The characteristic deep sound made by cattle, especially cows; the act of making this sound.
From Old English 'mowen,' an onomatopoetic word (the word imitates the sound itself). Related to similar words in other Germanic languages describing cattle sounds.
Different animals make different vowel sounds when they vocalize—dogs have shorter, sharper sounds, cattle have long low sounds—and linguists think this relates to their body size and throat structure, not the language of their country.
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