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[–] sir_pronoun 44 points 2 months ago (4 children)

For those who didn't know the background, like me:

"The bouba–kiki effect or takete–maluma phenomenon is a non-arbitrary mental association between certain speech sounds and certain visual shapes. "

So: bouba sounds round, kiki sounds spikey