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Consuming food or drink

Bodily functions and involuntary sounds

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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 hoofs

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'' пук, ''pa'' па
*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''
*In French, ''bang'', ''pop''
*In German, ''baeng'', ''plop''
*In Greek, ''bam'' μπαμ, ''bum'' μπουμ
*In Hindi, ''thaa'', ''phatt''
*In Hungarian, ''pukk'' (quieter); ''durr'', ''bumm'', ''bámm'' (louder)
*In Indonesian, ''dor''
*In Italian, ''bum''
*In Japanese, ''pan''
*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'' (nasalised ''o'')
*In Persian, ''poloq''
*In Polish, ''bum'', ''puk'', ''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, (''po''), (''pang'')
*In Turkish, ''bom''
*In Vietnamese, ''bốp, bụp''

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'' طخ
*In Basque, ''bunba''; ''danba''; ''ta-ta-ta-ta-ta''
*In Bengali, ''goom goom''
*In Bulgarian, ''bum'' бум, ''kh'' кх, 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'', ''ratatata''
*In Czech, ''bum'', ''prásk'', ''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, ''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 children); ''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, (''bān bān''), ''dōn'' , ''bakyūn''
*In Kannada, ''dum'', ''dhaam''
*In Kazakh, ''bydyrsch быдырщ''
*In Korean, ''ppang'' 빵, ''tang'' 탕
*In Latvian, ''bum''
*In Lithuanian, ''bumpt'', ''bum'', ''pokšt''
*In Macedonian, ''bum'' бум; ''pau'' пау; ''ra ta ta ta'' ра та та та
*In Marathi, ''Dhishkyaon'' ढिश्क्यँव, ''dhishum'' धिशुम
*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''; ''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 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'', ''güm'', ''dıkşınyaa'' (by kids)
*In Uropi, ''bam'' (cannon), ''pang'' (gun)
*In Vietnamese, ''đoàng'' (louder); ''pằng'' (quieter); ''bùm'' (usually for cannons)

Crash

*In Albanian, ''pum, bau, përrtaf,''
*In Afrikaans, ''doef, kadoef''
*In Arabic, ''bom'', ''tàkh'', ''tràkh''
*In Basque: ''danba'', ''pun'', ''plaust''
*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'', ''krašš''
*In Czech, ''řach'', ''bum'', ''prásk''
*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, ''prõmm'', ''pauh'', ''piraki'', ''karpauh''
*In Finnish, ''pam'', ''pum'', ''ryskis'', ''kolin'', ''räiskis''
*In French, ''bing'', ''bang'', ''boum'', ''bam'', ''vlan''
*In German, ''rumms'', ''bumms'', ''bauz'', ''krach'', ''knall''
*In Gilbertese, ''beeku''
*In Greek, ''bam'' μπαμ, ''gcup''
*In Haitian Creole, ''bip''
*In Hebrew, ''bum'' בּוּם, ''trax'' טְרַאח"Bang"
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*In Hindi, ''dhishumm'' धिशुम्म, ''dhishum'' धिशुम
*In Hungarian, ''dzzs'', ''bumm'', ''bamm'', ''puff'', ''paff'', ''csatt'', ''nyekk''
*In Indonesian, ''buk'', ''brekk'', ''j'derr''
*In Italian, ''bum, badabeu, patatraf''
*In Japanese, (''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'', ''beng''
*In Marathi, ''dhadaam'' धडाम्
*In Polish, ''bach'', ''bam'', ''bum'', ''łu'', ''łup'', ''trach'', ''trzask''
*In Portuguese, ''crash'', ''boom''
*In Romanian, ''bum'', ''buf'', ''pac'', ''poc'', ''trosc'', ''zbang''
*In Russian, ''bum'' бум
*In Sinhalese, ''daḍas'' දඩස්
*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, ''güm'', ''bam'', ''dıkş'', ''çat'', ''pat'', ''zbam''
*In Vietnamese, ''ầm'', ''rầm''

