Although this Forum is in English, it amazes & impresses me with the level of well spoken
English from the numerous countries that contribute here !!
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That being said, different countries have many very different words, for things we take for granted.
'
Onomatopœia'... is the process of creating a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests
the sound that it describes. Here is a small collection of such cross-language idiosyncrasies.
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[EDIT] Left out the dogs. Now included xox
Ok, the 'word' describing a Cats sound is relatively common......
![](https://i.imgur.com/WVFSdxG.jpg)
However, there are a few variances......
![](https://i.imgur.com/mlO6PsJ.jpg)
After that, it all goes out the window !!
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......
![](https://i.imgur.com/QChKwSK.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/XMVPvPz.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/XrWhB4v.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/hU2ZCnQ.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/kr78ptP.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/Tp7cDKz.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/rA6J4zz.jpg)
That will do... Sorry this wasn't Electrical/Electronics related, but hopefully still interesting
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