"miau" meaning in All languages combined

See miau on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|interjection}} miau
  1. (Internet slang) Alternative spelling of meow Tags: Internet, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: meow
    Sense id: en-miau-en-intj-IbPnRhCM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Interjection [Finnish]

IPA: /ˈmiɑu/, [ˈmiɑ̝u]
Rhymes: -iɑu Etymology: Onomatopoeic Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|fi}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{head|fi|interjections|head=}} miau, {{fi-int}} miau
  1. meow

Interjection [German]

IPA: /mi̯aʊ̯/, [miˈaʊ̯], [mjaʊ̯] Audio: De-miau.ogg
Rhymes: -aʊ̯ Etymology: Imitative Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|de|title=Imitative}} Imitative Head templates: {{head|de|interjection}} miau
  1. meow (cry of a cat) Categories (topical): Animal sounds Categories (lifeform): Cats Synonyms: maunz, mau [dated] Derived forms: miauen
    Sense id: en-miau-de-intj-LAymGPkz Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German onomatopoeias

Interjection [Hungarian]

IPA: [ˈmijɒu]
Rhymes: -u Etymology: An onomatopoeia. Head templates: {{head|hu|interjection}} miau
  1. meow (cry of a cat) Categories (topical): Animal sounds Related terms: miákol, nyávog
    Sense id: en-miau-hu-intj-LAymGPkz Categories (other): Hungarian entries with incorrect language header, Hungarian onomatopoeias

Interjection [Interlingua]

Head templates: {{head|ia|interjection}} miau
  1. meow (cry of a cat)
    Sense id: en-miau-ia-intj-LAymGPkz Categories (other): Interlingua entries with incorrect language header

Interjection [Lithuanian]

Head templates: {{head|lt|interjection}} miau
  1. meow (cry of a cat) Related terms: miaukimas
    Sense id: en-miau-lt-intj-LAymGPkz Categories (other): Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header

Interjection [Polish]

IPA: /mjaw/
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onom|pl}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{head|pl|interjection}} miau
  1. meow (cry of a cat) Categories (topical): Animal sounds Derived forms: miauczeć [imperfective], miauknąć [perfective]
    Sense id: en-miau-pl-intj-LAymGPkz Categories (other): Polish entries with incorrect language header, Polish onomatopoeias

Interjection [Portuguese]

IPA: /miˈaw/ [Brazil], [mɪˈaʊ̯] [Brazil], /ˈmjaw/ [Brazil], [ˈmjaʊ̯] [Brazil], /ˈmjaw/ [Portugal]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|pt}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{head|pt|interjection|head=miau|sort=}} miau, {{pt-interj}} miau
  1. meow (onomatopoeia of the cry of a cat)
    Sense id: en-miau-pt-intj-b~gmEtxg Categories (other): Portuguese onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Portuguese onomatopoeias: 52 12 36

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /miˈaw/ [Brazil], [mɪˈaʊ̯] [Brazil], /ˈmjaw/ [Brazil], [ˈmjaʊ̯] [Brazil], /ˈmjaw/ [Portugal] Forms: miaus [plural]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|pt}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} miau m (plural miaus)
  1. meow (the cry of a cat) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-miau-pt-noun-mXrR0iSB
  2. (childish, informal) puss (cat) Tags: childish, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-miau-pt-noun-5WGLVQHP Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 27 28 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: miar

Interjection [Romanian]

IPA: /mjaw/
Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|ro}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{head|ro|interjection}} miau
  1. meow (cry of a cat) Categories (topical): Animal sounds
    Sense id: en-miau-ro-intj-LAymGPkz Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header, Romanian onomatopoeias

Interjection [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈmjau/, [ˈmjau̯]
Rhymes: -au Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Head templates: {{head|es|interjection}} miau
  1. meow (the sound a cat makes) Synonyms: ñau
    Sense id: en-miau-es-intj-CT6cmfH5

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈmjau/, [ˈmjau̯] Forms: miaus [plural]
Rhymes: -au Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} miau m (plural miaus)
  1. meow Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Animal sounds
    Sense id: en-miau-es-noun-QEzde8EJ Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 41 59 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Spanish onomatopoeias: 26 74

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for miau meaning in All languages combined (10.7kB)

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      "rhymes": "-iɑu"
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    {
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        "Portuguese informal terms"
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        "Brazil"
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}

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    "Rhymes:Spanish/au/1 syllable",
    "Spanish 1-syllable words",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish interjections",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish masculine nouns",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish onomatopoeias",
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        "masculine"
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}

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    "Spanish 1-syllable words",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish interjections",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish masculine nouns",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish onomatopoeias",
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  "pos": "intj",
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      "glosses": [
        "meow (the sound a cat makes)"
      ],
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          "word": "ñau"
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      "ipa": "/ˈmjau/"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmjau̯]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-au"
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  ],
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}

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