Door or floor creaking

*In Albanian, ''grr''
*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 Indonesian, ''krieeet''
*In Italian, ''criiic, craaac''
*In Japanese, ''gī''
*In Kazakh, ''shiiq шииқ''
*In Korean, ''ppi-geok'' 삐걱
*In Kyrgyz, ''кыйч''
*In Latvian, ''čīk''
*In Malay, ''eeek'' (keriang-keriut)
*In Polish, ''skrzyp''
*In Persian, ''γež-γež'' غژ غژ
*In Romanian, ''scârț''
*In Russian, ''skreep'' скрип
*In Spanish, ''ñyeec'', ''ñyiic''
*In Swedish, ''knarr''
*In Tagalog, ''ekk''
*In Thai, (''aet'')
*In Turkish, ''gıcır'', ''gıcırt''
*In Uropi, ''krak''
*In Vietnamese, ''kétttt'', ''ken két'', ''cọt kẹt'', ''kẽo kẹt''

Engine back-firing while freewheeling

*In Albanian, ''përr-përr-përr, 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, ''pâr pâr''
*In Russian, ''dìr-dìr-dìr'' дыр-дыр-дыр
*In Spanish, ''tac tac tac''

Knocking

*In Albanian, tak-tak, tok-tok, trok-trok
*In Arabic, ''daqqa'' دَقَّ
*In Afrikaans, ''klop''
*In Batak, ''tok-tok-tok''
*In Bengali, ''khat khat, takatak, thok thok''
*In Bosnian, ''kuc kuc''
*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'', ''bang bang bang''
*In Finnish, ''kop kop''
*In Estonian, ''kopp kopp''
*In French, ''toc toc''
*In German, ''klopf klopf''
*In Greek, ''τοκ τοκ''
*In Hebrew, ''tuq tuq'' תּוּק־תּוּק"תּוּק תּוּק"
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*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'' 똑똑
*In Latvian, ''tuk tuk''
*In Lithuanian, ''tuk tuk''
*In Malay, ''tok tok tok'' (ketuk)
*In Marathi, ''thak-thak'' ठक्-ठक्
*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'' тук-тук
*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, ''cốc cốc'', ''cộc cộc''
*In Zulu, ''nqo nqo nqo''

Strikes

Crunch, сracking (of sticks, bones etc.)

*In Croatian, ''krc''
*In Czech, ''křup''
*In English, ''crunch'', ''crash'', crack
*In Finnish, ''kräks'', ''krunts'', ''naps''
*In Hindi, ''kadhak''
*In Hungarian, ''reccs''
*in Polish: ''chrup'', ''krach'', ''trzask''
*In Russian, ''khryas'' хрясь, ''khrust'' хрусть
*In Slovenian, ''škrt'' (škrtati)
*In Turkish, ''çatır''
*In Vietnamese, ''rắc''

Machinery

Camera shutter

*In Albanian, ''klik''
*In Afrikaans, ''klik''
*In Arabic, ''chic chic'' تشك تشك
*In Basque, ''klisk''
*In Batak, ''ceklek''
*In Bulgarian, ''щрак'' (shtrak)
*In Catalan, ''cx, xic'', txc 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, ''cepret'', ''cekrek''
*In Japanese, ''pasha'' パシャ
*In Korean, ''chalkak'' 찰칵
*In Kyrgyz, ''чырк''
*In Latvian, ''klik klik''
*In Malay, ''cekek cekek''
*In Nepali, खिचिक्क
*In Polish, ''pstryk'', ''klik klik''
*In Portuguese, ''clic clic''
*In Romanian, ''clic''
*In Russian, ''shchyolk'' щёлк, ''chik'' чик
*In Slovenian, ''klik''
*In Spanish, ''clic''
*In Swedish, ''klick''
*In Tagalog, ''klik''
*In Thai, (''chae'')
*In Turkish, ''klik'', ''şlak''
*In Uropi, ''klik''
*In Vietnamese, ''lách cách''

