baa
名词 n.
动词 v.
感叹词 intj.
英 [bɑː]
美 [bæ]|[bɑ]
英文释义
名词 n.
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The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.
— Near-synonyms: bleat, bleating
- The letter ب in the Arabic script.
动词 v.
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To make the characteristic cry of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.
— Near-synonyms: blat, bleat (broad enough to include calves too)The New Arcadia
感叹词 intj.
- The characteristic cry of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.
词源
词源 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.
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.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Arabic بَاء (bāʔ)bor.
English baa
Borrowed from Arabic بَاء (bāʔ).
Arabic بَاء (bāʔ)bor.
English baa
Borrowed from Arabic بَاء (bāʔ).
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