onomatopeya

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

onomatopeya f (plural onomatopeyas)

  1. onomatopoeia

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Tagalog: onomatopeya

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish onomatopeya, from Late Latin onomatopoeïa, 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

Further reading