Car engine revving

*In Albanian, vum-vum-vum, përr-përr-përr
*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 Indonesian, ''bremmm bremmm'', ''ngeng ngeng''
*In Italian, ''brum brum, vrum vrum''
*In Japanese, ''buroro''
*In Korean, ''bureung bureung'' 부릉부릉
*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'' ру ру ''rum rum'' рум рум
*In Slovenian, ''brum brum''
*In Spanish, ''rue fun''
*In Swedish, ''brum''
*In Telugu, ''raeyyyyyyy''
*In Thai, (''bruen bruen'')
*In Turkish, ''vrum vrum'' (truck), ''vrın vrın'' (car)
*In Vietnamese, ''bờ rừm''

Car horn honking

*In Albanian, ''po-po, ty-ty''
*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, ''di di'' 嘀嘀 or 滴滴
*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 Icelandic. ''bíb bíb''
*In Indonesian, ''din din''
*In Italian, ''bip bip, biii biii''
*In Japanese, ''pu pū''
*In Korean, ''ppang ppang'' 빵빵
*In Latvian, ''pī pī''
*In Lithuanian, ''pyp pyp''
*In Malay, ''pon pon'', ''pot pot'', ,''pet pet'', ''pin pin'' (toy car)
*In Marathi, ''paa-paa'' पँ-पँ
*In Norwegian, ''bært bært''
*In Polish, ''bib-biiib'', ''bip bip'', ''trąb''
*In Portuguese, ''bi-bi'' or ''fon-fon''
*In Romanian, ''tiiit! ti-ti!''
*In Russian, ''bi-bi'' би-би, ''bi-bip'' би-бип
*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, ''düt düt'', ''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'' тик так
*In Catalan, tic-tac
*In Chinese, Mandarin, ''dī dā'' 嘀嗒"嘀嗒"
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*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, ''tiq taq'' תִּיק־תַּק"תִּיק־תַּק"
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*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'' 똑딱똑딱
*In Latvian, ''tik tak''
*In Lithuanian, ''tik tak''
*In Macedonian, ''tic tac'' тик так
*In Malay, ''tik tok''
*In Marathi, ''tik-tik'' टिक-टिक
*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, ''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, (''tiktok'')
*In Turkish, ''tik tak''
*In Vietnamese, ''tích tắc''
*In Volapük, ''tiktö''

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''
* In French, ''ding-dong''
* In German, ''klingeling''
* In Hungarian, ''csing-ling''
* In Indonesian, ting-tong
* In Italian, ''din don, drin drin''
* In Japanese, ピンポーン (''pinpōn'')
* In Malay, ''ding dong'', ''ting tong''
* In Marathi, ''ting-tong'' टिंग-टौंग
* In Polish, ''dryń-dryń'', ''dzyń-dzyń''
* In Portuguese, ''ding dong''
* In Romanian, ''țâr țâr''
* In Russian, ''din-don'' дин-дон
* In Slovenian, ''din don''
* In Spanish, ''ding dong''
* In Swedish, ''ding dong'', ''pling plong''
*In Turkish, ''zır'', ''ding'', ''ding dong''
* In Tagalog, ''ding dong''
* In Thai, (''ting tong''), (''ting nong''),
* In Italian, ''din don''

Keyboard striking

*In Albanian, ''tok-tok-tok, tëk-tëk-tëk''
*In Batak, ''tik tik''
*In Bulgarian, '
*In Catalan, ', '
*In Czech, ''klik'', ''ťuk ťuk''
*In Danish, ''klik klik''
*In Dutch, ''tik tik''
*In English, ''click click'', ''click clack''
*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, ', "קְלִיק"
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*In Italian, ''clic clic'', ''tip tap''
*In Japanese, ''kata kata''
*In Latvian, ''klikš'', ''klab klab''
*In Malay, ''tek tek tek tek''
*In Polish, ''klik klik''
*In Russian, ''klatz-klatz'' клац-клац
*In Spanish, ''tac tac tac''
*In Swedish, ''knapp knapp'', ''klick klick''
*In Tagalog, ''chu ku chu ku chuk''
*In Thai, (''kokkaek'')
*In Turkish, ''tıkı tıkı tıkı'', ''tıkır tıkır''
*In Vietnamese, ''lạch cạch''

Match striking

*In Albanian, ''frrap''
*In Bengali, ''phash''
*In English, ''fwoosh''
*In Polish: ''sss'', ''szszsz''
*In Russian, ''chirk'' чирк

