc
- In Russian, tuc-tuc тук-тук
- In Spanish, toc toc
- In Swedish, knack knack
- In Tagalog, tok tok tok
- In Thai, ก๊อก ๆ ๆ (kok kok kok)
- In Turkish, tak tak
- In Vietnamese, cốc cốc, cộc cộc
Strikes
Dull strike
- In Afrikaans, doef
- In Bulgarian, toup туп, khlop хлоп
- In Danish, bump, dunk
- In English, knock, bump, rap, thud, boom
- In Finnish, tök, pöksis
- In German, klopf, plumps, platsch
- In Japanese, don ドン, zun ズン
- In Korean, peok 퍽
- In Persian, bāmp
- In Polish, łup
- In Portuguese, puf, pluft, pum
- In Russian, bats бац
- In Romanian, buf!
- In Spanish, toc
- In Thai, ตึง (tueng), ตึ้ง (tueng)
Falling strike
- In Afrikaans, plof
- In Bulgarian, plyos пльос, shlyap шляп
- In Croatian, pljas
- In Czech, žuch
- In English, plop, splat, thud, thunk
- In French, floc
- In German, plumps, patsch
- In Hungarian, puff, paff
- In Japanese, potori ぽとり
- In Korean, teok 턱
- In Persian, dāmb
- In Portuguese, ploft, paft, catapluft, pimba
- In Romanian, pleosc, fleoșc
- In Russian, khlop хлоп shlyop шлёп
- In Spanish, plaf, paf
- In Tagalog. blag, bug
- In Thai, โครม (khrohm)
- In Vietnamese, bịch
Sharp strike
- In Afrikaans, klingel, kletter
- In Bulgarian, dzun дзън
- In Catalan, cling. clang, cataclinc-cataclanc
- In Czech, cink
- In Chinese, Cantonese, bìhng-līng baang-làahng 乒鈴嘭唥
- In Chinese, Mandarin, kuāng lāng 哐啷,[zho 18] guang-dang 哐当
- In Dutch, klink, ring, klingel, rinkel, kletter, tingel
- In English, clang, clink, clank, clunk, chink, dink, tink, plink, ding, ring, ping, ting, jingle, jangle, tinkle, pow
- In Finnish, kilin, kolin
- In French, paf, bim, bam
- In German, klang, kling, klirr, klimper, klingel, bimmel
- In Hebrew, zbang זְבֶּנְג[heb 7]
- In Japanese, カーン (kān)
- In Korean, jjaeng 쨍, ting 팅
- In Persian, jiring
- In Portuguese, pim, plim
- In Russian, dzyn’ дзынь, zvyak звяк, klatz клац
- In Spanish, tintin, tilín
- In Thai, ติ๊ง (ting), ปิ๊ง (ping)
- In Vietnamese, keng, beng
Wet strike
- In Afrikaans, plons, plas, spat
- In Bulgarian, plyok пльок
- In Catalan, xap, xof, patatxap
- In Croatian, šljap
- In Czech, plesk
- In Chinese, Mandarin, ba-ji 啪唧
- In Danish, plask
- In Dutch, plons
- In English, splash, splish, splosh, splat
- In Estonian lärts, plärts
- In Finnish, loiskis, mäts
- In French, plouf
- In German, patsch, platsch, klatsch, schwapp
- In Hungarian, platty
- In Indonesian, crot
- In Japanese, bicha びちゃっ
- In Korean, cheolpudeok 철푸덕, cheolpeok 철퍽
- In Kyrgyz, чалп
- In Persian, čolop-čolop, pešenge
- In Polish, plask
- In Portuguese, tchibum
- In Romanian, pleosc, fleoșc, fleașc
- In Russian, bultykh бултых, plyukh плюх
- In Swedish, plask
- In Tagalog, plok
- In Thai, โพล๊ะ (plo), แผละ (plae)
- In Uropi, plac
- In Vietnamese, bẹp, phọp
Machinery
Camera shutter
- In Afrikaans, klik
- In Arabic, chic chic تشك تشك
- In Batak, ceklek
