linguaholic Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 I will do a start here by naming the onomatopoeia in German for the following animals. Please provide the words for those animals (and of course you can add more) in your native language!Onomatopoeia in German:Hund (dog): wuff wuffHahn (cock): KikerikiFrosch (frog): Quak QuakZiege (goat): meehKatze (cat) : miau, miauKuh (cow): muh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 In Dutch:Hond (dog): woefHaan (cock): kukelekuKikker (frog): kwaakGeit (goat): mèh / bèhKat (cat): miauwKoe (cow): boe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccanono Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 In Filipino/Tagalog:1. Cat - miyaw-miyaw (meow-meow)2. Dog - aw-aw3. Snake - sssss4. Goat - meee5. Chicken - kokorokok6. Duck - kwak-kwak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiesIrae Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 In Filipino/Tagalog:1. Cat - miyaw-miyaw (meow-meow)2. Dog - aw-aw3. Snake - sssss4. Goat - meee5. Chicken - kokorokok6. Duck - kwak-kwakHeh, I thought it can alternately be NGIYAW for cats, just to mess it up for people who can't pronounce the NG sound. The goat sounds more like mehh, you just have to lengthen the pronunciation. At first I thought you meant it sounded like me but then I remembered our E is short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraM Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Onomatopoeia in English:Dog: woof, woof or bow-wowCock: cock-a-doodle-doo or crowFrog: croak or ribbitGoat: baa or bleatCat: meowCow: mooHere are a few more:Turkey: gobbleGoose: honkHorse: neighBird: chirp, tweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miya Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Japanese:Dog (Inu) - Wan wanCat (Neko) - Nyan nyanCow (Ushi) - Mou mouCrow (Karasu) - Kaa kaaFrog (Kaeru) - Kero KeroPig (Buta) - Buu Buu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justusforus Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Adding to the English thread:horse-whinneybird-cheepI can't think of any more in addition to LauraM's others, but will keep thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyne Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 In English, birds will often go tweet, as a generic sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beneditco Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Onomatopoeia in Spanish:perro (dog): guau guaugallo (cock): kikirikirana (frog): quak quakcabra (goat): beeh beehgato (cat) : miauvaca (cow): muuu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodig Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 I'll give it a try and write in english how do these animals sound in greek 1. Cat - niau (or neow, i guess)2. Dog - wav wav3. Snake - sss4. Goat - beeh5. Chicken - kikiriku6. Duck - kwax-kwaxI don't think it would make sense to write it in greek, as most people wouldnt understand how to read it anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kotro Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Ah, this is a fun topic. Here's my take for the Portuguese language:Cão (dog): ão ão (sounds like ow ow)Galo (cock): cócórócócó (cog kohrog cog cog)Sapo (frog): crok crokCabra (goat): baaahhhhhh Gato (cat) : miau, miauVaca (cow): mooooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caparica007 Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Some more Portuguese: :beaten:Pássaro (bird) - piu piu piuPerú (turkey) - glu glu gluBurro (donkey) - ihó ihó (hard one this sound...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erronousRogue Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Here they are in Hungarian (god how do we come up with these things).Kutya (dog): vau-vauKakas (cock): kukurikúBéka (frog): brekKecske (goat): baaMacska (cat) : miauTehén (cow): muuh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcannon Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Awesome idea for a thread, @linguaholic ! I can't wait to check back on this one Japanese!I see someone did most of them up above..Here are some others:Buta - Pig - Buu! Buu!Hitsuji - Sheep - Mee! Mee!Nezumi - Mouse - Chuu! Chuu! (Awwww.) :love:Karasu - Crow - Kaa! Kaa!Polish!Dog - Pies - Hau! Hau!Cat - Kot - Miau! Miau!Frog - Zaba - Recho!Pig - Swinia - Chrum! Chrum!Chicken - Kura - Gdak! Gdak! (aahahaha )Cow - Krowa - Mu!Goat - Koza - Mee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gegegeno Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Another Japanese one:Rooster (on-dori): kokke-kokkoh (a little different from English's "cock-a-doodle-doo"!)And the Japanese have long known the answer to a certain question...Fox (kitsune): kon kon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodserd Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 This is one topic I find extremely interesting, because shouldn't they all make the same noises? You can definitely see the similarities and it helps to see what sounds are not as common in some languages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackeymane Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 Wow, these are pretty funny, but mostly quite interesting. I love seeing how the different cultures interpret the many sounds of the animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyDigitalpoint Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Onomatopoeia in Spanish:perro (dog): guau guaugallo (cock): kikirikirana (frog): quak quakcabra (goat): beeh beehgato (cat) : miauvaca (cow): muuuHmm... In Spanish I hear the frog (rana) say "croac, croac" and the duck (pato) say "quack, quack"And many people say that the guajolote/pavo (turkey) says "gordo, gordo, gordo"More in Spanish:gallina (hen) clo, clo, clopollito (chiken) pío, pío Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linguetronix Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 In English,Sheep bleat, lions roar, geese cackle, ducks quack and some animals growl. Crows, well, crows caw but roosters crow - of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmartPea85 Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 My favorite is the Greek frog sound: brececececs coacs coacs (brik-ka-ka'kee koo-ah koo-ah)And a bird singing: tsiu tsiuBoth very melodic and happy-sounding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baburra Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 The most unique one to my language which is Filipino, I think, is for the frog which is kokak. I always did kind of find that particular one amusing, more so than the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eppie Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 In Filipino/Tagalog:1. Cat - miyaw-miyaw (meow-meow)2. Dog - aw-aw3. Snake - sssss4. Goat - meee5. Chicken - kokorokok6. Duck - kwak-kwakWhere's the frog and why include the snake instead? :grin: Anyway here's my Filipino/Tagalog version:Aso (dog) : Aw-awTandang (cock): TiktilaokPalaka (frog) : KokakKambing (goat): MeeePusa (cat) : NgiyawBaka (cow): Muuu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kektheman Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Here's the list for Slovene:pes (dog): hov hovpetelin (cock): kikirikižaba (frog): rega kvakkoza (goat): mee-eemačka (cat) : mjavkrava (cow): mu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raytalks Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Here is some in Indonesiananjing (dog): bohbohayam (cock): kokakakehkambing (goat): mehehehKucing (cat) : gneow gneowsapi (cow): owoooh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chigreyofthenorns Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Filipino:1. Frog: Kokak-kokak2. Gecko: Tuko-tuko3. Cat: Ngiyaw-ngiyaw4. Bird: Twit-twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.