onomatopeya

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin onomatopoeia, from Ancient Greek ὀνοματοποιία (onomatopoiía). More at onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /onomatoˈpeʝa/ [o.no.ma.t̪oˈpe.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /onomatoˈpeʝa/ [o.no.ma.t̪oˈpe.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /onomatoˈpeʃa/ [o.no.ma.t̪oˈpe.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /onomatoˈpeʒa/ [o.no.ma.t̪oˈpe.ʒa]

• Rhymes: -eʝa
• Syllabification: o‧no‧ma‧to‧pe‧ya

Noun

onomatopeya f (plural onomatopeyas)

1. onomatopoeia

Derived terms

• onomatopéyico

 

Further reading

• “onomatopeya”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish onomatopeya, from Late Latin onomatopoeia, from Ancient Greek ὀνοματοποιία (onomatopoiía).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔonomatoˈpea/ [ʔo.n̪o.mɐ.t̪oˈpɛː.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ea
• Syllabification: o‧no‧ma‧to‧pe‧ya

Noun

onomatopeya (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜈᜓᜋᜆᜓᜉᜒᜌ)

1. onomatopoeia

Related terms

• onomatopeyiko

 

Further reading

• “onomatopeya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “onomatopeya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018