"maa" meaning in English

See maa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /mɑː/, /mæː/ (note: imitative), [mæ̰ː ~ mæˀæˀæ] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-maa.wav
Rhymes: -ɑː, -æː Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeia|en}} Onomatopoeic
  1. A bleating sound, as that of a sheep or goat.
    Sense id: en-maa-en-intj-cQpY4qs- Categories (other): Animal sounds Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 46 54

Verb

IPA: /mɑː/, /mæː/ (note: imitative), [mæ̰ː ~ mæˀæˀæ] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-maa.wav Forms: maas [present, singular, third-person], maaing [participle, present], maaed [participle, past], maaed [past]
Rhymes: -ɑː, -æː Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeia|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-verb}} maa (third-person singular simple present maas, present participle maaing, simple past and past participle maaed)
  1. (intransitive) To make such a sound. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-maa-en-verb-GCqdgYJY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, Animal sounds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 19 81 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 46 54

Inflected forms

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