- In Bulgarian, щрак (shtrak)
- In Catalan, cx, cx or txic
- In Chinese, Mandarin, kā chā咔嚓
- In Croatian, klik
- In Czech, cvak
- In Danish, klik
- In Dutch, klik
- In English, click
- In Estonian klõps, plõks
- In Finnish, klik
- In French, clic
- In German, klick
- In Hebrew, chik צִ'יק
- In Hungarian, klikk
- In Italian, clic
- In Indonesian, klik
- In Japanese, pasha パシャ
- In Korean, chalkak 찰칵
- In Kyrgyz, чырк
- In Latvian, klik klik
- In Polish, pstryk, klik klik
- In Portuguese, clic clic
- In Romanian, clic
- In Russian, shchyolk щёлк, chik чик
- In Spanish, clic
- In Swedish, klick
- In Tagalog, klik
- In Thai, แชะ (chae)
- In Turkish, klik, şlak
- In Uropi, klik
- In Vietnamese, lách cách
Car engine revving
- In Afrikaans, wroem, broem
- In Arabic, hunn hunn هن هــن, aan aan آن آن
- In Batak, ngong, ngooongngng ...
- In Bulgarian, bram-bram бръм-бръм
- In Catalan, rum, rumm
- In Croatian, brum brum, vrum vrum
- In Czech, brmmm brmmm
- In Danish, vrum vrum, brum brum, nøn nøn
- In Dutch, broem, vroem
- In English, vroom vroom, broom broom
- In Estonian, põrr põrr
- In Finnish, vruum vruum, bruum bruum, prööm prööm (spoken)
- In French, vroum vroum
- In German, brumm brumm, wrumm wrumm
- In Hebrew, aan aan אָאן אָאן
- In Hungarian, brum brumm
- In Italian, brum brum
- In Japanese, buroro ブロロ
- In Korean, bureung bureung 부릉부릉
- In Polish, brummm... brummmm...
- In Portuguese, vruum vruum
- In Romanian, vrum vrum
- In Russian, rrr ppp ru ru ру ру rum rum рум рум
- In Spanish, 'rue fun
- In Swedish, brum
- In Telugu, raeyyyyyyy
- In Thai, บรื๊น ๆ (bruen bruen)
- In Turkish, vrum vrum (truck), han han (car)
- In Vietnamese, bờ rừm
Car horn honking
- In Afrikaans, toet
- In Arabic, beeb beep, طيط-طيط ṭiṭ-ṭiṭ
- In Batak, tot, tooot
- In Bulgarian, bi-biip би-биип
- In Catalan, pipip, mec mec, moc moc
- In Chinese, Mandarin, ba ba 叭叭
- In Croatian, tu tu, bi bip
- In Czech, tů tů
- In Danish, dyt dyt, båt båt
- In Dutch, toet toet
- In English, honk honk, beep beep, toot toot
- In Estonian, tuut tuut, piip piip
- In Finnish, tööt tööt
- In French, tut-tut
- In German, tut
- In Greek, bip bip, μπιπ μπιπ
- In Hebrew, bip bip בִּיפּ־בִּיפּ
- In Hungarian, tü-tű, tü-tűt
- In Indonesian, din din
- In Italian, bip bip
- In Japanese, pu pū ププー
- In Korean, ppang ppang 빵빵
- In Latvian, pī pī
- In Lithuanian, pyp pyp
- In Marathi, paa-paa पँ-पँ
- In Norwegian, bært bært
- In Polish, bib-biiib
- In Portuguese, bi-bi or fon-fon
- In Romanian, tiiit! ti-ti!
- In Russian, bi-bi би-би, bi-bip би-бип
- In Spanish, pi pi, pip pip
- In Swedish, tut tut
- In Tagalog, bip bip
- In Telugu, poy ppoy
- In Thai, ปี๊น ๆ (pin pin)
- In Turkish, düt düt, bip bip, dat dat
- In Uropi, tut
- In Vietnamese, bim bim, pim pim
Clock ticking
- In Afrikaans, tik-tok
- In Batak, tik-tak, tik-tak, ...
