User:Bezimenen/Onomatopoeic elements in Slavic
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Onomatopoeic constructs in Slavic[edit]
Duplicated CVR-structure[edit]
| Onomatopoeic base | Category | Verbal derivatives | Nominal derivatives | Attested modern reflexes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bol-bol | babbling | *bolboliti | ? | ... |
| bor-bor | babbling | ? | ? | Bulgarian бърборя (bǎrborja) |
| bum-bum | buzzing, beat | ? | *bǫba, *bǫbarъ | Bulgarian бумтя (bumtja) |
| dor-dor | babbling | ? | ? | Bulgarian дърдоря (dǎrdorja) |
| dum-dum | beat | ? | ? | Bulgarian думкам (dumkam) |
| gol-gol | gurgling | *golgoliti | *golgolъ | Bulgarian гълголя (gǎlgolja) |
| gor-gor | gurgling | ? | ? | Bulgarian гъргоря (gǎrgorja), гаргара (gargara), гарга (garga) |
| por-por | purping | ? | ? | Bulgarian пърпоря (pǎrporja) |
| tor-tor | tattling | *tortoriti | ? | Russian торох (torox), торощить (toroščitʹ) |
| tun-tun | beat | ? | ? | Bulgarian тътен (tǎten), тънтя (tǎntja) |
| kor-kor | purping | ? | ? | Bulgarian къркоря (kǎrkorja) |
| kun-kun | beat | ? | ? | Bulgarian кънтя (kǎntja) |
| mur-mur | purping | ? | ? | Bulgarian мърморя (mǎrmorja) |
Duplicated CV-structure[edit]
| Onomatopoeic base | Category | Verbal derivatives | Nominal derivatives | Attested modern reflexes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bi-bi | twitting, beeping | - | *biba (“fowl”) | Serbo-Croatian bibati; Bulgarian бибикам (bibikam), Russian бибикать (bibikatʹ) |
| bu-bu | wailing | *bukati, *bučati | *bukъ ~ *bukotъ | Bulgarian бухал (buhal), букач (bukač) |
| bo-bo | wailing | ? | *bobotъ | ... |
| du-du | doodling | - | *duda (“wind instrument”) | Bulgarian дудукам (dudukam), Bulgarian дюдюкам (djudjukam) |
| gu-gu | cawing | ? | ? | Bulgarian гугукам (gugukam), гукам (gukam), гугутка (gugutka) |
| go-go | cawing | ? | *gogolь | ... |
| ga-ga | cawing | ? | ? | Bulgarian гага (gaga) |
| pi-pi | twitting | ? | ? | Bulgarian пипе (pipe) |
| pu-pu | wailing, cracking | ? | *pukъ ~ *pukotъ | Bulgarian папуняк (papunjak), пуяк (pujak) |
| ku-ku | cawing | *kukati | *kukъ (“supernatural being”) | Bulgarian кукам (kukam), Russian куковать (kukovatʹ) |
| ky-ky | hissing | ? | *kykotъ | Russian кикать (kikatʹ) |
| ču-ču | wailing | ? | ? | Bulgarian чухал (čuhal), чучулига (čučuliga) |
| xi-xi | hissing | ? | ? | Bulgarian хихикам (hihikam) |
| xo-xo | hissing | ? | *xoxotъ | ... |
| žu-žu | buzzing, humming | ? | *žukъ, *žužeľь (“type of insect”) | Bulgarian жужа (žuža), Russian жужжать (žužžatʹ) |
| šu-šu | hissing, whisper | ? | ? | Bulgarian шушукам (šušukam) |
| lü-lü | lulling | ? | ? | Bulgarian люлея (ljuleja), Polish lulać |
V-extension[edit]
| Onomatopoeic base | Category | Verbal derivatives | Nominal derivatives | Attested modern reflexes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ba | barking | ? | ? | Bulgarian баукам (baukam), Serbo-Croatian баук |
| ga ~ ǯä | barking | *gavati | *gavъka | Bulgarian гавкам (gavkam), джавкам (džavkam) |
| pi | chirping | ? | *pipę | Bulgarian пиукам (piukam) |
| ža | wailing | ? | ? | Bulgarian жаукам (žaukam) |
| ča | wailing | ? | *čavъka | Russian чавкать (čavkatʹ) |
| mě | bleating, meowing | ? | ? | Bulgarian мяукам (mjaukam), кукумявка (kukumjavka) |
J-extension[edit]
| Onomatopoeic base | Category | Verbal derivatives | Nominal derivatives | Attested modern reflexes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ga | cawing | *gajati | - | Russian гайка (gajka) (possibly) |
| ča | wailing | ? | *čajьka | ... |
| va | wailing | ? | ? | Bulgarian вайкам се (vajkam se) < Turkish? |
Interjections:
S-extension[edit]
| Onomatopoeic base | Category | Verbal derivatives | Nominal derivatives | Attested modern reflexes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pra | thudding | ? | ? | Bulgarian прас (pras) > праскам (praskam), праста (prasta) |
| plě ~ plä | spanking | ? | ? | Bulgarian пляс (pljas) > пляскам (pljaskam), плещя (pleštja) |
| tra ~ trä | thudding | ? | ? | Bulgarian трас (tras), тряс (trjas) > траскам (traskam), тряскам (trjaskam), трещя (treštja) |
| ǯä | thudding | ? | ? | Bulgarian джас (džas) > джаскам (džaskam), джаста (džasta) |
| lü | whooshing | ? | ? | Bulgarian люс (ljus) > люскам (ljuskam), лющя (ljuštja) |
| mlě ~ mlä | smacking | ? | ? | Bulgarian мляс (mljas) > мляскам (mljaskam), млещя (mleštja) |