bleat

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From Middle English bleten, from Old English blǣtan (“to bleat”), from Proto-West Germanic *blātijan, from Proto-Germanic *blētijaną (“to bleat”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bhleh1- (“to howl, cry, bleat”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhel- (“to make a loud noise”). Cognate with Scots blete, bleit, West Frisian bâlte, blaaien, blêtsje (“to bleat”), Dutch blaten (“to bleat”), Low German bleten (“to bleat”), German blaßen, blässen (“to bleat”).

115 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: blegërij — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Arabic: ثُغَاء (ṯuḡāʔ) — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Arabic: مَأْمَأَة (maʔmaʔa) — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Azerbaijani: mələmə — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Bulgarian: блеене (bleene) — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Catalan: bel — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Czech: bečení — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Czech: bek — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Czech: mečení — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Danish: mæh — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Dutch: geblaat — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Esperanto: beo — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Faroese: jarm — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Faroese: jarman — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Faroese: jarming — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Finnish: määkiminen — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Finnish: määintä — cry of a sheep or a goat
• French: bêlement — cry of a sheep or a goat
• French: béguètement — cry of a sheep or a goat
• German: Blöken — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Greek: βέλασμα (vélasma) — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Ancient Greek: βληχή (blēkhḗ) — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Hawaiian: heʻehe — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Hawaiian: māʻāʻā — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Hebrew: פעיה (pe'iyá) — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Hebrew: חניבה (chanivá) — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Icelandic: jarmur — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Ido: bramo — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Indonesian: embik — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Indonesian: embek — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Italian: belato — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Central Kurdish: باع (ba') — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Central Kurdish: باڵاندن (ballandin) — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Latin: balatus — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Malay: embek — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Norwegian Nynorsk: mekring — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Old English: blǣt — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Old English: blǣtung — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Polish: bek — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Portuguese: balido — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Russian: бле́янье (bléjanʹje) — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Russian: бле́яние (bléjanije) — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Scottish Gaelic: meig — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Scottish Gaelic: migead — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Scottish Gaelic: meigead — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Serbo-Croatian: blejanje — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Spanish: balido — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Swedish: bräkande — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Tagalog: mee — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Tagalog: me — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Turkish: me — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Turkish: meleme — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Yaghnobi: бааст (baast) — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Yaghnobi: вааст (vaast) — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Yaghnobi: ԝааст (waast) — cry of a sheep or a goat
• Arabic: مَأْمَأَ (maʔmaʔa) — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Arabic: ثَغَا (ṯaḡā) — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Azerbaijani: mələmək — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Bulgarian: блея (bleja) — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Catalan: belar — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Czech: bečet — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Czech: mečet — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Danish: bræge — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Danish: mæe — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Dutch: blaten — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Dutch: blèren — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Esperanto: bei — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Faroese: jarma — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Finnish: määkiä — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Finnish: päkättää — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• French: bêler — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• French: bégueter — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• French: chevroter — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Galician: bradar — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• German: blöken — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Greek: βελάζω (velázo) — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Ancient Greek: βληχάομαι (blēkháomai) — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Hebrew: פעה (pa'á) — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Hebrew: חנב (chanáv) — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Icelandic: jarma — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Ido: bramar — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Indonesian: embik — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Indonesian: mengembik — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Ingrian: bääkkää — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Ingrian: bäkättää — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Italian: belare — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Latgalian: vēkšt — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Latin: bālō — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Latvian: blēt — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Malay: mengembek — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Middle English: bleten — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Norwegian Nynorsk: breka — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Norwegian Nynorsk: mekra — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Old English: blǣtan — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Polish: beczeć — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Portuguese: balir — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Russian: бле́ять (bléjatʹ) — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Scottish Gaelic: mèil — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Scottish Gaelic: meigeall — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Serbo-Croatian: blejati — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Spanish: balar — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Swedish: bräka — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Tagalog: mumee — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Turkish: melemek — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Welsh: brefu — to make the cry of a sheep or goat
• Czech: fňukat — informal: to complain
• Czech: kňourat — informal: to complain
• Dutch: mekkeren — informal: to complain
• Finnish: marista — informal: to complain
• French: rouspéter — informal: to complain
• German: blöken — informal: to complain
• Greek: βελάζω (velázo) — informal: to complain
• Ido: bramar — informal: to complain
• Polish: beczeć — informal: to complain
• Russian: бле́ять (bléjatʹ) — informal: to complain