- In Bengali, tik tik
- In Bulgarian, tic tac тик так
- In Chinese, Mandarin, dī dā 嘀嗒[zho 19]
- In Croatian, tik tak
- In Czech, tik ťak
- In Danish, tik tak
- In Dutch, tik tak
- In English, tick tock
- In Estonian, tikk takk
- In Finnish, tik tak
- In French, tic tac
- In German, tick tack
- In Greek, tic tac τικ τακ
- In Hebrew, tijq taq תִּיק־תַּק[heb 8]
- In Hindi, tic tic
- In Hungarian, tik tak
- In Indonesian, tik tok
- In Italian, tic tac
- In Japanese, チクタク (chikutaku), カチカチ (kachi kachi)
- In Korean ttok-ttak ttok-ttak 똑딱똑딱
- In Latvian, tik tak
- In Lithuanian, tik tak
- In Macedonian, tic tac тик так
- In Marathi, tik-tik टिक-टिक
- In Nepali, clit caqq
- In Norwegian tikk takk
- In Polish, tik tak
- In Portuguese, tique-taque
- In Romanian, tic tac
- In Russian, tic-tac тик-так
- In Slovene, tik tak
- In Spanish, tic tac
- In Swedish, tick tack
- In Tagalog, tik tak tik tak
- In Tamil, tik tik
- In Thai, ติ๊กต็อก (tiktok)
- In Turkish, tik tak
- In Vietnamese, tích tắc
- In Volapük, tiktö
Doorbell ringing
- In Afrikaans, trieng
- In Croatian, din don
- In Danish, ding ding, ring ring
- In Dutch, tring tring
- In English, ding-dong, bing-bong
- In French, ding-dong
- In German, klingeling
- In Italian, din don
- In Japanese, ピンポーン (pinpōn)
- In Marathi, ting-tong टिंग-टौंग
- In Polish, dryń dryń
- In Romanian, țâr țâr
- In Russian, din-don дин-дон
- In Swedish, ding dong, pling plong
- In Tagalog, ding dong
- In Thai, ติ๊งต่อง (ting tong), ติ๊งหน่อง (ting nong),
- In Italian, din don
Keyboard striking
- In Batak, tik tik
- In Bulgarian, trak-trak трак-трак
- In Catalan txiquiti-txiquiti, txic txic.
- In Czech, klik, ťuk ťuk
- In Danish: klik klik
- In Dutch: tik tik
- In English: click click, click clack, taka taka
- In Estonian klõp klõp klõp
- In Finnish: klik klik, klik klak, naks, naputinap
- In French: clic clic
- In German: klack klack klack (typewriter), tipp tipp tipp (computer)
- In Hebrew, klik klik, קְלִיק־קְלִיק[heb 9]
- In Italian, clic clic, tip tap
- In Japanese, kata kata カタカタ
- In Latvian, klikš, klab klab
- In Polish, klik klik
- In Russian, klatz-klatz клац-клац
- In Swedish, knapp knapp
- In Tagalog, chu ku chu ku chuk
- In Thai, ก้อกแก้ก (kokkaek)
- In Turkish, tıkı tıkı tıkı, tıkır tıkır
- In Vietnamese, lạch cạch
Match striking
. In Bengali, phash
- In Russian, chirk чирк
Telephone ringing
- In Afrikaans, trieng trieng
- In Arabic, terren terren تــرن تــرن
- In Batak, riiing, riiing...
