baa

See also: BAA, baaʼ, bää, and bąą

English

Etymology 1

Compare German bäh, mäh; an imitative word.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): [bɑː]
  • (US) IPA(key): [bæ], [bɑ]
  • IPA(key): [bæ̰ː], [bæ̰ˀæ̰ˀæ̰ˀæ̰ˀ]
  • Audio (Received Prononunciation)(file)
  • Audio (General American)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː
  • Homophones: bah, bar (in some pronunciations)

Noun

baa (plural baas)

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

baa

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

Verb

baa (third-person singular simple present baas, present participle baaing, simple past and past participle baaed)

  1. To make the characteristic cry of a sheep.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَاء‎ (bāʾ).

Noun

baa (plural baas)

  1. The letter ب‎ in the Arabic script.

Anagrams

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baː/

Noun

baa

  1. hip

References
  • Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary 2003

Manx

Noun

baa f

  1. genitive singular of booa

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
baavaamaa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Postposition

baa

  1. about him/her/it/them
  2. to him/her/it/them
  3. into him/her/it/them
    baa níʼą́ ― I gave it to him

Usage notes

In pronunciation, the postposition baa is assimilated by an initial yi- of a following verb to make beei-: baa yishdloh = /beeishdloh/ (I am laughing at him). This does not affect the spelling, however.

Inflection
Navajo postpositions
singular duoplural
1st person shaa nihaa
2nd person naa nihaa
3rd person baa
4th person (3o) yaa
4th person (3a) haa
4th person (3i) aa —
reflexive ádaa —
reciprocal — ahaa

Shoshone

Alternative forms

Noun

baa

  1. (Eastern Shoshone) water

References

Swahili

Noun

baa (ma class, plural mabaa)

  1. evil, plague
  2. danger, misfortune

Etymology 2

From English bar.

Noun

baa (n class, plural baa)

  1. a bar (social pub for alcoholic drinks)
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