baa

Etymology 1

Compare German bäh, mäh; an imitative word.

noun

  1. (onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep.

intj

  1. (onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry of a sheep.

verb

  1. To make the characteristic cry of a sheep.
    The lamb bunted several irresponsive objects - never its dam's udder - baaing listlessly. 1902, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 44

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَاء (bāʔ).

noun

  1. The letter ب in the Arabic script.

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