petřín gardens (prague)
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as onomatopoeia refers to words that "imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to", i think there are words that somehow imitate the emotion or the meaning of what they're referring to.
alas - every time i say this word, it is exactly what i feel/mean.
wisp - the sound is the image
lovely - the word embodies what it's describing
daisy - it is that cheery simple flower
these are the ones that first come to my mind. i know i've had other moments with words like this. i'd love to hear some of yours...
i know what you mean...although mine don't tend to be for words as beautiful as yours. for instance, the first one that comes to my mind is "traffic"--it really is as crazy as the word sounds (esp. if you live in st. louis!).
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balagon - a cool Hebrew word that means "craziness, chaos".
"woo-hoo-woo" is an interesting one. it is true onomatopoeia - but it really does express the emotion one would have to have in order to want to say it. :) and "sigh" - how did i miss that one. it's in the same family as "alas" i think. and thanks for breaking out the hebrew, joy. takes this post to a whole new level!
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