bē, bā

    bē, bā

    English meaning: sheep’s bleating

    Deutsche Übersetzung: Nachahmung of Schaflautes

    Material: Gk. βῆ, Lat. bēbō , -üre “ bleat, shout, from a young deer”, bülüre and V.Lat. bēlüre “ bleat “, Ger. bäh, Slav. (e.g. Clr.) békati “ bleat “, Ltv. bę̃, bęku, biku Interj. “ bleating, grousing, blatant “, O.Ice. bekri “ Aries, ram “, Swiss bäckeln “(*from the alpine chamois)”; similarly O.Ir. béiccithir “ bellow, roar “, Welsh beichio “bellow”, perhaps also O.Ind. bēkurü “voice, sound, tone”, all single-linguistic neologisms. Similarly O.Ir. béiccithir “roars”, Welsh beichio “mugire”, perhaps O.Ind. bēkurü “ voice, tone “, all single-linguistic new formations.

    References: WP. II 121, WH. I 95, 99.