different between woof vs baa

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /w?f/, /wu?f/, enPR: wo?of
• Rhymes: -?f, -u?f

Etymology 1

From Middle English oof, owf, from Old English ?wef, ?wef, from ?- (“on”) +? wef (“web”), from Old English wefan (“to weave”), from Proto-Germanic *weban? (“to weave”), from Proto-Indo-European *web?-, *wob?- (“to weave, to lace together”).

Noun

woof (plural woofs)

1. The set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle; weft.
2. A fabric; the texture of a fabric.

Synonyms

• (crosswise thread or yarn): weft

Translations

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

woof (plural woofs)

1. The sound a dog makes when barking.

Coordinate terms

• (sound of a dog): arf, bark, bow wow, growl, howl, snarl, whimper, whine, yap, yelp, yip

Translations

Interjection

woof

1. The sound of a dog barking.
2. (humorous) Expression of strong physical attraction for someone.

Verb

woof (third-person singular simple present woofs, present participle woofing, simple past and past participle woofed)

1. To make a woofing sound.

Derived terms

• woofer

Translations

Etymology 3

Noun

woof

1. (marketing) Initialism of well-off older folks.
2. (agriculture) Initialism of work on an organic farm.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -o?f

Verb

woof

1. singular past indicative of wuiven

English

Etymology 1

Compare German bäh, mäh; an imitative word.

Alternative forms

• bah (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [b??]
• (US) IPA^(key): [bæ], [b?]
• IPA^(key): [bæ??], [bæ??æ??æ??æ??]
• Rhymes: -??
• Homophones: bah, bar (in some pronunciations)

Noun

baa (plural baas)

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

Synonyms

• bleat
• bleating

Translations

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.

   • He treble baas for help, but none can get.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Arabic ????? (b??).

Noun

baa (plural baas)

1. The letter ?? in the Arabic script.

Anagrams

• A.B.A., AAB, ABA, Aba, aba

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ba?/

Noun

báa m 

1. Apocopic form of babba

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)?^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 143

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba?/

Noun

baa

1. hip

References

• Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary 2003

Manx

Noun

baa f

1. genitive singular of booa

Mutation

Moore

Adverb

baa

1. even

Navajo

Postposition

baa

1. about him/her/it/them
2. to him/her/it/them
3. into him/her/it/them

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

Shoshone

Alternative forms

• paa

Noun

baa

1. (Eastern Shoshone) water

References

• Eastern Shoshone Working Dictionary

Swahili

Etymology 1

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)

Wolio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?/

Noun

baa

1. head

References

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