- In Bengali, kring, kring
- In Bulgarian, zan zan зън зън
- In Catalan, ring, ring
- In Chinese, Mandarin, ling ling ling
- In Croatian, drin drin
- In Czech, crrrrr
- In Danish, ring ring, dingeling
- In Dutch, tring tring
- In English, ring ring, brrring brrring, ringaling
- In Estonian tirr tirr tirr
- In Finnish, ring ring
- In French, dring dring
- In German, klingeling, klingelingeling
- In Hungarian, csing ling
- In Indonesian, kring kring
- In Italian, drin drin
- In Japanese, jiriririri(n) ジリリリリ(ン)
- In Kazakh, shyryl-shyryl шырыл шырыл
- In Korean, ttareureung ttareureung 따르릉 따르릉
- In Kyrgyz, чырр
- In Latvian, dzin dzin
- In Lithuanian, dzin dzin, dzin dzilin
- In Polish, dryń dryń
- In Portuguese, trimm
- In Romanian, ţâr-ţâr
- In Russian, dzyn’-dzyn’ дзынь-дзынь
- In Spanish, rin rin
- In Swedish, ring ring
- In Tagalog, kring kring
- In Thai, kring kring กริ๊ง กริ๊ง
- In Turkish, zır zır
- In Vietnamese, reng
Siren wailing
- In Afrikaans, pie-pô
- In Arabic, wee-waa
- In Bengali, pay puu
- In Bosnian, ni-na ni-na ni-na
- In Bulgarian, tii-nu-nii-nu тии-ну-нии-ну
- In Catalan, ninu ni, ni no ni no
- In Croatian, ninu ninu, tinu ninu
- In Danish, ba bu
- In Dutch, Taatuutaatuu
- In English Nee naw, wee-woo, waow-waow (police), awooga (klaxon),
- In Estonian, Viiu, viiu,
- In Filipino, wang wang wang
- In Finnish, Pii paa, Viiuu viiuu viiuu
- In French, Pin Pon
- In German, Tatütata
- In Greek, eeuu eeuu ηου-ηου
- In Hungarian, nínó, nénó
- In Italian, nino nino
- In Japanese, ピーポーピーポー (pīpō pīpō)
- In Korean, ppippo ppippo 삐뽀 삐뽀
- In Latvian, ī-ū
- In Macedonian, piu uiu пиу уиу
- In Minions, mi naw mi naw
- In Norwegian, Bæ bu bæ bu
- In Polish, ioioioio
- In Portuguese, uooooo /uóóóóó/, uiu uiu uiu, tinóni
- In Romanian, ni no ni no
- In Russian, wiu-wiu виу-виу or уиу-уиу
- In Slovene, uiuiui
- In Spanish Wiu Wiu, nino-nino
- In Tamil, aaaaaeeen-neeeeen
- In Thai, ปี๊ป่อ ปี๊ป่อ (pipo pipo), วี้หว่อ วี้หว่อ (wiwo wiwo)
- In Turkish, Daa dii
- In Vietnamese, ò e í e
Train whistling
- In Afrikaans, toe-toe
- In Arabic, toot-toot
- In Bulgarian, ту-тууу (tu-tuuu)
- In Catalan, tu tu, tu tuut
- In Chinese, Cantonese, 嗚嗚
- In Croatian, ču ču
- In Czech, hůůů
- In Danish, fut fut
- In Dutch, tuutuut
- In English, choo, choo, woo woo
- In Estonian, tuut tuut
- In French, tchou tchou
- In Finnish, tuut tuut
- In Hebrew, tu-tu טוּ־טוּ
- In Hungarian, si-hu-hu-hu
- In Indonesian, tuuut, tuuut
- In Italian, ciuf ciuf
- In Japanese, shuppo shuppo シュッポシュッポ
- In Kazakh, чу-чуууу
- In Korean, chik chik pok pok 칙칙폭폭
- In Latvian, tū tū
- In Lithuanian, tū tū
- In Marathi, choo-choo चू-चूऽ
- In Polish, tu-tuuu
- In Portuguese, piuí [por 1]
- In Romanian, u! uuu!
