onomatopoeia in Tagalog
sintunog
/ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpiːə/
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onomatopoeia in Tagalog: sintunog, onomatopeya. In English, onomatopoeia means the property of a word that sounds like what it represents.
Tagalog words for onomatopoeia
- word that sounds like what it represents
- sintunog, onomatopeya
- property of a word that sounds like what it represents
- sintunog, onomatopeya
English meaning of onomatopoeia
- noun The property of a word that sounds like what it represents.
- noun A word that sounds like what it represents, such as gurgle, stutter, or hiss.
- noun A word that appropriates a sound for another sensation or a perceived nature, such as thud, beep, or meow; an ideophone, phenomime.
- noun The use of language whose sound imitates that which it names.
Synonyms of onomatopoeia
onomatopoeia in other languages
Questions about onomatopoeia in Tagalog
- What is the meaning of onomatopoeia in Tagalog?
- Onomatopoeia in Tagalog is sintunog, onomatopeya.
- Ano ang onomatopoeia sa Tagalog?
- Onomatopoeia: sintunog, onomatopeya.
- What does onomatopoeia mean in English?
- Onomatopoeia means the property of a word that sounds like what it represents.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: onomatopoeia (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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