Ideophone

/ˈɪdɪˌɒfəʊn/

/ˈɪdɪˌɑːfoʊn/

Ideophone

a type of word or linguistic form found in certain languages that vividly describes sensory perceptions or states, often related to sound, movement, color, or other sensory experiences

Examples

1. Tswana uses some click sounds, but only in interjections and ideophones (onomatopoeia, for example).