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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPlop
/plɒp/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To fall or drop with a hollow, soft, muffled sound, typically into or onto a liquid or soft surface.
"The heavy rain drops began to plop into the puddles."
- 1
A short, dull sound like that of a small object dropping into liquid.
"We heard a soft plop as the pebble sank beneath the pond's surface."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originates from late 17th century as an imitative echoic word (onomatopoeia) representing the sound of a small, soft object dropping into liquid. It evolved from similar Germanic and Dutch root words replicating natural sounds without a direct classical lineage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Plop" is said worldwide
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plouf
Transliteration: /ploof/
"On a entendu un plouf dans l'eau."
plumps
Transliteration: /plʊmps/
"Der Stein fiel mit einem Plumps ins Wasser."
tonfo
Transliteration: /ˈton.fo/
"Si sentì un tonfo sordo nell'acqua."
chapoteo
Transliteration: /tʃapoˈteo/
"Se oyó un chapoteo leve en la piscina."
vupt
Transliteration: /vupt/
"A pedra caiu na água com um pequeno som."
छपाक
Transliteration: chhapak
"पानी में एक छोटी सी आवाज़ के साथ पत्थर गिरा।"
扑通
Transliteration: pū tōng
"一块石头扑通一声落入水中。"
퐁당
Transliteration: pongdang
"돌멩이가 퐁당하고 물속으로 떨어졌다."
ぽチャン
Transliteration: pochan
"石がぽチャンと水音を立てて落ちた。"
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