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imsonic

Adjective
not-comparable obsolete
Japanese Meaning
(古語)物事の名称や言葉が、その対象に伴う音を模倣して作られたとする説、すなわち音象徴説に関連するという意味です。
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その言語学者の、語や名前が物に伴う音を模倣して形成されるという説は時代遅れではあるが、古代の名称がどのように自然の音を模倣していたかを解明する手がかりを与えた。

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(obsolete) Of or relating to the theory that the words or names for things are formed by imitating the sounds associated with those things.

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imsonic

The linguist's imsonic theory, though outdated, shed light on how ancient names might imitate natural sounds.

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The linguist's imsonic theory, though outdated, shed light on how ancient names might imitate natural sounds.

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