"mayau" meaning in Iban

See mayau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ma.jau̯/
Rhymes: -yau Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Head templates: {{head|iba|noun}} mayau
  1. cat Categories (lifeform): Mammals
    Sense id: en-mayau-iba-noun-d693i1Gr Categories (other): Iban entries with incorrect language header

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{
  "etymology_text": "Onomatopoeic.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "mayau",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ma‧yau"
  ],
  "lang": "Iban",
  "lang_code": "iba",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Iban entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "iba",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "iba:Mammals",
          "parents": [
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "... receive a cheque to feed the small cats.",
          "text": "... bisi nerima cek kena nupi jelu mayau.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cat"
      ],
      "id": "en-mayau-iba-noun-d693i1Gr",
      "links": [
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ma.jau̯/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-yau"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mayau"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Onomatopoeic.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "mayau",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ma‧yau"
  ],
  "lang": "Iban",
  "lang_code": "iba",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Iban entries with incorrect language header",
        "Iban lemmas",
        "Iban nouns",
        "Iban terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Iban terms with usage examples",
        "Rhymes:Iban/yau",
        "iba:Mammals"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "... receive a cheque to feed the small cats.",
          "text": "... bisi nerima cek kena nupi jelu mayau.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ma.jau̯/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-yau"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mayau"
}

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