Onomatopoeia
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Onomatopoeia are words that are the imitation of sounds.
People
- 아야 - Ouch!
- 앗 - Oops!
- 음 - Um...
- 쉿! - Shh! Hush!
- 엉엉 - Sound of crying (bawling)
- 냠냠 / 쩝쩝 - Sound made when chewing food
- 냠냠 is a cute sound(yum-yum??), but 쩝쩝 is a bad sound(Sound you make when you eat noisily).
- 꿀꺽꿀꺽 - gulp gulp
- 쪽! - Sound of kiss (smack)
- 짝짝짝 - Sound of clap
- 쏙닥쏙닥 - Sound of whispering
- 두근두근 - Sound and feeling of throbbing heart
- 새근새근 - Breathing of a sleeping baby
Animals
- 멍멍 - Bark of a dog
- 야옹 - Meow of a cat
- 꿀꿀 - Oink of a pig
- 삐약삐약 - Chirping of a chick
- 음메 - Baa of a sheep, moo of a cow
- 붕붕/윙윙 - Buzz of a bee
- 까악까악 - Caw of a crow
- 꼬꼬댁 꼬꼬꼬꼬 - Cluck of a hen
- 꼬끼오 - Cock-a-doodle-do of a rooster
- 구구 - Sound of a pigeon
- 짹짹 - Sound of a sparrow
- 부엉부엉 - Hoo of an owl
- 개골개골 - Ribbit of a frog
- 찍찍 - Squeak of a mouse
Other
- 딩동 - Sound of a doorbell
- 탕,쾅 - Bang!
- 쾅 - Crashing sound
- 빵빵 - Sound of a horn (car)
- 칙칙폭폭 - Sound of a train
- 째깍째깍 - Sound of a clock
- 뚜벅뚜벅 - tip tap tip tap
- 똑똑똑 - Knock knock!
- 삐걱삐걱 - Squeak Squeak
- 땡땡땡 - Clang Clang
- 딸랑딸랑 - Jingle Jingle
- 뿅 - poof (sound of one suddenly appearing/disappearing)
- 달그락 달그락 - clattering sound of horse hoofs, a typewriter or cutlery
- 휭휭 - sound of the wind
