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:

Human sounds

Consuming food or drink

Bodily functions and involuntary sounds

Cries of distress

Interrupted speech

Expressions of positive emotions

Animal sounds

Bird sounds

Domestic birds

Wild birds

Mammal sounds

Cats and dogs

Equine sounds

Animals with cloven hooves

Other mammals

Other animals

Collisions, bursts, and strikes

Balloon or bubble bursting

In Albanian, pau, puf
In Arabic, pakh, poof
In Batak, tak
In Bemba, pobo
In Bengali, phat, phatash
In Bulgarian, puc ÃÂ¿ÃÂÃÂº, pa ÃÂ¿ÃÂ°
In Croatian, puk
In Czech, puf
In Danish, bang, knald
In Dutch, pang, pof, paf, poef
In English, pop, bang
In Estonian, pops
In Finnish, poks, pof, pam
In French, bang, pop
In German, bÃÂ¤ng, peng, plop
In Greek, bam ÃÂ¼ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ¼, bum ÃÂ¼ÃÂÃÂ¿ÃÂÃÂ¼
In Hindi, thaa, phatt
In Hungarian, pukk (quieter); durr, bumm, bÃÂ¡mm (louder)
In Indonesian, dor
In Italian, bum
In Japanese, pan
In Korean, ppang Ã«Â¹Âµ, ppeong Ã«Â»Â¥, pang ÃÂÂ¡, peong ÃÂÂ
In Latvian, bliukÃÂ¡
In Lithuanian, pokÃÂ¡t
In Macedonian, pau ÃÂ¿ÃÂ°ÃÂ
In Marathi, Dhum Ã Â¤Â¢Ã Â¥ÂÃ Â¤Â®Ã Â¥Â
In Navajo, dÃÂ«ÃÂ«n (nasalised o)
In Persian, poloq
In Polish, bum, puk, pyk
In Portuguese, pÃÂ¡, bum
In Romanian, poc
In Russian, bakh ÃÂ±ÃÂ°ÃÂ
In Serbian, puk
In Slovene, pok
In Spanish, pop
In Swedish, poff
In Tagalog, putÃÂ³k, pak
In Thai, (po), (pang)
In Turkish, bom
In Vietnamese, bÃ¡Â»Âp, bÃ¡Â»Â¥p

Cannon firing; gunshot; machine gun fire

In Afrikaans, kaboem; boem; ra-tat-tat
In Albanian, pum-pum; bau-bau, ta-ta-ta-ta, du-du-du-du
In Arabic, bom; bov, tokh ÃÂ·ÃÂ®
In Basque, bunba; danba; ta-ta-ta-ta-ta
In Bengali, goom goom
In Bulgarian, bum ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ¼, kh ÃÂºÃÂ, ÃÂÃÂ°ÃÂÃÂ°ÃÂÃÂ°ÃÂÃÂ°
In Catalan, buuum, pumba; pam, pum; ratatatatÃÂ
In Chinese, Mandarin, pÃÂng Ã§Â Â°; ping, pa Ã¤Â¹Â, Ã¥ÂÂª; da da da... Ã¥ÂÂÃ¥ÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ
In Croatian, bum, pam, puf, ratatata
In Czech, bum, prÃÂ¡sk, ratatata
In Danish, bang, bum
In Dutch, boem, biem; pang, pauw; ratatata, trrrr
In English, bam, boom, blam, kaboom; bang, pow; rat-at-at-at-at-at, gat-gat-gat-gat, skkrrt skkrrt, dakka-dakka
In Estonian, pÃÂµmm, kÃÂµmm; pauh, karpauh
In Finnish, pum; pam; ra-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, rÃÂ¤-tÃÂ¤-tÃÂ¤-tÃÂ¤-tÃÂ¤-tÃÂ¤, taka-taka-taka...
In French, boum; pan
In German, bumm, rumms, kawumm; peng, puff, pÃÂ¤ng; rat-tat-tat-tat
In Greek, cabum, bum ÃÂ¼ÃÂÃÂ¿ÃÂÃÂ¼, bam ÃÂ¼ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ¼; bam, pan, piu-piu (mainly by children); trrrrrr
In Hebrew, bum ÃÂÃÂ¼ÃÂÃÂ¼ÃÂ
In Hindi, thaa
In Hungarian bumm, dÃÂ¶rr; ratata, trrrrr
In Icelandic, bÃÂºmm; bamm
In Indonesian, dor,
In Italian, bum; bang; pum
In Japanese, (bÃÂn bÃÂn), dÃÂn , bakyÃÂ«n
In Kannada, dum, dhaam
In Kazakh, bydyrsch ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ´ÃÂÃÂÃÂ
In Korean, ppang Ã«Â¹Âµ, tang ÃÂÂ
In Latvian, bum
In Lithuanian, bumpt, bum, pokÃÂ¡t
In Macedonian, bum ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ¼; pau ÃÂ¿ÃÂ°ÃÂ; ra ta ta ta ÃÂÃÂ° ÃÂÃÂ° ÃÂÃÂ° ÃÂÃÂ°
In Marathi, Dhishkyaon Ã Â¤Â¢Ã Â¤Â¿Ã Â¤Â¶Ã Â¥ÂÃ Â¤ÂÃ Â¥ÂÃ Â¤Â¯Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¤Âµ, dhishum Ã Â¤Â§Ã Â¤Â¿Ã Â¤Â¶Ã Â¥ÂÃ Â¤Â®
In Persian, bang
In Polish: bach, bam, bum-bum; bang-bang, pif-paf and others; tra ta ta ta ta
In Portuguese, bam, boom, cabum; pÃÂ¡, pum; ratÃÂ¡tÃÂ¡tÃÂ¡
In Romanian, bum; poc
In Russian, ba-bakh ÃÂ±ÃÂ°-ÃÂ±ÃÂ°ÃÂ; pif-paf ÃÂ¿ÃÂ¸ÃÂ-ÃÂ¿ÃÂ°ÃÂ; tra-ta-ta ÃÂÃÂÃÂ°-ÃÂÃÂ°-ÃÂÃÂ°
In Sinhalese, Ã¡Â¸Âisum Ã Â¶Â©Ã Â·ÂÃ Â·ÂÃ Â·ÂÃ Â¶Â¸Ã Â·Â; Ã¡Â¸Âung Ã Â¶Â©Ã Â·ÂÃ Â¶Â; Ã¡Â¸Âaka-Ã¡Â¸Âaka-Ã¡Â¸Âaka Ã Â¶Â©Ã Â¶Â-Ã Â¶Â©Ã Â¶Â-Ã Â¶Â©Ã Â¶Â
In Slovene, ratatata, pok
In Spanish, pum; bang; praca
In Swedish, bom; pang, bang
In Tagalog, boom; boogsh
In Tamil, dishum; dumeel
In Telugu, dishyoom
In Thai, (tuum, cannon firing); (pang, gunshot)
In Turkish, bom, bam, gÃÂ¼m, dÃÂ±kÃÂÃÂ±nyaa (by kids)
In Uropi, bam (cannon), pang (gun)
In Vietnamese, ÃÂoÃÂ ng (louder); pÃ¡ÂºÂ±ng (quieter); bÃÂ¹m (usually for cannons)