- In Russian, tu-tuu ту-туу, tu-duu ту-дуу
- In Spanish, chu chu
- In Swedish, tuut-tuut
- In Tagalog, hup
- In Telugu, koo chuk chuk
- In Thai, ปู๊น ปู๊น (pun pun)
- In Turkish, çuv çuv
Physical and natural phenomena
Electric flowing (buzzing)
- In Afrikaans, zoei
- In English, bzzz buzz
- In Hebrew, bzzz בְּזזז, tzzz טְזְזז
- In Japanese, biri biri ビリビリ
- In Latvian, bzz, zumm
- In Polish, bzzzz...
- In Romanian, bâz bzzz
- In Swedish, bzzz
- In Thai, ตืด (tued)
Electric shock
- In English, zap
- In Filipino, tssst
- In Finnish, tsäp
- In French, xzite
- In German, zapp
- In Japanese, biri ビリッ, bachi バチッ
- In Polish, bzzt
Fire
- In Afrikaans, knetter
- In Dutch, knetter
- In English, crackle crackle
- In German, knister knister
- In Japanese, Pachi pachi パチパチ
- In Polish, trzask
- In Swedish, knaster knaster
- In Thai, พรึ่บ (prueb), พรึ่บ พรั่บ (prueb prub)
Lightning
- In Batak, huist
- In English, crack
- In German, zack
- In Hebrew, בְּרָק b'raq
- In Korean, beonjjeok 번쩍
- In Marathi, kadaad कडाड
- In Thai, เปรี้ยง (priang)
Steam hissing
- In Afrikaans, sis
- In Arabic, fssss
- In Batak, ssssss
- In English, psss
- In Hebrew, psss פְּססס
- In Japanese, pushū プシュー
- In Romanian, fâs, fsssss
- In Russian, psssh пшшш
- In Swedish, pssst
- In Thai, ฟู่ (fuu)
Thunder
- In Batak, rapak, maturapak, dugu-dugu-dugu
- In Bengali, kar kar, gur gur
- In English, roll, rumble,boom
- In Finnish, jyrin, jylin
- In German, groll, grummel
- In Japanese, goro goro ゴロゴロ
- In Marathi, gad-gad गड्-गड्
- In Polish, grzmot
- In Romanian, bum
- In Russian, babakh бабах, tararakh тарарах, trakh-tararakh трах-тарарах
- In Swedish, muller
- In Thai, ครืน ครืน (kruen kruen)
Water dripping
- In Afrikaans, drip
- In Arabic, tik tik
- In Bengali: টুপ টুপ ṭup ṭup, ঢিপ ঢিপ ḍhip ḍhip
- In Bulgarian, cap-cap кап-кап
- In Chinese, Cantonese, dihk-dihk 滴滴
- In Chinese, Mandarin, dī dá 滴答[zho 20]
- In Catalan, plip plip
- In Croatian, kap kap
- In Czech, kap
- In Danish, dryp dryp (dryppe is the verbal), plop plop
- In Dutch, drup drup, drip, drop
- In English, drip drop, plink plonk
- In Estonian, tilks tilks
- In Finnish, tip tip
- In French, plic plic/ploc
- In German, plitsch, platsch, tropf
- In Greek, plits plits πλιτς πλιτς, splats splats σπλατς σπλατς
- In Hebrew, tif taf טִיף־טַף
- In Hindi, tipak, tipak
- In Hungarian, csöp-csöp, csip-csöp (csöpp or csepp is also the word for "drop")
- In Indonesian, tik tik
- In Italian, plin plin
- In Japanese, ポツポツ (potsu potsu), pota pota ポタポタ
- In Korean, ttokttok 똑똑, ttuk-ttuk 뚝뚝
- In Latvian, pik pik, pak pak, pakš pakš
- In Lithuanian, krapt krapt, krap krap
- In Macedonian, cap cap кап кап
- In Marathi, tap-tap टप-टप
- In Persian, ček ček, 'čak čak
- In Polish, kap kap (kapać is the verb)
- In Portuguese, plim plim, plic plic
- In Romanian, pic pic
- In Russian, kap kap кап-кап
- In Spanish, ploc ploc, pluip pluip
