Monday, March 17, 2008

Gabak

Pronunciation: guh-buck
Context: How one describes an unexpected, sudden action by the protagonist
Usage: Gabak, the villain jumped off the cliff

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Taoon

Pronunciation: Ta-OOn.
Context: Sound of an electric guitar string being strummed.

Thum

Pronunciation: THum.
Context: Sound of a acoustic guitar string being strummed.

Pipi Dumdum

Pronunciation: pee-pee-doom-doom.
Context: Sounds of the nagaswaram & mridangam played in unison in a tamilian marriage.
Usage: I couldn't hear the plastic pleasantries uttered by the groom as it was drowned by the pipi dumdum.

Thooo

Pronunciation: THooo.
Context: Sound of spitting. Often used as an expression of disgust or ridicule.

Putta Putta

Pronunciation: puTT-ta-puTT-ta.
Context: Sound of fireworks.
Aside: Perhaps that's the origin of Pattasu (tamil for fireworks).

Doog Doog

Pronunciation: dOOg-dOOg.
Context: The sound made by a generator, when it is switched on.

Mur-mur

Pronunciation: Moor-mur
Context: When something is crisp, it makes a 'mur-mur' sound in your mouth.
Aside: In the Western Indian state of Maharashtra, puffed rice is referred to by some people as 'mur-mura'. It figures.

Monday, March 10, 2008

Dinchak

Pronunciation: Din-chak
Context: House and trance music.

Baduk-baduk

Pronunciation: Baduk-baduk
Context: The sound of a wildly beating heart.

Shadhak-shadhak

Pronunciation: Scha-dhuck-Scha-dhuck
Context: The way a stabbing is described to eager listeners.

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Ttta!

Pronunciation: Ttta!
Context: The sound for something that tastes tttangy.
Root: From the Hindoo word for sour/tangy, which is 'Khatta'

Khich-pich

Pronunciation: Khich-pich
Context: Irritant

Shuckshuck

Pronunciation: SH-ucK-SH-ucK.
Context: Sound made by a moving cartridge in an inkjet printer.

Dishkiyaon

Pronunciation: Dish-K-YAOn.
Context: Sound of a bullet being fired in a Bollywood flick.

Blibblib

Pronunciation: bLib-bLib.
Context: Sound of water being poured through a small nozzle.

Chalakchalak

Pronunciation: cha-luck-cha-luck.
Context: Sound of anklets.

Tunk

Pronunciation: TuNk.
Context: Sound of a heavy metal being hammered.

Owack

Pronunciation: O-whAck.
Context: Sound of throwing up.

Zrrrzrrzrr

Pronunciation: Zrr-Zrr-Zrr.
Context: Sound of a phone on a vibrator mode.

Pachuck

Prounciation: pa-CH-uck.
Context: Sound of a mosquito being squelched by human hands.

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Polch

Pronunciation: Po-l-cH.
Context: The sound of crap hitting the commode water.

Dabajka

Pronunciation: dha-BudGe-kA.
Context: The sound that emanates when hands give a round thrashing to a fleshy person.