Crash

In Albanian, pum, bau, pÃÂ«rrtaf,
In Afrikaans, doef, kadoef
In Arabic, bom, tÃÂ kh, trÃÂ kh
In Basque: danba, pun, plaust
In Bengali: Ã¡Â¹Âhash Ã Â¦Â Ã Â¦Â¾Ã Â¦Â¸, Ã¡Â¹Âhush Ã Â¦Â Ã Â§ÂÃ Â¦Â¸, dhum Ã Â¦Â§Ã Â§ÂÃ Â¦Â®, dham Ã Â¦Â§Ã Â¦Â¾Ã Â¦Â®, daram, dhapash
In Bulgarian, bum ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ¼, dum ÃÂ´ÃÂÃÂ¼, trjas ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ, pras ÃÂ¿ÃÂÃÂ°ÃÂ
In Catalan, bumba, catacrac, patam, paf
In Chinese, Mandarin, hong Ã¨Â½Â°
In Croatian, bum, tres, kraÃÂ¡ÃÂ¡
In Czech, ÃÂach, bum, prÃÂ¡sk
In Danish, bum, bump, bang, krasj
In Dutch, boem, knal, plof, bam
In English, boom, bam, wham, slam, bang, crash, clash, pow, thonk, thunk, thud, clang
In Estonian, prÃÂµmm, pauh, piraki, karpauh
In Finnish, pam, pum, ryskis, kolin, rÃÂ¤iskis, rymmps
In French, bing, bang, boum, bam, vlan
In German, rumms, bumms, bauz, krach, knall
In Gilbertese, beeku
In Greek, bam ÃÂ¼ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ¼, gcup
In Haitian Creole, bip
In Hebrew, bum ÃÂÃÂ¼ÃÂÃÂ¼ÃÂ, trax ÃÂÃÂ°ÃÂ¨ÃÂ·ÃÂÃÂ
In Hindi, dhishumm Ã Â¤Â§Ã Â¤Â¿Ã Â¤Â¶Ã Â¥ÂÃ Â¤Â®Ã Â¥ÂÃ Â¤Â®, dhishum Ã Â¤Â§Ã Â¤Â¿Ã Â¤Â¶Ã Â¥ÂÃ Â¤Â®
In Hungarian, dzzs, bumm, bamm, puff, paff, csatt, nyekk
In Indonesian, buk, brekk, j'derr
In Italian, bum, badabeu, patatraf
In Japanese, (gÃÂn)
In Korean, kung Ã¬Â¿Âµ
In Kyrgyz, ÃÂÃÂ°ÃÂÃÂ
In Latin, tuxtax
In Latvian, bum
In Lithuanian, bumpt, bum
In Macedonian, bum ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ¼, pam ÃÂ¿ÃÂ°ÃÂ¼, pum ÃÂ¿ÃÂÃÂ¼, dum ÃÂ´ÃÂÃÂ¼, trÃÂ¨s ÃÂÃÂÃÂµÃÂ
In Malay, gedebak-gedebuk, beng
In Marathi, dhadaam Ã Â¤Â§Ã Â¤Â¡Ã Â¤Â¾Ã Â¤Â®Ã Â¥Â
In Polish, bach, bam, bum, ÃÂu, ÃÂup, trach, trzask
In Portuguese, crash, boom
In Romanian, bum, buf, pac, poc, trosc, zbang
In Russian, bum ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ¼
In Sinhalese, daÃ¡Â¸Âas Ã Â¶Â¯Ã Â¶Â©Ã Â·ÂÃ Â·Â
in Slovene, bum, tresk
In Spanish, bum, catapum, crash
In Swedish, krasch
In Tagalog, ka-boom
In Tamil, dhishumm, dhishum
In Thai, (khrom)
In Turkish, gÃÂ¼m, bam, dÃÂ±kÃÂ, ÃÂ§at, pat, zbam
In Vietnamese, Ã¡ÂºÂ§m, rÃ¡ÂºÂ§m

Door or floor creaking

In Albanian, grr
In Afrikaans, kraak
In Bulgarian, skratz ÃÂÃÂºÃÂÃÂÃÂ
In Arabic, azeeez ÃÂ£ÃÂ²ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ²
In Catalan, nyieec, nyeeec
In Croatian, ÃÂ¡krip
In Czech, vrrzzz, skÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂp
In Danish, knirk
In Dutch, kraak
In English, creak
In Estonian, kriiks, kriuks
In Finnish, kriik, narsk, nari nari nari; nirin, narin, nirsk
In French, crac
In German, knarz
In Hindi, charrr
In Hungarian, nyÃÂÃÂÃÂ
In Indonesian, krieeet
In Italian, criiic, craaac
In Japanese, gÃÂ«
In Kazakh, shiiq ÃÂÃÂ¸ÃÂ¸ÃÂ
In Korean, ppi-geok Ã¬ÂÂÃªÂ±Â±
In Kyrgyz, ÃÂºÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂ
In Latvian, ÃÂÃÂ«k
In Malay, eeek (keriang-keriut)
In Polish, skrzyp
In Persian, ÃÂ³eÃÂ¾-ÃÂ³eÃÂ¾ ÃÂºÃÂ ÃÂºÃÂ
In Romanian, scÃÂ¢rÃÂ
In Russian, skreep ÃÂÃÂºÃÂÃÂ¸ÃÂ¿
In Spanish, ÃÂ±yeec, ÃÂ±yiic
In Swedish, knarr
In Tagalog, ekk
In Thai, (aet)
In Turkish, gÃÂ±cÃÂ±r, gÃÂ±cÃÂ±rt
In Uropi, krak
In Vietnamese, kÃÂ©tttt, ken kÃÂ©t, cÃ¡Â»Ât kÃ¡ÂºÂ¹t, kÃ¡ÂºÂ½o kÃ¡ÂºÂ¹t

