"mèng" meaning in Betawi

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Noun

IPA: /mɛŋ/ Forms: emèng [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛŋ Etymology: Onomatopoeic, from Balinese méng (“cat”). Compare Javanese cemèng (“kitten”). Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeia|bew}} Onomatopoeic, {{bor|bew|ban|méng|t=cat}} Balinese méng (“cat”), {{cog|jv|cemèng|t=kitten}} Javanese cemèng (“kitten”) Head templates: {{head|bew|noun}} mèng
  1. (endearing) cat Tags: endearing Synonyms: cemèng, kucing, komèng, mèong, omèng, pus, ucing
    Sense id: en-mèng-bew-noun-d693i1Gr Categories (other): Betawi entries with incorrect language header, Betawi onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Betawi entries with incorrect language header: 50 8 42 Disambiguation of Betawi onomatopoeias: 53 10 37
  2. (endearing) meow (the cry of a cat) Tags: endearing Synonyms: mèong
    Sense id: en-mèng-bew-noun-mXrR0iSB
  3. (endearing) puss (used to address or call a cat) Tags: endearing Synonyms: mèong, pus
    Sense id: en-mèng-bew-noun-FF5DsF2l Categories (other): Betawi entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Betawi entries with incorrect language header: 50 8 42
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "meng"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bew"
      },
      "expansion": "Onomatopoeic",
      "name": "onomatopoeia"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bew",
        "2": "ban",
        "3": "méng",
        "t": "cat"
      },
      "expansion": "Balinese méng (“cat”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jv",
        "2": "cemèng",
        "t": "kitten"
      },
      "expansion": "Javanese cemèng (“kitten”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Onomatopoeic, from Balinese méng (“cat”). Compare Javanese cemèng (“kitten”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "emèng",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bew",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "mèng",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "mèng"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Betawi",
  "lang_code": "bew",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 8 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Betawi entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 10 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Betawi onomatopoeias",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cat"
      ],
      "id": "en-mèng-bew-noun-d693i1Gr",
      "links": [
        [
          "endearing",
          "endearing"
        ],
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(endearing) cat"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cemèng"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing"
        },
        {
          "word": "komèng"
        },
        {
          "word": "mèong"
        },
        {
          "word": "omèng"
        },
        {
          "word": "pus"
        },
        {
          "word": "ucing"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "endearing"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "meow (the cry of a cat)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mèng-bew-noun-mXrR0iSB",
      "links": [
        [
          "endearing",
          "endearing"
        ],
        [
          "meow",
          "meow"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(endearing) meow (the cry of a cat)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mèong"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "endearing"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 8 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Betawi entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "puss (used to address or call a cat)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mèng-bew-noun-FF5DsF2l",
      "links": [
        [
          "endearing",
          "endearing"
        ],
        [
          "puss",
          "puss"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(endearing) puss (used to address or call a cat)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mèong"
        },
        {
          "word": "pus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "endearing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mèng"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Betawi entries with incorrect language header",
    "Betawi lemmas",
    "Betawi nouns",
    "Betawi onomatopoeias",
    "Betawi terms borrowed from Balinese",
    "Betawi terms derived from Balinese",
    "Hanyu Pinyin",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Betawi/ɛŋ",
    "Rhymes:Betawi/ɛŋ/1 syllable"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "meng"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bew"
      },
      "expansion": "Onomatopoeic",
      "name": "onomatopoeia"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bew",
        "2": "ban",
        "3": "méng",
        "t": "cat"
      },
      "expansion": "Balinese méng (“cat”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jv",
        "2": "cemèng",
        "t": "kitten"
      },
      "expansion": "Javanese cemèng (“kitten”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Onomatopoeic, from Balinese méng (“cat”). Compare Javanese cemèng (“kitten”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "emèng",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bew",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "mèng",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "mèng"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Betawi",
  "lang_code": "bew",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Betawi endearing terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "endearing",
          "endearing"
        ],
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(endearing) cat"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cemèng"
        },
        {
          "word": "kucing"
        },
        {
          "word": "komèng"
        },
        {
          "word": "mèong"
        },
        {
          "word": "omèng"
        },
        {
          "word": "pus"
        },
        {
          "word": "ucing"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "endearing"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Betawi endearing terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "meow (the cry of a cat)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "endearing",
          "endearing"
        ],
        [
          "meow",
          "meow"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(endearing) meow (the cry of a cat)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mèong"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "endearing"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Betawi endearing terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "puss (used to address or call a cat)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "endearing",
          "endearing"
        ],
        [
          "puss",
          "puss"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(endearing) puss (used to address or call a cat)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mèong"
        },
        {
          "word": "pus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "endearing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mèng"
}

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