Pronunciation: guh-buck
Context: How one describes an unexpected, sudden action by the protagonist
Usage: Gabak, the villain jumped off the cliff
Monday, March 17, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
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.
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.
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).
Context: Sound of fireworks.
Aside: Perhaps that's the origin of Pattasu (tamil for fireworks).
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.
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
Shadhak-shadhak
Pronunciation: Scha-dhuck-Scha-dhuck
Context: The way a stabbing is described to eager listeners.
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'
Context: The sound for something that tastes tttangy.
Root: From the Hindoo word for sour/tangy, which is 'Khatta'
Shuckshuck
Pronunciation: SH-ucK-SH-ucK.
Context: Sound made by a moving cartridge in an inkjet printer.
Context: Sound made by a moving cartridge in an inkjet printer.
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