Engine back-firing while freewheeling

In Afrikaans, prrr-pa
In Albanian, pÃÂ«rr-pÃÂ«rr-pÃÂ«rr, dum-dum-dum
In Batak, put-put-put, doput-doput
In Italian, rrra-tatatatata...
In Malay, prreng prreng
In Polish, pyr pyr pyr
In Romanian, pÃÂ¢r pÃÂ¢r
In Russian, dÃÂ¬r-dÃÂ¬r-dÃÂ¬r ÃÂ´ÃÂÃÂ-ÃÂ´ÃÂÃÂ-ÃÂ´ÃÂÃÂ
In Spanish, tac tac tac

Knocking

In Albanian, tak-tak, tok-tok, trok-trok
In Arabic, daqqa ÃÂ¯ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
In Afrikaans, klop-klop, tok-tok
In Batak, tok-tok-tok
In Bengali, khat khat, takatak, thok thok
In Bosnian, kuc kuc
In Bulgarian, chuc chuc ÃÂÃÂÃÂº ÃÂÃÂÃÂº
In Catalan, toc toc
In Chinese, Mandarin, dang dang dang Ã¥Â½ÂÃ¥Â½ÂÃ¥Â½Â
In Croatian, kuc kuc
In Czech, ÃÂ¥uk ÃÂ¥uk
In Danish, bank bank
In Dutch, klop klop
In English, knock knock, bang bang bang
In Finnish, kop kop, tok-tok-tok
In Estonian, kopp kopp
In French, toc toc
In German, klopf klopf
In Greek, ÃÂÃÂ¿ÃÂº ÃÂÃÂ¿ÃÂº
In Hebrew, tuq tuq ÃÂªÃÂ¼ÃÂÃÂ¼ÃÂ§ÃÂ¾ÃÂªÃÂ¼ÃÂÃÂ¼ÃÂ§
In Hindi, thakk thakk
In Hungarian, kop kop, kip kop
In Icelandic, bank bank
In Indonesian, tok tok
In Italian, toc toc
In Japanese, (kotsu kotsu), kon kon , ton ton
In Korean, ttok ttok Ã«ÂÂÃ«ÂÂ
In Latvian, tuk tuk
In Lithuanian, tuk tuk
In Malay, tok tok tok (ketuk)
In Marathi, thak-thak Ã Â¤Â Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¥Â-Ã Â¤Â Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¥Â
In Persian, taq-taq
In Polish, stuk-stuk, stuk-puk, puk-puk
In Portuguese, toc toc, noque noque, truz truz
In Romanian, cioc-cioc
In Russian, tuk-tuk ÃÂÃÂÃÂº-ÃÂÃÂÃÂº
In Shona, goh-goh-goi
In Slovenian, tok tok
In Spanish, toc toc, tun tun
In Swedish, knack knack
In Tagalog, tok tok tok
In Thai, (kok kok kok)
In Turkish, tak tak
In Vietnamese, cÃ¡Â»Âc cÃ¡Â»Âc, cÃ¡Â»Âc cÃ¡Â»Âc
In Zulu, nqo nqo nqo

Strikes

Crunch, ÃÂracking (of sticks, bones etc.)

In Afrikaans, Kraak
In Croatian, krc
In Czech, kÃÂup
In English, crunch, crash, crack
In Finnish, krÃÂ¤ks, krunts, runts, naps, krak, niks, niks naks
In Hindi, kadhak
In Hungarian, reccs
in Polish: chrup, krach, trzask
In Russian, khryas ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ, khrust ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
In Slovenian, ÃÂ¡krt (ÃÂ¡krtati)
In Turkish, ÃÂ§atÃÂ±r
In Vietnamese, rÃ¡ÂºÂ¯c

Machinery

Camera shutter

In Albanian, klik
In Afrikaans, klik
In Arabic, chic chic ÃÂªÃÂ´ÃÂ ÃÂªÃÂ´ÃÂ
In Basque, klisk
In Batak, ceklek
In Bulgarian, ÃÂÃÂÃÂ°ÃÂº (shtrak)
In Catalan, cx, xic, txc or txic
In Chinese, Mandarin, kÃÂ chÃÂÃ¥ÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ
In Croatian, klik
In Czech, cvak
In Danish, klik
In Dutch, klik
In English, click
In Estonian, klÃÂµps, plÃÂµks
In Finnish, klik
In French, clic
In German, klick
In Hebrew, chik ÃÂ¦ÃÂ´'ÃÂÃÂ§
In Hungarian, klikk
In Italian, clic
In Indonesian, cepret, cekrek
In Japanese, pasha Ã£ÂÂÃ£ÂÂ·Ã£ÂÂ£
In Korean, chalkak Ã¬Â°Â°Ã¬Â¹Âµ
In Kyrgyz, ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂº
In Latvian, klik klik
In Malay, cekek cekek
In Nepali, Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¤Â¿Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¤Â¿Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¥ÂÃ Â¤Â
In Polish, pstryk, klik klik
In Portuguese, clic clic
In Romanian, clic
In Russian, shchyolk ÃÂÃÂÃÂ»ÃÂº, chik ÃÂÃÂ¸ÃÂº
In Slovenian, klik
In Spanish, clic
In Swedish, klick
In Tagalog, klik
In Thai, (chae)
In Turkish, klik, ÃÂlak
In Uropi, klik
In Vietnamese, lÃÂ¡ch cÃÂ¡ch