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,
*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-pô''
*In Arabic, ''wee-wee''
*In Bengali, ''pay puu''
*In Bosnian, ''ni-na ni-na ni-na'', ''ninu ninu''
*In Bulgarian, ''tii-nu-nii-nu'' нии-ну-нии-ну
*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'', ''Viiuu viiuu viiuu''
*In French, ''Pin Pon''
*In German, ''Tatütata''
*In Greek, ''eeuu eeuu'' ηου-ηου
*In Hungarian, ''nínó'', ''nénó''
*In Indonesian, '' ninu ninu''
*In Italian, ''nino nino, ta tu-ta tu''
*In Japanese, (''pīpō pīpō'')
*In Korean, ''ppippo ppippo'' 삐뽀 삐뽀
*In Latvian, ''ī-ū''
*In Macedonian, ''piu uiu'' пиу уиу
*In Malay, ''nino nino'', ''iyo iyo''
*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, (''pipo pipo''), (''wiwo wiwo'')
*In Turkish, ''Daa dii''
*In Vietnamese, ''ò e í e''

Train whistling

*In Albanian, ''ty-tyy''
*In Afrikaans, ''toe-toe''
*In Arabic, ''toot-toot''
*In Bengali, poo
*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 Finnish, ''tuut tuut''
*In French, ''tchou tchou''
*In German, ''lah nah, spä nö''
*In Hebrew, ''tu-tu'' טוּ־טוּ
*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, ''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''
*In Romanian, ''u! uuu!''
*In Russian, ''tu-tuu'' ту-туу, ''tu-duu'' ту-дуу, ''roo nee'' pоу-ни
*In Slovenian, ''ču ču''
*In Spanish, ''chu chu''
*In Swedish, ''tuut-tuut''
*In Tagalog, ''hup''
*In Telugu, ''koo chuk chuk''
*In Thai, (''pun pun'')
*In Turkish, ''düt düüt''

Physical and natural phenomena

Electric flowing (buzzing)

*In Albanian,
*In Afrikaans,
*In English, ''bzzz'' ''buzz''
*In Hebrew, ,
*In Japanese,
*In Korean,
*In Latvian, ,
*In Polish, , ''dzzz'', ''zzz''
*In Romanian,
*In Spanish,
*In Swedish,
*In Thai,

Electric shock

*In Albanian, ''zëp, xëp''
*In Catalan, ''pssst.''
*In Croatian, ''bzzzt''
*In English, ''zap''
*In Filipino, ''tssst''
*In Finnish, ''tsäp''
*In French, ''zap''
*In German, ''zapp''
*In Japanese, ''biri'' , ''bachi''
*In Polish, ''bzyt'', ''bzzt'', ''dzyt'', ''dzzt''
*In Turkish, ''bızt''

Fire

*In Albanian, ''vu-vu-vu''
*In Afrikaans, ''knetter''
*In Basque, ''su-su''
*In Dutch, ''knetter''
*In English, ''crackle crackle''
*In German, ''knister knister''
*In Hungarian, ''rip-rop''
*In Japanese, ''Pachi pachi'' パチパチ
*In Korean, ''타닥'' 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 French, ''plic ploc''
*In Hebrew, ''teef taf''
*In Hungarian, ''csipp csepp''
*In Japanese, ''shito shito'' しとしと
*In Mandarin, ''xī lì huālā'' 淅瀝哗啦
*In Russian, ''kap-kap'' кап-кап
*In Turkish, ''şakır şakır''

Thunder

*In Albanian, ''bau'', ''pëtau'', ''përtau'', ''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'', ''jylin''
*In German, ''zack'', ''groll'', ''grummel''
*In Hebrew, ''b'raq''
*In Hungarian, ''dörr''
*In Japanese, ''goro goro''
*In Korean, ''beonjjeok'' 번쩍
*In Marathi, ''kadaad'' कडाड
*In Marathi, ''gad-gad'' गड्-गड्
*In Nepali, गड्याङ-गुडुङ
*In Polish, ''grzmot, huk''
*In Portuguese, ''Kabum, buum, boom''
*In Romanian, ''bum''
*In Russian, ''babakh'' бабах, ''tararakh'' тарарах, ''trakh-tararakh'' трах-тарарах
*In Slovenian, ''bum tresk''
*In Spanish, ''brum''
*In Swedish, ''kabrak'', ''muller''
*In Tagalog, ''boom''
*In Thai, (''priang'')
*In Thai, (''kruen kruen'')

