Baa
/[bæ]/ intj, name, noun, verb
intj, name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep. onomatopoeic
- 2 The letter ب in the Arabic script.
- 3 the cry made by sheep wordnet
Verb
- 1 To make the characteristic cry of a sheep.
"He treble baas for help, but none can get."
- 2 cry plaintively wordnet
Intj
- 1 The characteristic cry of a sheep. onomatopoeic
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of Broad Agency Announcement. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 An administrative atoll of the Maldives, officially named Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi.
- 3 Initialism of Business Associate Agreement: under HIPAA, a contract to protect personal health information. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Example
More examples""You're dumb, you don't just baa", said Ziri."
Etymology
Etymology 1
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.
Etymology 2
From Arabic بَاء (bāʔ).