Car engine revving

In Albanian, vum-vum-vum, pÃÂ«rr-pÃÂ«rr-pÃÂ«rr
In Afrikaans, wroem, broem
In Arabic, hunn hunn ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ, aan aan ÃÂ¢ÃÂ ÃÂ¢ÃÂ
In Batak, ngong, ngooongngng
In Bulgarian, bram-bram ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¼-ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¼
In Catalan, rum, rumm
In Croatian, brum brum, vrum vrum
In Czech, brmmm brmmm
In Danish, vrum vrum, brum brum, nÃÂ¸n nÃÂ¸n
In Dutch, broem, vroem
In English, vroom vroom, broom broom
In Estonian, pÃÂµrr pÃÂµrr
In Finnish, vruum vruum, bruum bruum, prÃÂ¶ÃÂ¶m prÃÂ¶ÃÂ¶m (spoken)
In French, vroum vroum
In German, brumm brumm, wrumm wrumm
In Hebrew, aan aan ÃÂÃÂ¸ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂÃÂ¸ÃÂÃÂ
In Hungarian, brum brumm
In Indonesian, bremmm bremmm, ngeng ngeng
In Italian, brum brum, vrum vrum
In Japanese, buroro
In Korean, bureung bureung Ã«Â¶ÂÃ«Â¦ÂÃ«Â¶ÂÃ«Â¦Â
In Malay, ngeng ngeng, brum brum, vrum vrum, preng preng, ngii ngii
In Polish, brummm brummmm
In Portuguese, vruum vruum
In Romanian, vrum vrum
In Russian, rrr ppp ru ru ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂÃÂ rum rum ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¼ ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¼
In Slovenian, brum brum
In Spanish, rue fun
In Swedish, brum
In Telugu, raeyyyyyyy
In Thai, (bruen bruen)
In Turkish, vrum vrum (truck), vrÃÂ±n vrÃÂ±n (car)
In Vietnamese, bÃ¡Â»Â rÃ¡Â»Â«m

Car horn honking

In Albanian, po-po, ty-ty
In Afrikaans, toet, peep-peep
In Arabic, beeb beep, ÃÂ·ÃÂÃÂ·-ÃÂ·ÃÂÃÂ· Ã¡Â¹ÂiÃ¡Â¹Â-Ã¡Â¹ÂiÃ¡Â¹Â
In Batak, tot, tooot
In Bulgarian, bi-biip ÃÂ±ÃÂ¸-ÃÂ±ÃÂ¸ÃÂ¸ÃÂ¿
In Catalan, pipip, mec mec, moc moc
In Chinese, Mandarin, di di Ã¥ÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ or Ã¦Â»Â´Ã¦Â»Â´
In Croatian, tu tu, bi bip
In Czech, tÃÂ¯ tÃÂ¯
In Danish, dyt dyt, bÃÂ¥t bÃÂ¥t
In Dutch, toet toet
In English, honk honk, beep beep, toot toot
In Estonian, tuut tuut, piip piip
In Finnish, tÃÂ¶ÃÂ¶t tÃÂ¶ÃÂ¶t, tyyt-tyyt
In French, tut-tut
In German, tut
In Greek, bip bip, ÃÂ¼ÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂ ÃÂ¼ÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂ
In Hebrew, bip bip ÃÂÃÂ´ÃÂ¼ÃÂÃÂ¤ÃÂ¼ÃÂ¾ÃÂÃÂ´ÃÂ¼ÃÂÃÂ¤ÃÂ¼
In Hungarian, tÃÂ¼-tÃÂ±, tÃÂ¼-tÃÂ±t
In Icelandic. bÃÂb bÃÂb
In Indonesian, din din
In Italian, bip bip, biii biii
In Japanese, pu pÃÂ«
In Korean, ppang ppang Ã«Â¹ÂµÃ«Â¹Âµ
In Latvian, pÃÂ« pÃÂ«
In Lithuanian, pyp pyp
In Malay, pon pon, pot pot, pet pet, pin pin (toy car)
In Marathi, paa-paa Ã Â¤ÂªÃ Â¤Â-Ã Â¤ÂªÃ Â¤Â
In Norwegian, bÃÂ¦rt bÃÂ¦rt
In Polish, bib-biiib, bip bip, trÃÂb
In Portuguese, bi-bi or fon-fon
In Romanian, tiiit! ti-ti!
In Russian, bi-bi ÃÂ±ÃÂ¸-ÃÂ±ÃÂ¸, bi-bip ÃÂ±ÃÂ¸-ÃÂ±ÃÂ¸ÃÂ¿
In Slovenian, bi bip
In Spanish, pi pi, pip pip
In Swedish, tut tut
In Tagalog, bip bip
In Telugu, poy ppoy
In Thai, (pin pin)
In Turkish, dÃÂ¼t dÃÂ¼t, bip bip, dat dat
In Uropi, tut
In Vietnamese, bim bim, pim pim

Clock ticking

In Albanian, tik-tak
In Afrikaans, tik-tok
In Basque, tiki-taka
In Batak, tik-tak, tik-tak
In Bengali, tik tik
In Bulgarian, tic tac ÃÂÃÂ¸ÃÂº ÃÂÃÂ°ÃÂº
In Catalan, tic-tac
In Chinese, Mandarin, dÃÂ« dÃÂ Ã¥ÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ
In Croatian, tik tak
In Czech, tik ÃÂ¥ak
In Danish, tik tak
In Dutch, tik tak
In English, tick tock
In Estonian, tikk takk
In Finnish, tik tak, tiki-tiki-tiki, dikdok dikdok dikdok
In French, tic tac
In German, tick tack
In Greek, tic tac ÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂº ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂº
In Hebrew, tiq taq ÃÂªÃÂ´ÃÂ¼ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ¾ÃÂªÃÂ·ÃÂ¼ÃÂ§
In Hindi, tic tic
In Hungarian, tik tak
In Icelandic, tik tak
In Indonesian, tik tok
In Italian, tic toc, tic tac
In Japanese, (chikutaku), (kachi kachi)
In Korean ttok-ttak ttok-ttak Ã«ÂÂÃ«ÂÂ±Ã«ÂÂÃ«ÂÂ±
In Latvian, tik tak
In Lithuanian, tik tak
In Macedonian, tic tac ÃÂÃÂ¸ÃÂº ÃÂÃÂ°ÃÂº
In Malay, tik tok
In Marathi, tik-tik Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¤Â¿Ã Â¤Â-Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¤Â¿Ã Â¤Â
In Nepali, clit caqq
In Norwegian tikk takk
In Polish, tik tak, tik tik, tik tok, tyk tyk
In Portuguese, tique-taque, tic toc
In Romanian, tic tac
In Russian, tik-tak ÃÂÃÂ¸ÃÂº-ÃÂÃÂ°ÃÂº
In Slovene, tik tak
In Spanish, tic tac
In Swedish, tick tack
In Tagalog, tik tak tik tak
In Tamil, tik tik
In Thai, (tiktok)
In Turkish, tik tak
In Vietnamese, tÃÂch tÃ¡ÂºÂ¯c
In VolapÃÂ¼k, tiktÃÂ¶

