Onomatopoeia in Konkani is called anukaran utor(utar) ghodop, and onomatopoeic is anukarnatmak. Its usage is a litle less common these days. A particular quality of such words is in conveying meaning through sound. There is also the concept of imitative harmony.
As usual people feel free to correct mistakes, and offer suggestions. More later. ________________________________ Konkani: Anukaran utor ghodop, hea uttrak Inglezzint mhunta onomatopoeia. Ani oslim utrranchea namuno (besak) onomatopoeic -- Konknnit, anukarnatmak. Aiz kal hea utrancho upyog matcho uno zala. Ek khas gunn zaun assa, avaz pormonnem orth nirman korunk. Sommestano, chukkeo disson eilar suddhu korat; buzzvont ani adhar diunpak fattim soronakant. Portun mellya(mevoya). ________________________________ Some examples, a few elaborated for those who will not make it to Goa this year—and may already be missing the smell of its red earth, and the cool to touch laterite stones. ghoso ghoso (Paus poddon fouvieant dongrarsan uddik ghoso ghoso vavnta, tem pollun burghim dhanvtea uttkan paim devounk laglim. Toddea velan Shapain, Mariak saad ghatlo, Chol chol, burgueank khelta/fellta-tem bond kor sang, ani kappdam boddlun, salant ektain kor. Mhapsea san Ernestan khajin ani chone addlea-tea barabor khavya. Bai chau/cha kor. Him burghim Bombain asson matchim "frak." Thond zalear amcho bara berestar tera sunkrar zatele. Gharan dumiti assa mu go?! bhim bhim (Donparacho velar dongrar kazzint, bhim bhim disson ieta. Konn(ui) disti poddonam, focot nirsorg aplo suassecho saad amchea kannar ghalta) taun taun (ghantecho saad) Kitemre bedde zaleat. Gharan bhitor sorat. aMORI mhunnoya. Taun taun te kitte tor. Maichem kazar? za(a)n zan (Adlea zannte munnis, burgeank denkxea ghaltalea — zaan zan [korun] thaptaitolom. Kannant san duvor kaddtolom!) zogzogit (Tea gharantlim ostereo osslea zogzogit vistid ghalinant.) farar far, thov (fozzneam) dabaains (zo avaaz kannar poddta, couso jednam forcan (tejint) baint uddkak lagta) dhop (Ermelin moddea fatlean, ximitrechya dara lagin pavttoch, uvail martach, zhint yeum dhop korun poddlem. Pad vigaran darvantyar teca nimno sacrament dilo; toddea velant tinem suvas soddlo. venantius j pinto