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Sound Words

Thai sound words. As in Japanese, they are often repeated.

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ตูมdtuumtuːmboom; splash
โครมkhroomkʰroːmcrash
ก๊อกๆgɔ́k-gɔ́kkɔ́k.kɔ́kknock knock
ติ๊งต่องdtíng-dtɔ̀ngtíŋ.tɔ̀ŋding-dong
เหมียวmǐaomǐawmeow
เอี๊ยดíatʔíatscreech
ฉ่าchàatɕʰàːsizzle
จ๋อมjɔ̌mtɕɔ̌mplop
ซู่sûusûːwhoosh (of rain)
เปรี้ยงprîangprîaŋcrack (of thunder)
หึ่งhʉ̀nghɯ̀ŋbuzz
ฟู่fûufûːhiss
กริ๊งgríngkríŋring
ฮัดเช้ยhát-chə́ihát.tɕʰɤ́jachoo
ซู้ดsúutsúːtslurp
ปุ๊บpúppúpthe moment; instantly
วิบวับwíp-wápwíp.wáptwinkling; blinking
ระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yáprá.jíp.rá.jápglittering
ตุ้บdtûptûpthud
ฮ่าๆhâa-hâahâː.hâːhaha
ตึกตักdtʉ̀k-dtàktɯ̀k.tàkthump-thump (heart)

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