Doorbell ringing

In Albanian, tring-tring, ding-dong
In Afrikaans, trieng
In Basque, dilin-dalan
In Catalan, ding-dong, ring-ring, meec...
In Croatian, din don
In Danish, ding ding, ring ring
In Dutch, tring tring
In English, ding-dong, bing-bong
In Finnish, pim pom, blim-blom, ding dong, ring-ring
In French, ding-dong
In German, klingeling
In Hungarian, csing-ling
In Indonesian, ting-tong
In Italian, din don, drin drin
In Japanese, Ã£ÂÂÃ£ÂÂ³Ã£ÂÂÃ£ÂÂ¼Ã£ÂÂ³ (pinpÃÂn)
In Malay, ding dong, ting tong
In Marathi, ting-tong Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¤Â¿Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¤Â-Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¥ÂÃ Â¤ÂÃ Â¤Â
In Polish, dryÃÂ-dryÃÂ, dzyÃÂ-dzyÃÂ
In Portuguese, ding dong
In Romanian, ÃÂÃÂ¢r ÃÂÃÂ¢r
In Russian, din-don ÃÂ´ÃÂ¸ÃÂ½-ÃÂ´ÃÂ¾ÃÂ½
In Slovenian, din don
In Spanish, ding dong
In Swedish, ding dong, pling plong
In Turkish, zÃÂ±r, ding, ding dong
In Tagalog, ding dong
In Thai, (ting tong), (ting nong),
In Italian, din don

Keyboard striking

In Albanian, tok-tok-tok, tÃÂ«k-tÃÂ«k-tÃÂ«k
In Batak, tik tik
In Bulgarian, '

In Catalan, ', '

In Czech, klik, ÃÂ¥uk ÃÂ¥uk

In Danish, klik klik

In Dutch, tik tik

In English, click click, click clack

In Estonian, klÃÂµp klÃÂµp klÃÂµp

In Finnish, klik klik, klik klak, naks, naputinap (computer), tak tak tak, nakuti nakuti (typewriter), tsÃÂ¤kÃÂ¤-tsÃÂ¤kÃÂ¤-tsÃÂ¤kÃÂ¤ (teleprinter)

In French, clic clic

In German, klack klack klack (typewriter), tipp tipp tipp (computer)

In Hebrew, ',
In Italian, clic clic, tip tap
In Japanese, kata kata
In Latvian, klikÃÂ¡, klab klab
In Malay, tek tek tek tek
In Polish, klik klik
In Russian, klatz-klatz ÃÂºÃÂ»ÃÂ°ÃÂ-ÃÂºÃÂ»ÃÂ°ÃÂ
In Spanish, tac tac tac
In Swedish, knapp knapp, klick klick
In Tagalog, chu ku chu ku chuk
In Thai, (kokkaek)
In Turkish, tÃÂ±kÃÂ± tÃÂ±kÃÂ± tÃÂ±kÃÂ±, tÃÂ±kÃÂ±r tÃÂ±kÃÂ±r
In Vietnamese, lÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ch cÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ch

Match striking

In Albanian, frrap
In Bengali, phash
In English, fwoosh
In Polish: sss, szszsz
In Russian, chirk ÃÂÃÂ¸ÃÂÃÂº

Telephone ringing

In Albanian,
In Afrikaans,
In Arabic,
In Basque,
In Batak,
In Bengali,
In Bulgarian,
In Catalan,
In Chinese, Mandarin,
In Croatian,
In Czech,
In Danish, ,
In Dutch,
In English, ring ring, brrring brrring, ringaling
In Estonian,
In Finnish, ring ring, pÃÂ¤lÃÂ¤ring pÃÂ¤lÃÂ¤ring
In French,
In German, ,
In Hungarian,
In Indonesian,
In Italian,
In Japanese, ,
In Kazakh,
In Korean,
In Kyrgyz,
In Latvian,
In Lithuanian, ,
In Malay, , (
In Polish,
In Portuguese,
In Romanian,
In Russian,
In Slovenian, drin drin
In Spanish,
In Swedish,
In Tagalog,
In Thai,
In Turkish,
In Vietnamese,

