Verb

1. To make such a sound.
   • 2000, Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes

     Now the twins started to cry and Malachy clung to Mam, sobbing. The cows mooed, the sheep maaed...

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Etymology

From . Cognates include Estonian and Karelian .

Noun

1. earth
2. land
3. ground
4. country
5. countryside

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Etymology

From . Cognates include Estonian and Karelian .

Noun

1. earth
2. soil
3. land
4. ground
5. country
6. countryside, in some expressions
   • mennä maalle = to go to the countryside
   • mennä maahan = to go to the country (e.g. to Spain)
   • Hän on maalla = he is in the countryside
   • Hän on maassa = he is in the country (within the national boundary)
   • Panin sen maahan = I put it on the ground - see note

Note: Due to the multiple meanings of maa, case ´forms are used to help distinguish the meanings and these case forms are not what one might expect based on normally application of the case form.