määkiä — meaning in English

English meaning

• baa noun The bleating sound a sheep or goat makes.
• blat verb To cry, as a calf, sheep, or goat.
• bleat noun The cry a sheep or goat makes.

Senses

määkiä is used for these senses in English:

• baa To make the characteristic cry of a sheep.
• blat (intransitive) To cry, as a calf or sheep; bleat.
• bleat Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry of baas; of a human, to mimic this sound.

baa — full definition

1. noun The bleating sound a sheep or goat makes.
2. verb To make this bleating sound.

blat — full definition

1. verb To cry, as a calf, sheep, or goat.
2. verb To make a senseless noise.
3. verb To talk inconsiderately; blab.
4. verb To produce an overrich or overblown sound on a brass instrument such as a trumpet, trombone, or tuba.

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