Onomatopoeia

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지금 이 사이트를 보시는 여러분들이 수정을 하거나 내용을 추가해 이곳에 있는 설명과 예들을 더욱 완벽하게 해 주심으로써 코리안위키프로젝트를 도와주실 수 있습니다.

Onomatopoeia are words that are the imitation of sounds.

의성 < 擬聲 > - Onomatopoeia

People

아야 - Ouch!
앗 - Oops!
음 - Um...
쉿 - Shh! Hush!
엉엉
냠냠 - sound made when chewing food
꿀꺽꿀꺽 - gulp gulp
쪽! - smack
짝짝짝 - clap clap

Animals

멍멍 - Bark of a dog
야옹 - Meow of a cat
꿀꿀 - Oink of a pig
삐약삐약 - Chirping of a chick
음메 - Baa of a sheep, moo of a cow
붕붕/윙윙 - Buzz of a bee
까악까악 - Caw of a crow
꼬꼬댁 꼬꼬꼬꼬 - Cluck of a hen
꼬끼오 - Cock-a-doodle-do of a rooster
구구 - Sound of a pigeon
짹짹 - Sound of a sparrow
부엉부엉 - Hoo of an owl
개골개골 - Ribbit of a frog
찍찍 - Squeak of a mouse

Other

딩동 - Sound of a doorbell
탕,쾅 - Bang!
쾅 - Crashing sound
빵빵 - Sound of a horn (car)
칙칙폭폭 - Sound of a train
째깍째깍 - Sound of a clock
뚜벅뚜벅 - tip tap tip tap
똑똑똑 - Knock knock!
삐걱삐걱 - Squeak Squeak
땡땡땡 - Clang Clang
딸랑딸랑 - Jingle Jingle