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[b-hebrew] onomatopoeia [was: Words with sound that describe their meaning]

From: "Dr. Joel M. Hoffman" <joel AT exc.com>
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Subject: [b-hebrew] onomatopoeia [was: Words with sound that describe their meaning]
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:26:48 -0400 (EDT)

>Does anyone know examples of B-Hebrew words where the pronunciation
>(the sound) correspond to the meaning of the word?

RA'AM (thunder)
HAS ("shhh!")
GIMGEM (stutter), from a later dialect of Hebrew

and one of my favorite Hebrew words:

BAQBUQ (bottle). It's the sound made when a liquid is poured from the
bottle.

-Joel

Joel M. Hoffman, PhD
http://www.exc.com/JoelHoffman

[b-hebrew] onomatopoeia [was: Words with sound that describe their meaning], Dr. Joel M. Hoffman, 06/28/2006