- In Swedish, dripp dropp
- In Tagalog, tuk tuk tuk
- In Tamil, sottu-sottu
- In Telugu, tup tup
- In Thai, ติ๋ง ๆ (ting ting), แหมะ ๆ (mae mae)
- In Turkish, şıp şıp
- In Uropi, plok
- In Vietnamese, tỏng tỏng, toỏng toỏng, tí tách
White water
- In Batak, soook
Wind blowing or waves flowing
- In Bengali, ভোঁ bhõ, শন শন shôn shôn, ঝির ঝির jhir jhir
- In Bulgarian, fiiuu фииуу
- In Chinese, Mandarin, fuuu
- In Croatian, fiju
- In Czech, fíííí
- In Dutch, woesh, woesj
- In English, whoo, whoosh, swish, rustle, whine, whizz, whistle, wheeze, howl, zoom, sigh, sough, surf
- In Finnish, viuuh
- In French, frou-frou, vromb, murmur, hurl
- In German, huiiih, wutsch, saus, rausch, wein, schwirr, heul, zoom, surr, seufz
- In Greek, fru fru φρού φρού, sfýrigh σφύριγ, url ούρλ, sýrigh σύριγ, thýr θυρ
- In Hindi, sarr sarr, saayein saayein
- In Hungarian, hiss-huss, huss
- In Italian, fiuu, fisch, mormor, url, sussurr
- In Japanese, byuu byuu, pyuu pyuu, zawa zawa, soyo soyo
- In Korean, wing-wing 윙윙
- In Lithuanian, ššš
- In Macedonian, fuuuu fuuuu фуууу фуууу
- In Polish, szszszsz, huuuuuu
- In Portuguese, Vuuuush
- In Romanian, vâj
- In Russian, uu-u уу-у
- In Spanish, fuuuu fuuuu, fgrrrr frgrrrr, aul, zumb, susurr
- In Swedish, svisch
- In Tagalog, fuuuu fuuuu
- In Tamil, shhhhhhhhhh
- In Telugu, shhhhhhh
- In Thai, วิ้ว วิ้ว (wio wio), ฟิ้ว ฟิ้ว (fio fio)
- In Turkish, vuuuu vuuuu
- In Vietnamese, vi vu, vù vù; rì rào, xào xạc (rustling)
Others
Jingling
- In Afrikaans, klingel, klingeling
- In Armenian zar zank զար զանկ
- In Bengali, rini-jhini
- In Chinese, Cantonese, dìuh-díu fihng 吊吊捹 (吊 means "hang")
- In Chinese, Mandarin, dīng líng 叮铃,[zho 21] dīng dāng 叮当 [zho 22]
- In Batak, giring, giring
- In Bulgarian, ljush-bash люш-баш, ding-dong динг-донг
- In Croatian, ding dong
- In Czech, cinky-cink
- In Dutch, tingeling
- In English, clink clank, dingle dangle
- In Estonian kill-kõll, kilks-kõlks, kilin-kõlin
- In Finnish, kilin, helin
- In French, ding-dong
- In German, klingeling
- In Hebrew, ding-dong דִינְג־דוֹנְג[heb 10]
- In Hungarian, csing-ling, bim-bam, giling-galang
- In Japanese, チリンチリン (chirin chirin), チーン (chīn)
- In Korean, dallang dallang 달랑달랑 ttallang ttallang 딸랑딸랑 jjallang jjallang 짤랑짤랑
- In Latvian, dzin dzin
- In Macedonian, dang, ding, dong данг, динг, донг
- In Polish, dzyń-dzyń
- In Romanian, ding-dong
- In Russian, din'-don динь-дон dzìnj-dzìnj дзынь-дзынь
- In Swedish, dingelidång kling klang
- In Tagalog, klang klang
- In Tamil, sil-sila silu-sila
- In Thai, เคร้ง (kreng), กรุ๊งกริ๊ง (krung kring)
- In Turkish, çangır çungur, şangır şungur
References
English words
Greek words
- ↑ http://www.greek-language.gr/greekLang/modern_greek/tools/lexica/triantafyllides/search.html?lq=%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%AC&dq=
Hebrew words
- ↑ "חָה חָה חָה" in Morfix online dictionary