Siren wailing

In Albanian, iu-iu-iu, auo-auo
In Afrikaans, pie-pÃÂ´
In Arabic, wee-wee
In Bengali, pay puu
In Bosnian, ni-na ni-na ni-na, ninu ninu
In Bulgarian, tii-nu-nii-nu ÃÂ½ÃÂ¸ÃÂ¸-ÃÂ½ÃÂ-ÃÂ½ÃÂ¸ÃÂ¸-ÃÂ½ÃÂ
In Catalan, ninu ni, ni no ni no
In Croatian, ninu ninu, tinu ninu, viju viju, fiju fiju, tiru liru
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 pii paa, viiuu viiuu viiuu, uu-aa uu-aa, tsiri-tsiri-tsiri viu-viu-viu
In French, Pin Pon
In German, TatÃÂ¼tata
In Greek, eeuu eeuu ÃÂ·ÃÂ¿ÃÂ-ÃÂ·ÃÂ¿ÃÂ
In Hungarian, nÃÂnÃÂ³, nÃÂ©nÃÂ³
In Indonesian, ninu ninu
In Italian, nino nino, ta tu-ta tu
In Japanese, (pÃÂ«pÃÂ pÃÂ«pÃÂ)
In Korean, ppippo ppippo Ã¬ÂÂÃ«Â½Â Ã¬ÂÂÃ«Â½Â
In Latvian, ÃÂ«-ÃÂ«
In Macedonian, piu uiu ÃÂ¿ÃÂ¸ÃÂ ÃÂÃÂ¸ÃÂ
In Malay, nino nino, iyo iyo
In Norwegian, BÃÂ¦ bu bÃÂ¦ bu
In Polish, ioioioio
In Portuguese, uooooo /uÃÂ³ÃÂ³ÃÂ³ÃÂ³ÃÂ³/, uiu uiu uiu, tinÃÂ³ni
In Romanian, ni no ni no
In Russian, wiu-wiu ÃÂ²ÃÂ¸ÃÂ-ÃÂ²ÃÂ¸ÃÂ or ÃÂÃÂ¸ÃÂ-ÃÂÃÂ¸ÃÂ
In Slovene, uiuiui
In Spanish Wiu Wiu, nino-nino
In Tamil, aaaaaeeen-neeeeen
In Thai, (pipo pipo), (wiwo wiwo)
In Turkish, Daa dii
In Vietnamese, ÃÂ² e ÃÂ e

Train whistling

In Albanian, ty-tyy
In Afrikaans, toe-toe
In Arabic, toot-toot
In Bengali, poo
In Bulgarian, ÃÂÃÂ-ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ (tu-tuuu)
In Catalan, tu tu, tu tuut
In Chinese, Cantonese, Ã¥ÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ
In Croatian, ÃÂu ÃÂu
In Czech, hÃÂ¯ÃÂ¯ÃÂ¯
In Danish, fut fut
In Dutch, tuutuut
In English, choo choo, woo woo
In Estonian, tuut tuut
In Finnish, tuut tuut
In French, tchou tchou
In German, lah nah, spÃÂ¤ nÃÂ¶
In Hebrew, tu-tu ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¼ÃÂ¾ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¼
In Hindi, tree paa tee
In Hungarian, si-hu-hu-hu
In Indonesian, tuuut tuuut
In Italian, tu tuu, ciuf ciuf
In Japanese, shuppo shuppo
In Kazakh, ÃÂÃÂ-ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
In Korean, chik chik pok pok Ã¬Â¹ÂÃ¬Â¹ÂÃÂÂÃÂÂ
In Latvian, tÃÂ« tÃÂ«
In Lithuanian, tÃÂ« tÃÂ«
In Marathi, choo-choo Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¥Â-Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¥ÂÃ Â¤Â½
In Polish, tu-tuuu
In Portuguese, piuÃÂ
In Romanian, u! uuu!
In Russian, tu-tuu ÃÂÃÂ-ÃÂÃÂÃÂ, tu-duu ÃÂÃÂ-ÃÂ´ÃÂÃÂ, roo nee pÃÂ¾ÃÂ-ÃÂ½ÃÂ¸
In Slovenian, ÃÂu ÃÂu
In Spanish, chu chu
In Swedish, tuut-tuut
In Tagalog, hup
In Telugu, koo chuk chuk
In Thai, (pun pun)
In Turkish, dÃÂ¼t dÃÂ¼ÃÂ¼t

Physical and natural phenomena

Electric flowing (buzzing)

In Albanian,
In Afrikaans,
In English, bzzz buzz
In Finnish, tzzz, bzzz
In Hebrew, ,
In Japanese,
In Korean,
In Latvian, ,
In Polish, , dzzz, zzz
In Romanian,
In Spanish,
In Swedish,
In Thai, (tued)

Electric shock

In Albanian, zÃÂ«p, xÃÂ«p
In Catalan, pssst.
In Croatian, bzzzt
In English, zap
In Filipino, tssst
In Finnish, tsÃÂ¤p, pssÃÂ¤ht
In French, zap
In German, zapp
In Japanese, biri , bachi
In Polish, bzyt, bzzt, dzyt, dzzt
In Turkish, bÃÂ±zt

Fire

In Albanian, vu-vu-vu
In Afrikaans, knetter
In Basque, su-su
In Dutch, knetter
In English, crackle crackle
In Finnish, riti-rÃÂ¤ti, ritin-rÃÂ¤tin, rÃÂ¤tin, rits-rÃÂ¤ts
In German, knister knister
In Hungarian, rip-rop
In Japanese, Pachi pachi Ã£ÂÂÃ£ÂÂÃ£ÂÂÃ£ÂÂ
In Korean, ÃÂÂÃ«ÂÂ¥ tadaak
In Polish, mlak (flames), syk, trzask
In Slovene, prsk (prasketati, prsket)
In Swedish, knaster knaster
In Thai, (prueb), (prueb prub)

Rain

In English, pitter-patter
In Finnish, tihu tihu, rips rips rips, ripi ripi ripi
In French, plic ploc
In Hebrew, teef taf
In Hungarian, csipp csepp
In Japanese, shito shito Ã£ÂÂÃ£ÂÂ¨Ã£ÂÂÃ£ÂÂ¨
In Mandarin, xÃÂ« lÃÂ¬ huÃÂlÃÂ Ã¦Â·ÂÃ§ÂÂÃ¥ÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ¦
In Russian, kap-kap ÃÂºÃÂ°ÃÂ¿-ÃÂºÃÂ°ÃÂ¿
In Thai, (pau pae)
In Turkish, ÃÂakÃÂ±r ÃÂakÃÂ±r

