baa

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep.

Intj

The characteristic cry of a sheep.

Verb

To make the characteristic cry of a sheep.

Concepten

blaten

blèren

blè·ren

brullen

grommen

bè

Synoniemen

bleat

blat

blate

bleating

meh

moo

Vertalingen

bêler

belare

balar

blöken

βελάζω

belato

bêlement

belar

melemek

mähen

βέλασμα

mäh

bel

meckern

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[bɑː]

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Duits: bäh

In summary

Compare German bäh, mäh; an imitative word.
Notes on phonological development
The pronunciation /bɑː/ is perhaps a development from earlier /bæː/ reflecting the shift of /æː/ to /ɑː/ during the 18th and 19th centuries. Compare Early Modern English bae, bea, both "to baa", respectively displaying the then current pronunciation of Middle English /aː/ as /æː/ and the failure of Middle English /ɛː/ to raise, and the replacement of mew with meow for another instance where recent sound change has made onomatopoeia opaque.