Beclang

/bɪˈklæŋ/ verb

Definition

To fill with or ring out with loud metallic sounds; to clang repeatedly around something.

Etymology

Composed of 'be-' (causative prefix) and 'clang' (sharp metallic sound); mirrors the pattern of onomatopoetic words being adapted with 'be-' to intensify their meaning.

Kelly Says

Onomatopoeia words like 'clang' and 'bang' were especially popular targets for the 'be-' prefix because they're already vivid—adding 'be-' made them feel even more immersive and all-encompassing.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰላም
se-lam
ARالعربية
يصرخ
yus-ra-kh
BNবাংলা
চেঁচে
chen-che
CACatalà
grog
gro-g
CSČeština
křičí
k-ri-chi
DADansk
skænderi
skae-n-de-ri
DEDeutsch
erregt
er-regt
ELΕλληνικά
συγκρούεται
sin-kro-u-e-tai
ESEspañol
alborota
al-bor-o-ta
FAفارسی
فریاد می زند
fari-ad mi-zand
FISuomi
huutaa
huu-taa
FRFrançais
s'agite
se-a-zheet
GUGU
ચાખ
cha-akh
HAHA
bada
ba-da
HEעברית
צעק
tza-ak
HIहिन्दी
शोर मचाता है
sho-or ma-cha-ta hai
HUMagyar
kiabál
ki-a-bal
IDBahasa Indonesia
berisik
be-ri-sik
IGIG
gburu gburu
gbu-ru gbu-ru
ITItaliano
sussurra
su-sur-ra
JA日本語
騒ぐ
sawagu
KKKK
қолы
qo-ly
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
pra-prou-t
KO한국어
소란스럽다
so-ran-seu-reop-da
MRMR
हळहळ
hal-hal
MSBahasa Melayu
berisik
be-ri-sik
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင့်
kya-ng-wt
NLNederlands
geklaag
ge-klaag
NONorsk
bråker
bra-ker
PAPA
ਬਾ Landlord
ba-lan-door
PLPolski
krzyczy
krz-chi
PTPortuguês
alvoroça
al-vo-ro-sa
RORomână
se agită
se a-gee-ta
RUРусский
шумит
shu-mit
SVSvenska
bråkar
bra-kar
SWKiswahili
kilio
ki-lio
TAதமிழ்
குரல்
ku-ral
TEతెలుగు
బోయండి
bo-yan-di
THไทย
วุ่นวาย
vun-wa-ai
TLTL
maingay
ma-in-gay
TRTürkçe
gürültü çıkarır
gur-lu-tju-t-kar-ir
UKУкраїнська
визлить
viz-lit
URاردو
شکار
sha-kar
VITiếng Việt
làm ồn
lam on
YOYO
sọ̀rọ̀
so-ro
ZH中文
喧闹
xuan-ao
ZUZU
ukuthula
u-ku-thu-la

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