Steam hissing

*In Afrikaans, ''sis''
*In Albanian, ''kshhh''
*In Arabic, ''fssss''
*In Batak, ''ssssss''
*In Croatian, ''pššššš''
*In English, ''psss''
*In German, ''zisch''
*In Hebrew, ''psss'' פְּססס
*In Japanese, ''pushū''
*In Polish: ''szelest'', ''szum''
*In Romanian, ''fâs'', ''fsssss''
*In Russian, ''psssh'' пшшш
*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: 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"滴答"
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*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''
*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, plop plop''
*In Japanese, (''potsu potsu''), ''pota pota''
*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, ''chlap chlap'', ''chlup chlup'', ''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, (''ting ting''), (''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 Albanian, ''kshh, fëshh''
*In Bengali, ভোঁ ''bhõ'', শন শন ''shôn shôn'', ঝির ঝির ''jhir jhir''
*In Basque, ''firu-firu''
*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''
*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 Persian, ''moj'', ''موج''
*In Polish, ''szszszsz'', ''grzmot'' (waves during storm), ''huk'', ''huuuuuu'', ''ryk'' (waves during storm)
*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, (''wio wio''), (''fio fio'')
*In Turkish, ''vuuuu vuuuu''
*In Vietnamese, ''vi vu'', ''vù vù''; ''rì rào'', ''xào xạc'' (rustling)

Others

Jingling

*In Albanian, ''tring-tring, dring-dring''
*In Afrikaans, ''klingel, klingeling''
*In Arabic, خشخش (''khashkhash'')
*In Armenian, ''zar zank'' զար զանկ
*In Basque, ''tilin-tilin'', ''tilin-talan''
*In Batak, ''giring, giring''
*In Bengali, ''rini-jhini''
*In Bulgarian, ''ljush-bash'' люш-баш, ''ding-dong'' динг-донг
*In Chinese, Cantonese, ''dìuh-díu fihng'' 吊吊捹 (吊 means "hang")
*In Chinese, Mandarin, ''dīng líng'' 叮铃,"叮铃"
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*In Croatian, ''ding dong''
*In Czech, ''cinky-cink''
*In Dutch, ''tingeling''
*In English, ''clink clank'', ''dingle dangle'', ''jingle jangle''
*In Estonian, ''kill-kõll'', ''kilks-kõlks'', ''kilin-kõlin''
*In Finnish, ''kilin'', ''helin''
*In French, ''ding-dong''
*In German, ''klingeling''
*In Greek, ''ντινγκ ντανγκ'' (ding dang)
*In Hebrew, ''ding-dong'' דִינְג־דוֹנְג"דִינְג־דוֹנְג"
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*In Hungarian, ''csing-ling'', ''bim-bam'', ''giling-galang''
*In Japanese, (''chirin chirin''), (''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 Malay, ''ding dong'', ''kring kring''
*In Polish, ''dzyń-dzyń''
*In Romanian, ''ding-dong''
*In Russian, ''din'-don'' динь-дон ''dzìnj-dzìnj'' дзынь-дзынь
*In Spanish, ''ding ding''
*In Swedish, ''dingelidång'' ''kling klang''
*In Tagalog, ''klang klang''
*In Tamil, ''sil-sila silu-sila''
*In Thai, (''kreng''), (''krung kring'')
*In Turkish, ''çangır çungur'', ''şangır şungur''

Music

*In Mandarin Chinese, dōng dōng qiāng 咚咚锵

References

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German words

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Hebrew words

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Ukrainian words

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External links

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Cross-linguistics onomatopoeia at WikIdioms
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onomatopoeic words in Modern Greek
* ttps://www.pluviophile.com/pluviophile/onomatopoeia-words-for-rain-that-sound-like-rain Onomatopoeia - words for rain that sound like rain
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