Ideophones are a type of words used by speakers to convey a vivid impression of a certain sensation or sensory perception, for example smell, color, shape, sound, action, or movement. Ideophones are attested in all languages of the world, however, languages differ in the extent to which they make use of them. Because of this, some linguists don't think it's useful to talk about a universal 'class' of ideophones, and maintain that the concept makes sense only within the context of an individual… (More on Ideophone)