borborygmus

English

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Alternative forms

• borborigmus

Etymology

From Greek βορβορυγμος (onomatopoeia).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɔːbəˈrɪɡməs/

Noun

borborygmus (plural borborygmi)

1. A rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestines.

Translations

the rumbling sounds in the intestines

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腸鳴音 (cmn), 肠鸣音 (cmn) (chángmíngyīn)

• French: borborygme (fr) m

• Japanese: 腹鳴 (ja) (fukumei)
• Russian: урчание в животе (ru) (určánije v životé) n
• Swedish: kurr (sv) n

References

• American Heritage Dictionary