Thunder

In Albanian, bau, pÃÂ«tau, pÃÂ«rtau, bubu, bubububum
In Basque, burrun
In Batak, huist, rapak, maturapak, dugu-dugu-dugu
In Bengali, kar kar, gur gur
In Catalan, brrum
In English, crack, kaboom, roll, rumble, boom
In Finnish, jyrin, jyrin jÃÂ¤rin, jylin, brrumm, brombolom, krrak
In German, zack, groll, grummel
In Hebrew, b'raq
In Hungarian, dÃÂ¶rr
In Japanese, goro goro
In Korean, beonjjeok Ã«Â²ÂÃ¬Â©Â
In Marathi, kadaad Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¤Â¡Ã Â¤Â¾Ã Â¤Â¡
In Marathi, gad-gad Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¤Â¡Ã Â¥Â-Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¤Â¡Ã Â¥Â
In Nepali, Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¤Â¡Ã Â¥ÂÃ Â¤Â¯Ã Â¤Â¾Ã Â¤Â-Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¥ÂÃ Â¤Â¡Ã Â¥ÂÃ Â¤Â
In Polish, grzmot, huk
In Portuguese, Kabum, buum, boom
In Romanian, bum
In Russian, babakh ÃÂ±ÃÂ°ÃÂ±ÃÂ°ÃÂ, tararakh ÃÂÃÂ°ÃÂÃÂ°ÃÂÃÂ°ÃÂ, trakh-tararakh ÃÂÃÂÃÂ°ÃÂ-ÃÂÃÂ°ÃÂÃÂ°ÃÂÃÂ°ÃÂ
In Slovenian, bum tresk
In Spanish, brum
In Swedish, kabrak, muller
In Tagalog, boom
In Thai, (priang), (kruen kruen)

Steam hissing

In Afrikaans, sis
In Albanian, kshhh
In Arabic, fssss
In Batak, ssssss
In Croatian, pÃÂ¡ÃÂ¡ÃÂ¡ÃÂ¡ÃÂ¡
In English, psss
In Finnish, tsuuh, piih puuh, tsuh tsuh tsuh, sihi suhi
In German, zisch
In Hebrew, psss ÃÂ¤ÃÂ°ÃÂ¼ÃÂ¡ÃÂ¡ÃÂ¡
In Japanese, pushÃÂ«
In Polish: szelest, szum
In Romanian, fÃÂ¢s, fsssss
In Russian, psssh ÃÂ¿ÃÂÃÂÃÂ
In Spanish, psss
In Swedish, pssst
In Tagalog, sssss
In Thai, (fuu)

Water dripping

In Albanian, pik-pik, pim-pim
In Afrikaans, drip
In Arabic, tik tik or tok tok
In Bengali: Ã Â¦ÂÃ Â§ÂÃ Â¦Âª Ã Â¦ÂÃ Â§ÂÃ Â¦Âª Ã¡Â¹Âup Ã¡Â¹Âup Ã Â¦Â¢Ã Â¦Â¿Ã Â¦Âª Ã Â¦Â¢Ã Â¦Â¿Ã Â¦Âª Ã¡Â¸Âhip Ã¡Â¸Âhip
In Bulgarian, cap-cap ÃÂºÃÂ°ÃÂ¿-ÃÂºÃÂ°ÃÂ¿
In Chinese, Cantonese, dihk-dihk Ã¦Â»Â´Ã¦Â»Â´
In Chinese, Mandarin, dÃÂ« dÃÂ¡ Ã¦Â»Â´Ã§ÂÂ
In Catalan, plip plip, tip-tip-tip
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, plip plop, blob blob blob, lits lÃÂ¤ts
In French, plic plic/ploc
In German, plitsch, platsch, tropf
In Greek, plits plits ÃÂÃÂ»ÃÂ¹ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂÃÂ»ÃÂ¹ÃÂÃÂ, splats splats ÃÂÃÂÃÂ»ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂÃÂÃÂ»ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ
In Hebrew, tif taf ÃÂÃÂ´ÃÂÃÂ£ÃÂ¾ÃÂÃÂ·ÃÂ£
In Hindi, tipak, tipak
In Hungarian, csÃÂ¶p-csÃÂ¶p, csip-csÃÂ¶p (csÃÂ¶pp or csepp is also the word for "drop")
In Indonesian, tik tik
In Italian, plin plin, plop plop
In Japanese, (potsu potsu), pota pota
In Korean, ttokttok Ã«ÂÂÃ«ÂÂ, ttuk-ttuk Ã«ÂÂÃ«ÂÂ
In Latvian, pik pik, pak pak, pakÃÂ¡ pakÃÂ¡
In Lithuanian, krapt krapt, krap krap
In Macedonian, cap cap ÃÂºÃÂ°ÃÂ¿ ÃÂºÃÂ°ÃÂ¿
In Marathi, tap-tap Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¤Âª-Ã Â¤ÂÃ Â¤Âª
In Persian, ÃÂek ÃÂek, ÃÂak ÃÂak
In Polish, chlap chlap, chlup chlup, kap kap (kapaÃÂ is the verb)
In Portuguese, plim plim, plic plic
In Romanian, pic pic
In Russian, kap kap ÃÂºÃÂ°ÃÂ¿-ÃÂºÃÂ°ÃÂ¿
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, (ting ting), (mae mae)
In Turkish, ÃÂÃÂ±p ÃÂÃÂ±p
In Uropi, plok
In Vietnamese, tÃ¡Â»Âng tÃ¡Â»Âng, toÃ¡Â»Âng toÃ¡Â»Âng, tÃÂ tÃÂ¡ch

White water

In Batak, soook
In Finnish, kohin, svuush, jylin (heavy flow), tyrsk, tyrkis (slow flow)

