βαύ
From LSJ
τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon
English (LSJ)
βαύ,
A bow, wow, imit. of a dog's bark, Com.Adesp.1304.
German (Pape)
[Seite 439] βαύ, Gebell des Hundes, com. bei Ios. Alex. de acc. p. 32, 23.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
βαύ: βαύ, = γαῦ, γαῦ, ἀπομίμησις τῆς ὑλακῆς (γαυγίσματος) τῶν κυνῶν, Κωμ. Ἀνών. 195.
French (Bailly abrégé)
onomatopée pour imiter le cri du chien.
