- phaLa phaLa - (shining) - Colgate~ninda hallu ujjidamele avana hallu 'phaLa phaLa' anta hoLeyutittu [After brushing his teeth with Colgate, his teeth was shining]
- jhuLu jhuLu - (flow of a river) - bheemeshwari baLi kaveri nadi jhuLu jhuLu hariyitu.[Near Bheemeshwari, Kaveri river flows continuously]
- gala gala/kila kila - (sound of a kid laughing) - magu gala gala/kila kila anta naguttittu.[The kid was laughing very happily]
- gaLa gaLa - (used to symbolise crying) - huDugiya chocolate keLage biddaaga, gaLa gaLa - anta attaLu [When the girl's chocolate fell down, she cried profusely]
- paTa paTa - (fluent, continuous) - avaLu Kannada~dalli paTa paTa anta maataDidaLu.[She spoke fluently in Kannada]
Monday, December 8, 2008
onomatopoeia
Some commonly used words which do not have a meaning but used in a specific sentences: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onomatopoeia
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Onomatopoeia doesn't imply 'without meaning'. Buzz, hiss, crush, croak, are meaningful words derived from sounds.
ReplyDeleteI like the word onomatopoeia as it has 4 consecutive vowels ;-)
I learnt that word thanks to you :) Thanks.
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