擬ぎ情じょう語ご

noun

psychomime; ideophone for mental state or sensation

Linguistics term for mimetic words that express psychological states or sensations, such as 苛々 (irritated), やきもき (worried), びくびく (nervous), ひやひや (anxious).

• 「擬ぎ情じょう語ご」は、心こころの状じょう態たいを表あらわすオノマトペを指さす言げん語ご学がくの用よう語ごです。

  "Psychomime" is a linguistic term for onomatopoeia that expresses mental states.