onomatopeia

There was a storm of cat-calls, cries, and exclamations, which all the onomatopeia of the language would fail to represent.

Le Colonel Chabert 2007

There was a storm of cat-calls, cries, and exclamations, which all the onomatopeia of the language would fail to represent.

Le Colonel Chabert 2007

If we understand him rightly, while not excluding the influence of _onomatopeia_, (or physical imitation,) he would attach

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 Various

None the less every healthy child has a strong inclination to onomatopeia.

The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869

There was a storm of cat-calls, cries, and exclamations, which all the onomatopeia of the language would fail to represent.

Colonel Chabert Honor�� de Balzac 1824

In some cases, the onomatopeia didn't exist because, well, neither did the ability it was linked to.

Gizmodo Bryan Gardiner 2010

since they include it in an entry on onomatopeia; like the similar "Hubba hubba!" it's more a venting of primal emotion in assonant syllables than an attempt to represent a natural sound, like "oink."

languagehat.com: SPICY LANGUAGE. 2004