Editing Onomatopoeia (section)

== In other languages ==
=== Japanese ===
{{Main|Japanese sound symbolism}}

The Japanese language has a large inventory of ideophone words that are symbolic sounds. These are used in contexts ranging from day-to-day conversation to serious news.<ref>Inose, Hiroko. "Translating Japanese Onomatopoeia and Mimetic Words." N.p., n.d. Web.</ref> These words fall into four categories:
* {{Nihongo3||擬声語|Giseigo}}: mimics sounds made by living things including humans. (e.g. {{Nihongo3|||wan-wan}} for a dog's bark)
* {{Nihongo3||擬音語|Giongo}}: mimics sounds in nature made by inanimate objects. (e.g. {{Nihongo3|||zā-zā}} for heavy rainfall)
* {{Nihongo3||擬態語|Gitaigo}}: describes states of the non-auditory external world. (e.g. {{Nihongo3|||bisho-bisho}} for being soaking wet)
* {{Nihongo3||擬情語|Gijōgo}}: describes psychological states or bodily feelings. (e.g. {{Nihongo3|||kuta-kuta}} for being exhausted)

The two former correspond directly to the concept of onomatopoeia, while the two latter are similar to onomatopoeia in that they are intended to represent a concept mimetically and performatively rather than referentially, but different from onomatopoeia in that they aren't just imitative of sounds. For example, {{Nihongo3|||shiinto}} represents something being silent, just as how an anglophone might say "clatter, crash, bang!" to represent something being noisy. That "representative" or "performative" aspect is the similarity to onomatopoeia.

Sometimes Japanese onomatopoeia produces [[Reduplication|reduplicated]] words.<ref name=":4" />

=== Hebrew ===
As in Japanese, onomatopoeia in Hebrew sometimes produces reduplicated verbs:<ref name="language">[[Ghil'ad Zuckermann|Zuckermann, Ghil'ad]] (2003), [[Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew]]. [[Palgrave Macmillan]]. {{ISBN|9781403917232}} / {{ISBN|9781403938695}} [http://www.palgrave.com/br/book/9781403917232]</ref>{{rp|208}}
** {{Lang|he|שקשק}} {{Lang|he|shikshék}} "to make noise, rustle".<ref name="language"/>{{rp|207}}
** {{Lang|he|רשרש}} {{Lang|he|rishrésh}} "to make noise, rustle".<ref name="language"/>{{rp|208}}

=== Malay ===
There is a documented correlation within the [[Malay language]] of onomatopoeia that begin with the sound bu- and the implication of something that is rounded, as well as with the sound of -lok within a word conveying curvature in such words like {{Lang|ms|lok}}, {{Lang|ms|kelok}} and {{Lang|ms|telok}} ('locomotive', 'cove', and 'curve' respectively).<ref name=":6">{{Cite journal |last=WILKINSON |first=R. J. |title=Onomatopoeia in Malay |date=January 1, 1936 |jstor=41559855 |journal=Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society |volume=14 |issue=3 (126) |pages=72–88}}</ref>

=== Arabic ===
The Qur'an, written in Arabic, documents instances of onomatopoeia.<ref name=":1" /> Of about 77,701 words, there are nine words that are onomatopoeic: three are animal sounds (e.g., ''mooing''), two are sounds of nature (e.g., ''thunder''), and four that are human sounds (e.g., ''whisper'' or ''groan'').

=== Albanian ===
There is wide array of objects and animals in the [[Albanian language]] that have been named after the sound they produce. Such onomatopoeic words are {{Lang|sq|shkrepse}} (matches), named after the distinct sound of friction and ignition of the match head; {{Lang|sq|take-tuke}} (ashtray) mimicking the sound it makes when placed on a table; {{Lang|sq|shi}} (rain) resembling the continuous sound of pouring rain; {{Lang|sq|kukumjaçkë}} ([[Little owl]]) after its "cuckoo" hoot; {{Lang|sq|furçë}} (brush) for its rustling sound; {{Lang|sq|shapka}} (slippers and flip-flops); {{Lang|sq|pordhë}} (loud flatulence) and {{Lang|sq|fëndë}} (silent flatulence).

===Hindi-Urdu ===
In [[Hindi]] and [[Urdu]], onomatopoeic words like {{Lang|hi|bak-bak, cūr-cūr}} are used to indicate silly talk. Other examples of onomatopoeic words being used to represent actions are {{Lang|hi|phaṭāphaṭ}} (to do something fast), {{Lang|ur|dhak-dhak}} (to represent fear with the sound of fast beating heart), {{Lang|ur|ṭip-ṭip}} (to signify a leaky tap) etc. Movement of animals or objects is also sometimes represented with onomatopoeic words like {{Lang|hi|bhin-bhin}} (for a housefly) and {{Lang|hi|sar-sarāhat}} (the sound of a cloth being dragged on or off a piece of furniture). {{Lang|hi|khusr-phusr}} refers to whispering. {{Lang|hi|bhaunk}} means bark.