"야옹" meaning in Korean

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Adverb

IPA: [ja̠o̞ŋ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: yaong [romanization]
Etymology: Of native Korean origin. Onomatopoeia for the sound of a cat meowing. Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|}} Of native Korean origin. Head templates: {{ko-pos|ideophone}} 야옹 • (yaong)
  1. (of a cat) with a meow
    Sense id: en-야옹-ko-adv-fQOnxr5q

Interjection

IPA: [ja̠o̞ŋ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: yaong [romanization]
Etymology: Of native Korean origin. Onomatopoeia for the sound of a cat meowing. Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|}} Of native Korean origin. Head templates: {{ko-interj}} 야옹 • (yaong)
  1. Used to imitate the sound of a cat meowing. Derived forms: 야옹야옹 (yaong'yaong) Related terms: 냐옹 (nyaong)
    Sense id: en-야옹-ko-intj-LWahNaVS Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean ideophones, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Native Korean words, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animal sounds Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Korean ideophones: 37 63 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 36 64 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Native Korean words: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 30 70

Alternative forms

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