I'm interested in how different languages make animals sound like. You know, every language has its version of words to mimic the sound certain animals make. I'd love to see a thread to collect and compare them. Ideally we'd provide the correct spelling and how to pronounce it on an English speaker's basis. Feel free to add more animals of course. I'll try to contribute to my language if new animals are added.
I'll start with German.
Cat: Miau / "Meeow"
Dog: Wau / "Wow"
Cow: Muh / "Mooh"
Cock: Kikeriki / "Keekerikee" (pronounce the ee short)
Sheep: Määh / Really hard. Kind of like "meh", but with a longer e.
Russian:
cat: мяу[myau. я like in "YAnki", у like in "mOOn"].
Cat(purring): мур(muhr)
Dog: гав(gawf, `a` like in 'mUst')
Cow: муу
Cock: кукареку(koo-cka-rhe-koo)
Sheep: бее (bee/bjeje, `e` is like in 'men')
New:
Frog: ква(kwa, like in "aQUA")
General sound of birds: чик-чирик(chick-chirick)
Crow: кар(kahr)
Also most of the times they are doubled(at least) and some sounds are prolonged.
(гав-гав, мур-мур-мурр, кар-кар, мууууууууу, беееееееееее-бееееееее, ква-ква)
Hungarian:
Cat: Mijau [same as german] / Nyau [like japanese 'Nyaaa', 'ny' is like 'n' in 'new']
Dog: Vau [same as german]
Cow: Mú [same as german]
Cock: Kukurikú [Coo-coo-ree-coo?]
Sheep: Mee [same as german]
Frog: Brek-brek / brekeke [e like in 'men']
Birds: Csip-csip / csip-csirip [cs = ch]
Crow: Kár [Kahr]
Name:
Anonymous2010-08-11 21:22
Italian:
Cat: Miao
Dog: Bau
Cow: Muu
Cock: Chicchiricchì
Sheep: Bee
Frog: Cra-cra
Birds: Cip-cip
Crow: Kraa-kraa
Cat: Miau (sounds like 'Meow' with a longer ending)
Dog: Au Au (generally a double bark)
Cow: Mu (ad more u's as pleased)
Cock: LOL COCKS erm I mean... Cocórico
Sheep: Méééééé
Pig: Óink, Ronc
Birds: Piu-Piu
Crow: Cáááá (not a common animal here)
Duck: Quéé, Quééc
Name:
Anonymous2010-08-15 14:48
French
Cat: Miaou
Dog: Ouaf
Cow: Mooo
Cock: Cocorico
Sheep: Bêêêh
Pig: Groink
Birds: Cui cui
Crow: Crôa
Duck: Coin coin
Cow: mor (มอ)
Duck: gab (กาบ)
Frog: ob-ob (อบๆ) - Sounds like 'Bake' in Thai.
Cockrel: egg-e-eg-aeg (something like เอก-อี้-เอก-เอก)
First time posting here, by the way.
Name:
Anonymous2010-08-20 16:47
Dansih:
Cat: Miav - Very close to meow
Dog: Vov - not sure how to spell this phonetically; vow?
Cow: Muh - Moo
Pig: Øf - like in french "bOEF"
Cock - Kykeliky - lol
Sheep - Mæh - Like meh