English

Etymology
onomatopoetic|Onomatopoetic.

Pronunciation
IPA|/mi�a�/, SAMPA|/mi"aU/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-a�|-a�

Alternative spellings
meu
mew
miaow (UK spelling)

Interjection
meow

1. The cry of a cat.
2. Said in reply to a spiteful comment.

Translations
trans-top|cry of a cat
Chinese: � (mi�o)
Czech: m�au
Dutch: miauw
Estonian: näu
Faroese: mjarr, mjavv
Finnish: t-|fi|miau, t+|fi|mau
French: t+|fr|miaou
German: t+|de|miau
Greek: t|el|νιάο�|sc=Grek (niáou)
Interlingua: miau
Italian: t+|it|miao
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Japanese: ��� (ny�)
Lithuanian: t-|lt|miau|xs=Lithuanian
Norwegian: mjau
Polish: t+|pl|miau
Romanian: t-|ro|miau
Russian: м�� (mjáu)
Slovene: mjav
Spanish: miau, ñau
Swedish: mjau
Volapük: miov
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trans-top|said in reply to a spiteful comment
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Noun
en-noun

1. The cry of a cat.

Derived terms
cat's meow|cat�s meow

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|��اء (mowá:�)
Bulgarian: t-|bg|�|sc=Cyrl
Chinese: � (mi�o)
Czech: m�oukání n, zam�oukání n
Danish: miav
Dutch: miauw, gemiauw n
Estonian: mjäu, näu
Faroese: mjarr
Finnish: nau'unta, naukuminen
French: t+|fr|miaou|m
German: Miau n, Gemiaue n, Gemaunze n
Greek: νιαο��ι�μα (niaoúrizma) n, μιαο��ι�μα (miaoúrizma) n, νιάο� (niáou) n, μιάο� (miáou) n
Indonesian: meong
Interlingua: miau
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Italian: t+|it|miao
Japanese: �� (nya), ��� (ny�)
Lithuanian: t-|lt|miau|xs=Lithuanian
Korean: �� (yaong)
Norwegian: mjau
Polish: miauczenie n
Portuguese: t+|pt|miau
Romanian: mieunat n
Russian: м��кание (mjaúkanije) n
Slovene: mjavkanje n
Spanish: miau n, maullido n
Swedish: mjau
Volapük: miov

Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive Of a cat, to make its cry.

Synonyms
mew

Translations

Czech: m�oukat
Dutch: miauwen
Estonian: näuguma, kräunuma
Faroese: mjarra, mjavma, mjavva, mjóma
Finnish: naukua
French: miauler
German: miauen, maunzen
Greek: νιαο��ίζ� (niaourízo)
Ido: miaular
Interlingua: miaular
Italian: t+|it|miagolare
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Japanese: ����鳴� (������, ny� to naku)
Lithuanian: miauks�ti
Norwegian: mjaue
Polish: miaucze�
Portuguese: t-|pt|miar
Romanian: a mieuna
Russian: м��ка�� (mjaúkat�)
Slovene: mjavkati
Spanish: maullar
Swedish: jama
Volapük: miovön

Category:Animal sounds
Category:Cats
Category:Onomatopoeia

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• 2007-11-18 19:03 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for fi, fr, de, it, lt, pl, ro, bg, pt

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