baa

See also: BAA, baaʼ, bää, and bąą

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of EnglishCategory:Translingual terms derived from English#BAA BabatanaCategory:Translingual abbreviations#BAA.

Symbol

baaCategory:Translingual lemmas#BAACategory:Translingual symbols#BAACategory:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#BAACategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#BAA

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3Category:ISO 639-3 language code for Babatana.

See also

English

Etymology 1

Compare German bäh, mäh; an imitative word.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

baa (plural baas)Category:English lemmas#BAACategory:English nouns#BAACategory:English countable nouns#BAACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#BAA

Audio of a bleating sheep, the animal sound that "baa" is based on.
  1. (onomatopoeiaCategory:English onomatopoeias#BAA) The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.
    Near-synonyms: bleatCategory:English links with manual fragments#BAA, bleatingCategory:English links with manual fragments#BAA
Derived terms
Translations

Interjection

baaCategory:English lemmas#BAACategory:English interjections#BAACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#BAA

  1. (onomatopoeiaCategory:English onomatopoeias#BAA) The characteristic cry of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.
Translations

Verb

baa (third-person singular simple present baas, present participle baaing, simple past and past participle baaed)Category:English lemmas#BAACategory:English verbs#BAACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#BAA

  1. To make the characteristic cry of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.
    Near-synonyms: blatCategory:English links with manual fragments#BAA, bleatCategory:English links with manual fragments#BAA (broad enough to include calves too)
Translations

Etymology 2

From ArabicCategory:English terms borrowed from Arabic#BAACategory:English terms derived from Arabic#BAA بَاء (bāʔ).

Noun

baa (plural baas)Category:English lemmas#BAACategory:English nouns#BAACategory:English countable nouns#BAACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#BAA

  1. The letter بCategory:Undetermined terms with redundant script codes#BAA in the Arabic script.

Anagrams

Category:English 3-letter words#BAA Category:en:Animal sounds#BAACategory:en:Arabic letter names#BAA

Afar

Pronunciation

Noun

báa mCategory:Afar lemmas#BAACategory:Afar nouns#BAACategory:Afar entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Afar masculine nouns#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#BAA

  1. apocopic form of babbaCategory:Afar apocopic forms#BAA

References

  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 143

Ahtna

Etymology

Partially from Proto-AthabaskanCategory:Ahtna terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan#BAACategory:Ahtna terms derived from Proto-Athabaskan#BAA *wa’ (“to be gray”), cognate with Navajo -BAʼ. However, the modern form of the root probably merges multiple older roots.

Root

baaCategory:Ahtna lemmas#BAACategory:Ahtna roots#BAACategory:Ahtna entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#BAA

  1. to be gray

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Neuter baa baʼ baał baʼ
Transitional baes baʼ baał baʼ
Repetitive baes baes baes baes
Customary baes baes baes baes
Reversitative baex — — —

Derived terms

Noun

baaCategory:Ahtna lemmas#BAACategory:Ahtna nouns#BAACategory:Ahtna entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#BAA

  1. milk

Derived terms

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 97
Category:aht:Dairy products#BAACategory:aht:Milk#BAA Category:aht:Colors#BAA

Bongo

Pronunciation

Noun

baaCategory:Bongo lemmas#BAACategory:Bongo nouns#BAACategory:Bongo entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#BAA

  1. river, sea

References

  • Moi, Daniel Rabbi and Mario Lau Babur Kuduku, Sister Mary Mangira Michael, Simon Hagimir John, Rapheal Zakenia Paul Mafoi, Nyoul Gulluma Kuduku. 2018. Bongo – English Dictionary. Juba, South Sudan. SIL-South Sudan.

Dagbani

Noun

baa (plural bahi)Category:Dagbani lemmas#BAACategory:Dagbani nouns#BAACategory:Dagbani entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#BAA

  1. dog

See also

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

Noun

baaCategory:Gamilaraay lemmas#BAACategory:Gamilaraay nouns#BAACategory:Gamilaraay entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#BAA

  1. hip

References

  • Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary 2003
Category:kld:Anatomy#BAA

Libon Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Libon Bikol terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#BAACategory:Libon Bikol terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#BAA *bahaq, from Proto-AustronesianCategory:Libon Bikol terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#BAACategory:Libon Bikol terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#BAA *baSaq.

Noun

bahâCategory:Libon Bikol lemmas#BAACategory:Libon Bikol nouns#BAACategory:Libon Bikol entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#BAA

  1. flood

Lun Bawang

Adverb

baaCategory:Lun Bawang lemmas#BAACategory:Lun Bawang adverbs#BAACategory:Lun Bawang entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#BAA

  1. very

References

  • Ricky Ganang et al. (2008), “baa”, in Kemaloh Lundayeh–English Dictionary, Borneo Research Council, →OCLC, page 28

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Mansaka terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#BAACategory:Mansaka terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#BAA *bahaq.

Verb

baaCategory:Mansaka lemmas#BAACategory:Mansaka verbs#BAACategory:Mansaka entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#BAA

  1. to flood

Manx

Pronunciation

Noun

baa fCategory:Manx non-lemma forms#BAACategory:Manx noun forms#BAACategory:Manx entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#BAA

  1. plural/genitive singular of booa

Mutation

Mutation of baa
radicallenitioneclipsis
baavaamaa

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Moore

Adverb

baaCategory:Moore lemmas#BAACategory:Moore adverbs#BAACategory:Moore entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#BAA

  1. even

Etymology

From Proto-AthabaskanCategory:Navajo terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan#BAACategory:Navajo terms derived from Proto-Athabaskan#BAA *-aˑ.

Pronunciation

Postposition

baaCategory:Navajo lemmas#BAACategory:Navajo postpositions#BAACategory:Navajo entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#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 himCategory:Navajo terms with usage examples#BAA

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

Forms of baa
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

baaCategory:Shoshone lemmas#BAACategory:Shoshone nouns#BAACategory:Shoshone entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#BAA

  1. (Eastern Shoshone) water

References

Somali

Alternative forms

Particle

baaCategory:Somali lemmas#BAACategory:Somali particles#BAACategory:Somali entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#BAA

  1. focus marker

References

  • “baa”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012

Swahili

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from ArabicCategory:Swahili terms borrowed from Arabic#BAACategory:Swahili terms derived from Arabic#BAA بِغَاء (biḡāʔ).

Category:Swahili terms derived from Arabic#BAACategory:Swahili terms derived from the Arabic root ب غ ي#BAA

Noun

baa class V (plural mabaa class VI)Category:Swahili lemmas#BAACategory:Swahili nouns#BAACategory:Swahili entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Swahili class V nouns#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#BAA

  1. evil, plague
  2. danger, misfortune

Etymology 2

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Swahili terms borrowed from English#BAACategory:Swahili terms derived from English#BAA bar.

Noun

baa class IX (plural baa class X)Category:Swahili lemmas#BAACategory:Swahili nouns#BAACategory:Swahili entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Swahili class IX nouns#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#BAA

  1. a bar (social pub for alcoholic drinks)

Wolio

Pronunciation

Noun

baaCategory:Wolio lemmas#BAACategory:Wolio nouns#BAACategory:Wolio entries with incorrect language header#BAACategory:Pages with entries#BAACategory:Pages with 17 entries#BAA

  1. head

References

  • Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987), Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris
Category:wlo:Anatomy#BAA
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