baby's crying sound?

[keannu]

I think each country, each language's onamaetopoeia are all different from one another. For example, we Koreans perceive cow's crying sound as "um mae", while in English, "moo", for dogs, Korean - "mung mung", English - "Bao Bao", for cats, Korean- "yayong", English -"miao miao", etc. So I carefully watched Korean dogs' sounds and it didn't sound like "mung mung", so it seems that it all depends on listeners' perception. But when my son was a baby, I couldn't deny his crying sound "ung ae, ung ae", which is exactly what Korean describes.

What is the counterpart in English for "ung ae, ung ae" in Korean?

 

[SoothingDave]

A baby crying is just "waaaaaaaa."

 

[5jj]

A better class of baby goes "waaaaaaah".

 

[emsr2d2]

No matter what sound they make, I cover my ears and leave the room. The only words I would use to describe it are annoying, irritating, infuriating ... ;-)

 

[charliedeut]

No matter what sound they make, I cover my ears and leave the room. The only words I would use to describe it are annoying, irritating, infuriating ... ;-)

Had a difficult childhood, ems? ;-)

 

[emsr2d2]

Had a difficult childhood, ems? ;-)

Can't remember. Couldn't hear it over the crying!

 

[keannu]

Oh, sorry teachers!!! I should have been more specific. I meant new-born babies like 1-3 moths not like 12months or over. This sound is made by new-born babies, and that would be different from "waaaaah".

 

[5jj]

Oh, sorry teachers!!! I should have been more specific. I meant new-born babies like 1-3 moths not like 12months or over. This sound is made by new-born babies, and that would be different from "waaaaah".

No. Babies who are native criers of English, whether they are one, three or thirteen months old utter the sound 'waaaaa(h)'.