- ↑ "Ouch" in Morfix online dictionary
- ↑ "אַפְּצִ'י" in Morfix online dictionary
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Animals sounds in Hebrew, HaSafa-HaIvrit (The Hebrew Language) web site (in Hebrew)
- ↑ "Bang" in Babylon dictionary
- ↑ "תּוּק תּוּק" in Morfix online dictionary
- ↑ "זְבֶּנְג" in Morfix online dictionary
- ↑ "תִּיק־תַּק" in Morfix online dictionary
- ↑ "קְלִיק" in Morfix online dictionary
- ↑ "דִינְג־דוֹנְג" in Morfix online dictionary
Japanese words
- ↑ http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=%E3%81%8A%E3%81%8E%E3%82%83%E3%81%82&dtype=0&dname=0ss&stype=0&pagenum=1&index=102476500000
- ↑ http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?p=%E3%82%80%E3%81%97%E3%82%83%E3%82%80%E3%81%97%E3%82%83&stype=0&dtype=0
- ↑ http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?p=%E3%82%82%E3%81%90%E3%82%82%E3%81%90&stype=0&dtype=0
- ↑ http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?p=%E3%83%91%E3%82%AF%E3%83%91%E3%82%AF&stype=0&dtype=0
- ↑ http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?p=%E3%81%A9%E3%81%8D%E3%81%A9%E3%81%8D&stype=0&dtype=0
- ↑ http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=%E3%81%8D%E3%82%83&dtype=0&dname=0ss&stype=0&index=104697200000&pagenum=1
- ↑ http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?p=%E3%81%AF%E3%81%8F%E3%81%97%E3%82%87%E3%82%93&stype=0&dtype=0
- ↑ http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?p=%E3%81%90%E3%81%86%E3%81%90%E3%81%86&stype=0&dtype=0
- ↑ http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?p=%E3%81%94%E3%81%8F%E3%81%A3&stype=0&dtype=0
Marathi words
- ↑ "प्राण्यांचे_आवाज" from the Marathi Wikipedia
Portuguese words
Chinese words
- ↑ "哇哇" in Han Dian online dictionary
- ↑ "怦怦" in Han Dian online dictionary
- ↑ "嘘" in Han Dian online dictionary
- ↑ "哈哈" in Han Dian online dictionary
- ↑ "呵呵" in Han Dian online dictionary
- ↑ "嘻嘻" in Han Dian online dictionary
- ↑ "阿嚏" in Han Dian online dictionary
- ↑ "呼噜" in Han Dian online dictionary
- ↑ "嗡嗡" in Han Dian online dictionary
- ↑ "叽叽喳喳" in Han Dian online dictionary
- ↑ "喵" in Han Dian online dictionary
- ↑ "哞" in Han Dian online dictionary
- ↑ "哑哑" in Han Dian online dictionary
- ↑ "汪汪" in Han Dian online dictionary
- ↑ "嘎嘎" in Han Dian online dictionary
- 1 2 "呱呱" in Han Dian online dictionary
- ↑ "咩" in Han Dian online dictionary
- ↑ "哐啷" in Han Dian online dictionary
- ↑ "嘀嗒" in Han Dian online dictionary
- ↑ "滴答" in Han Dian online dictionary
- ↑ "叮铃" in Han Dian online dictionary
- ↑ "叮当" in Han Dian online dictionary
Ukrainian words
External links
- Written Sound, an online onomatopoeia dictionary
- Cross-linguistics onomatopoeia at WikIdioms (Archived)
- Derek Abbott's, Animal Noises
- Portal for the Greek language and language education, onomatopoeic words in Modern Greek
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