Question #6620e
1 Answer
Dec 17, 2017
It is an onomatopoeia. See explanation.
Explanation:
Words like in the example immitating different sounds are called onomatopoeia.
The word has greek origins:
" Greek onomatopoiía making of words, equivalent to onomato- (combining form of ónoma name ) + poi- (stem of poieîn to make; see poet ) + -ia -ia "
The above quote comes from: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/onomatopoeia
