Definition
Makes a loud, sharp metallic sound; the plural noun form refers to multiple such sounds.
Etymology
From Middle English and Old English, likely imitative in origin. The 'clank' sound emerged in the 1500s to describe the noise of metal striking metal.
Kelly Says
Onomatopoeia like 'clank' is universal—different languages have different versions, but they all try to capture the exact acoustic signature of metal on metal!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Metallic sound
met-al-ik soud
ARالعربية
صوت حديدي
soot ha-dee-ee
BNবাংলা
ধাতবস্বর
dhaat-ob-swar
CACatalà
sorols metàl·lics
so-ro-ls met-al-li-cs
CSČeština
kovové zvuky
ko-vo-ve zvu-ky
DADansk
metalliske lyde
met-al-lis-ke lyde
DEDeutsch
Metallgeräusche
met-al-ge-ro-us-che
ELΕλληνικά
φωνές μετάλλου
fon-es me-ta-llu
ESEspañol
sonidos metálicos
so-ni-dos meh-tan-kohs
FAفارسی
صدای فلزی
sa-da-ye me-hali
FISuomi
metalliset äänet
met-al-li-set ää-net
FRFrançais
bruits métalliques
bʁu.i me.ta.li.k
GUGU
ધાતુવાણી
dhaat-uvaani
HAHA
sauti mai
sau-ti mai
HEעברית
שמע ברעם
she-ma ba-re-am
HIहिन्दी
धात्विक आवाज़
dhaat-vik aawaz
HUMagyar
fémes hangok
fe-mes hang-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
bunyi logam
bu-nyi lo-gam
ITItaliano
suoni metallici
swo-ni met-al-li-chi
KKKK
алтын сөйлеу
al-tyn so-y-leu
KMKM
សំឡេងមាត់
sam-leng ma-at
KO한국어
금속 소리
geum-sok so-ri
MRMR
धात्विक आवाज
dhaat-vik aawaz
MSBahasa Melayu
bunyi logam
bu-nyi lo-gam
MYမြန်မာ
ကြားကြား
kya-kya-kya
NLNederlands
metalen klanken
me-ta-len klan-ken
NONorsk
metalliske lyder
met-al-lis-ke ly-der
PAPA
ਮետਲિક ਧੁਨ
met-al-ik dhun
PLPolski
metaliczne dźwięki
me-ta-li-che-sne dzwu-nki
PTPortuguês
sons metálicos
sons meh-tan-kohs
RORomână
sunete metalice
su-ne-te me-ta-li-ce
RUРусский
металлический звук
met-al-li-ches-kiy zvu-k
SVSvenska
metalliska ljud
met-al-lis-ka lyud
SWKiswahili
kicheche
ki-che-che
TAதமிழ்
உலோக ஒலிகள்
u-lo-ka o-li-gil
TEతెలుగు
లోహ శబ్దాలు
lo-ha shab-da-alu
THไทย
เสียงโลหะ
si-eo lo-ha
TLTL
malakas na tunog
ma-la-kas na tu-nog
TRTürkçe
metalik sesler
me-tal-ik se-sler
UKУкраїнська
металевий звук
me-ta-le-viy zvu-k
URاردو
دھات کی آواز
dha-at ki aawaz
VITiếng Việt
tiếng kim loại
tieng kim loai
ZUZU
isigubhu
i-si-gu-bhu