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Hot pots did not jump to Japan until shortly after World War II, when kelp joined the broth and the name was changed, onomatopoetically, to shabu shabu.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2018

The amphibians are onomatopoetically named for the sound they make, which starts out with a whining tung and ends with a croaking gara.

From National Geographic • Aug. 27, 2015

“Grunt” he says, onomatopoetically, when annoyed with a last-minute change in his campaign schedule.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2012

As a vocal sound, in Morrison's music, it describes itself, onomatopoetically: that's what you hear when, as a singer, he makes a rip in his own song, in his own sound.

From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2010

The question is, not whether the roots of language originated onomatopoetically or interjectionally, but simply whether they originated through imitation or not.

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