I'm serious about this

[perfect_fat]

Well, look at different languages. In french, cats say Miaou or something like that. It's pronounced totally differently and is unrepresentative of the sound. Why doesn't everybody just be like me and mimic the animal *chews cud*

[BluE_MeaniE]

That's what I was saying. So the animal sounds aren't exact, and people just were imitating them, and then eventually turning into a word.

En español, perros hacen <<guau>>

[peregrine]

honestly, I can't say I've been around cows long enough to know for sure... and I'm kinda proud I can say that.

However, I do have lots of experience with cats, and I've never heard any of my cats EVER say something to how we pronounce "meow"... it's always been a "rrrrrRRRROW" or "mrrrrow" sound... heavy emphasis on the r's and that non-hostile-growling sound stringed r's produce.

However, by definition an omena-too lazy to look it up-tapeia is a word that immitates the actual sound... therefore it's not that the omenata-whatchihosits are incorrect... just those words AREN'T omenata-::fingers crash into keyboard::-jdbfajdbfjias. That simple.

(Yes, I know the word. Yes, I know what it means. No, I don't know how to spell it. No, I don't really care to either)

[dontcareaboutmyid]

cats have over a hundred different vocal sounds. any of those could be right.

It's kind of like shakespear. theman came up with the word puke off of the sound. same thing with hurl.

although ifit were me i'd just say praying to the porcelin god or tangoing with the toilet

[evilbutterfly]

i think the different languages thing may have been what got me started on it. in spanish when we learned that cock-a-doodle-do in spanish is qui-quirri-qui (not sure on spelling) i got to thinking. somehow i got stuck on cows and mooing. anywho, yeah, i suppose onomatepoias are one of those things that are "in the eye of the beholder." well, in the ear of the be-hearer, anyways. but, what i'm saying is that i personally think cows dont moo. in fact, most animal noise sounds arent very true to the actual noise they supposedly describe.

ps: lol at the spelling, peregrine

[LateralusAngel]

...the cadbury Easter bunny goes bwuck bwuck bwuck...

[Jam930]

http://new.wavlist.com/soundfx/003/

[Cyborg_Mermaid]

To me it sounds like "Mrrrrrr..." They seem pissed off too when they make that sound too.

[evilbutterfly]

http://new.wavlist.com/soundfx/003/

thank u, thats just what we needed. now, u all listen to those cows and u'll see, they do NOT say moo (most of them, anyways).

[IronMonk]

technicolor yawn - pretty good

engageing in an involintary personal protein spill - awsome.

in my history of cows all they really do is sizzle when cooked.

[evilbutterfly]

technicolor yawn - pretty good

engageing in an involintary personal protein spill - awsome.

what? (@.@)

[Enigma-7]

I havent been near a cow in my life, and I'm glad for that.
I dont think its possible to imitate teh exact sound of a cow, but i think some of you guys here came pretty close.
also, "Moo" was just an imitation in cartoons or something (I think) that turned into something BIG.

[flypie743]

Nice bump.

[QreepyBORIS]

"Mnnnn!"

Closer to "Merr" than to "Moo".

[CypherToorima]

BUMP FROM HELL!!!