blat

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To cry, as a calf or sheep; bleat.
2. (intransitive) To make a senseless noise.
3. To talk inconsiderately; blab.
4. To produce an overrich or overblown sound on a brass instrument such as a trumpet, trombone, or tuba.
5. (transitive) To utter loudly or foolishly; blurt.

Noun

The Soviet system of connections and social relationships; one's social or business network (in Russian or Soviet society).

Synonyms

baa

bleat

blate

Translations

βέλασμα

belar

begallar

βελάζω

bêler

belare

blat

balir

balar

gimotear

blat

düşünmeden söylemek

اثغ

melemek

Pronounced as (IPA)

/blæt/

Etymology

Cognate with English: bleat

Cognate with Old English: blǣtan

In summary

Imitative. First attested in 1846 in the intransitive sense of "bleat". Compare English bleat, Old English blǣtan (“to bleat”).