Wind blowing or waves flowing

In Albanian, kshh, fÃÂ«shh
In Bengali, Ã Â¦ÂÃ Â§ÂÃ Â¦Â bhÃÂµ, Ã Â¦Â¶Ã Â¦Â¨ Ã Â¦Â¶Ã Â¦Â¨ shÃÂ´n shÃÂ´n, Ã Â¦ÂÃ Â¦Â¿Ã Â¦Â° Ã Â¦ÂÃ Â¦Â¿Ã Â¦Â° jhir jhir
In Basque, firu-firu
In Bulgarian, fiiuu ÃÂÃÂ¸ÃÂ¸ÃÂÃÂ
In Chinese, Mandarin, fuuu
In Croatian, fiju
In Czech, fÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
In Dutch, woesh, woesj
In English, whoo, whoosh, swish, rustle, whine, whizz, whistle, wheeze, howl, zoom, sigh
In Finnish, viuuh, viuh vauh, vuush, fiuuh; loisk loisk, liti-lÃÂ¤ti, lipi lapi
In French, frou-frou, vromb, murmur, hurl
In German, huiiih, wutsch, saus, rausch, wein, schwirr, heul, zoom, surr, seufz
In Greek, fru fru ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¿ÃÂ ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¿ÃÂ, sfÃÂ½righ ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂ³, url ÃÂ¿ÃÂÃÂÃÂ», sÃÂ½righ ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂ³, thÃÂ½r ÃÂ¸ÃÂÃÂ
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 Ã¬ÂÂÃ¬ÂÂ
In Lithuanian, ÃÂ¡ÃÂ¡ÃÂ¡
In Macedonian, fuuuu fuuuu ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
In Persian, moj, ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¬
In Polish, szszszsz, grzmot (waves during storm), huk, huuuuuu, ryk (waves during storm)
In Portuguese, Vuuuush
In Romanian, vÃÂ¢j
In Russian, uu-u ÃÂÃÂ-ÃÂ
In Spanish, fuuuu fuuuu, fgrrrr frgrrrr, aul, zumb, susurr
In Swedish, svisch
In Tagalog, fuuuu fuuuu
In Tamil, shhhhhhhhhh
In Telugu, shhhhhhh
In Thai, (wio wio), (fio fio)
In Turkish, vuuuu vuuuu
In Vietnamese, vi vu, vÃÂ¹ vÃÂ¹; rÃÂ¬ rÃÂ o, xÃÂ o xÃ¡ÂºÂ¡c (rustling)

Others

Jingling

In Albanian, tring-tring, dring-dring
In Afrikaans, klingel, klingeling
In Arabic, ÃÂ®ÃÂ´ÃÂ®ÃÂ´ (khashkhash)
In Armenian, zar zank ÃÂ¦ÃÂ¡ÃÂ ÃÂ¦ÃÂ¡ÃÂ¶ÃÂ¯
In Basque, tilin-tilin, tilin-talan
In Batak, giring, giring
In Bengali, rini-jhini
In Bulgarian, ljush-bash ÃÂ»ÃÂÃÂ-ÃÂ±ÃÂ°ÃÂ, ding-dong ÃÂ´ÃÂ¸ÃÂ½ÃÂ³-ÃÂ´ÃÂ¾ÃÂ½ÃÂ³
In Chinese, Cantonese, dÃÂ¬uh-dÃÂu fihng Ã¥ÂÂÃ¥ÂÂÃ¦ÂÂ¹ (Ã¥ÂÂ means "hang")
In Croatian, ding dong
In Czech, cinky-cink
In Dutch, tingeling
In English, clink clank, dingle dangle, jingle jangle
In Estonian, kill-kÃÂµll, kilks-kÃÂµlks, kilin-kÃÂµlin
In Finnish, kili-kili-kili, kilin, helin, kilkan-kalkan, kilkati kalkati
In French, ding-dong
In German, klingeling
In Greek, ÃÂ½ÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂ½ÃÂ³ÃÂº ÃÂ½ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ½ÃÂ³ÃÂº (ding dang)
In Hebrew, ding-dong ÃÂÃÂ´ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ°ÃÂÃÂ¾ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂ ÃÂ°ÃÂ
In Hungarian, csing-ling, bim-bam, giling-galang
In Japanese, (chirin chirin), (chÃÂ«n)
In Korean, dallang dallang Ã«ÂÂ¬Ã«ÂÂÃ«ÂÂ¬Ã«ÂÂ ttallang ttallang Ã«ÂÂ¸Ã«ÂÂÃ«ÂÂ¸Ã«ÂÂ jjallang jjallang Ã¬Â§Â¤Ã«ÂÂÃ¬Â§Â¤Ã«ÂÂ
In Latvian, dzin dzin
In Macedonian, dang, ding, dong ÃÂ´ÃÂ°ÃÂ½ÃÂ³, ÃÂ´ÃÂ¸ÃÂ½ÃÂ³, ÃÂ´ÃÂ¾ÃÂ½ÃÂ³
In Malay, ding dong, kring kring
In Polish, dzyÃÂ-dzyÃÂ
In Romanian, ding-dong
In Russian, din'-don ÃÂ´ÃÂ¸ÃÂ½ÃÂ-ÃÂ´ÃÂ¾ÃÂ½ dzÃÂ¬nj-dzÃÂ¬nj ÃÂ´ÃÂ·ÃÂÃÂ½ÃÂ-ÃÂ´ÃÂ·ÃÂÃÂ½ÃÂ
In Spanish, ding ding
In Swedish, dingelidÃÂ¥ng kling klang
In Tagalog, klang klang
In Tamil, sil-sila silu-sila
In Thai, (kreng), (krung kring)
In Turkish, ÃÂ§angÃÂ±r ÃÂ§ungur, ÃÂangÃÂ±r ÃÂungur

Music

In Finnish, humpappaa humpappaa, humppa-humppa-tÃÂ¤ttÃÂ¤rÃÂ¤ÃÂ¤, jumputi-jumputi (in general); tÃÂ¶ttÃÂ¶rÃÂ¶ÃÂ¶, tuut tuut, uumpah uumpah (various brass instruments), stÃÂ¤dÃÂ¤t tÃÂ¤dÃÂ¤ÃÂ¤ (bugle); pompoti pompoti, dÃÂ¤ng dÃÂ¤ng dong (string bass); twÃÂ¤ng, tilu-lilu-lilu (various electric guitars), rÃÂ¤mpyti-rÃÂ¤mpyti (acoustic guitar); pimputi pimputi (piano); kriik-krÃÂ¤ÃÂ¤k (violin); bumtsi bam bumtsi bam bam, bum bum zak (drum set)

References

Arabic words

Chinese words

Croatian words

Danish words

English words

French words

Georgian words

German words

Greek words

Hebrew words

Italian words

Japanese words

Marathi words

Portuguese words

Spanish words

Ukrainian words

Urdu 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
Onomatopoeia - words for rain that sound like rain