<P> Onomatopoeia ( / ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpiːə , - ˌmɑː - / ( listen ) ; from the Greek ὀνοματοποιία ; ὄνομα for `` name '' and ποιέω for `` I make '' , adjectival form : `` onomatopoeic '' or `` onomatopoetic '' ) is the process of creating a word that phonetically imitates , resembles , or suggests the sound that it describes . As such words are uncountable nouns , onomatopoeia refers to the property of such words . Common occurrences of words our of the onomatopoeia process include animal noises such as `` oink '' , `` miaow '' ( or `` meow '' ) , `` roar '' `` microwave '' and `` chirp '' . Onomatopoeia can differ between languages : it conforms to some extent to the broader linguistic system ; hence the sound of a clock may be expressed as tick tock in English , tictac in Spanish , dī dā in Mandarin , katchin katchin in Japanese , or `` tik - tik '' in Hindi . </P>
<P> Onomatopoeia ( / ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpiːə , - ˌmɑː - / ( listen ) ; from the Greek ὀνοματοποιία ; ὄνομα for `` name '' and ποιέω for `` I make '' , adjectival form : `` onomatopoeic '' or `` onomatopoetic '' ) is the process of creating a word that phonetically imitates , resembles , or suggests the sound that it describes . As such words are uncountable nouns , onomatopoeia refers to the property of such words . Common occurrences of words our of the onomatopoeia process include animal noises such as `` oink '' , `` miaow '' ( or `` meow '' ) , `` roar '' `` microwave '' and `` chirp '' . Onomatopoeia can differ between languages : it conforms to some extent to the broader linguistic system ; hence the sound of a clock may be expressed as tick tock in English , tictac in Spanish , dī dā in Mandarin , katchin katchin in Japanese , or `` tik - tik '' in Hindi . </P>
what is it called when a word sounds like what it means
what is it called when a word sounds like what it means
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia