| kar-karai,
to caw |
| im-imir,
imir, to hum, as a bee. |
| im-imi‰
, to sound, roar, as the sea. |
| ur-uraŠu,
to roar, as a lion. |
| ur-uŠumu,
to growl, as a wild beast. |
| šeettu-šiŠu,
to hiss, as an irritated serpent. |
| is-išai,
to sound |
| kanai,
to neigh. |
| pi˜iŠu,
to blare. |
Creatures:
k‡-kuyil,
the koil or Indian cuckoo.
|
kƒkƒ
(reduplicatioŒ kƒkkƒ-kƒkkai,
kƒgam,the crow.
|
–imir-–imiŠu,
mi–iŠu
(metathesis), a bee
|
kiccu
(chirp)-kiccƒn, a kind of sparrow.
|
mƒ-mƒdu
a bull or cow
|
kƒ˜-ka‰
udai, an ass
|
kur-kuraŒgu,
a monkey
|
| kiŠ-kiŠi,
a mongoose |
(b) Imitatives of sounds produced by or
from inanimate objects:
| e.g. |
to–-to–dagam,
the drum of the hilly region.
uŠum-uŠumi,
a kind of drum from which a sound like
that of a peacock is produced. |
‘Dum-dum’ (tom-tom), ‘pipi’ (pipe) and the
like, though classed separately as Nursery sounds are in reality childish
imitatives.
(c) Imitatives of sounds produced by human
actions:
| e.g. |
si
si (repetitioΠ- siri, to laugh.
kekka kekka-kekkali, to cachinnate.
t‡-tuppu, to spit.
kƒŠu, to hawk.
†-†kkaa˜i,
to retch, to vomit.
vikku, to hiccup. |
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