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"1": "tl",
"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*ŋiaw",
"4": "",
"5": "meow of a cat"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋiaw (“meow of a cat”)",
"name": "inh"
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{
"args": {
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"nocap": "1"
},
"expansion": "onomatopoeic",
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{
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"1": "ilo",
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"3": "",
"4": "meow"
},
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"name": "cog"
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{
"args": {
"1": "kne",
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"3": "",
"4": "cat"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
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"1": "ibl",
"2": "ngiyaw",
"3": "",
"4": "cat"
},
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"name": "cog"
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{
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"1": "kyj",
"2": "ngiyaw",
"3": "",
"4": "cat"
},
"expansion": "Karao ngiyaw (“cat”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bcl",
"2": "ngiyaw",
"3": "",
"4": "meow"
},
"expansion": "Bikol Central ngiyaw (“meow”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ceb",
"2": "ngiyaw",
"3": "",
"4": "meow"
},
"expansion": "Cebuano ngiyaw (“meow”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "ngiau",
"3": "",
"4": "meow"
},
"expansion": "Malay ngiau (“meow”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "pam",
"2": "ngeung"
},
"expansion": "Kapampangan ngeung",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nan-hbl",
"2": "貓",
"3": "",
"4": "cat",
"tr": "niau"
},
"expansion": "Hokkien 貓 /猫 (niau, “cat”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ja",
"2": "にゃあ",
"tr": "nyā"
},
"expansion": "Japanese にゃあ (nyā)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋiaw (“meow of a cat”) of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Ilocano ngiaw (“meow”), Kankanaey ngiyaw (“cat”), Ibaloi ngiyaw (“cat”), Karao ngiyaw (“cat”), Bikol Central ngiyaw (“meow”), Cebuano ngiyaw (“meow”), and Malay ngiau (“meow”). See also Kapampangan ngeung, Hokkien 貓 /猫 (niau, “cat”), and Japanese にゃあ (nyā).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "ngiyáw",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "ᜅᜒᜌᜏ᜔",
"tags": [
"Baybayin"
]
},
{
"form": "ng̃iyao",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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{
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"1": "ngiyáw",
"b": "+"
},
"expansion": "ngiyáw (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜒᜌᜏ᜔)",
"name": "tl-noun"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"ngi‧yaw"
],
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 4 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Tagalog onomatopoeias",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "tl",
"name": "Animal sounds",
"orig": "tl:Animal sounds",
"parents": [
"Sounds",
"Vocalizations",
"Sound",
"Communication",
"Energy",
"All topics",
"Nature",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
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{
"kind": "lifeform",
"langcode": "tl",
"name": "Cats",
"orig": "tl:Cats",
"parents": [
"Felids",
"Carnivores",
"Mammals",
"Vertebrates",
"Chordates",
"Animals",
"Lifeforms",
"All topics",
"Life",
"Fundamental",
"Nature"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "ingiyaw"
},
{
"word": "nangiyaw"
},
{
"word": "ngiyawan"
},
{
"word": "ngumiyaw"
},
{
"word": "pagngiyaw"
},
{
"word": "pangiyaw"
},
{
"word": "pangiyawin"
}
],
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"meow"
],
"id": "en-ngiyaw-tl-noun-QEzde8EJ",
"links": [
[
"meow",
"meow"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "ingaw"
}
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ŋiˈaw/",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈŋjaʊ̯]",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-aw"
}
],
"word": "ngiyaw"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"word": "ingiyaw"
},
{
"word": "nangiyaw"
},
{
"word": "ngiyawan"
},
{
"word": "ngumiyaw"
},
{
"word": "pagngiyaw"
},
{
"word": "pangiyaw"
},
{
"word": "pangiyawin"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
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"args": {
"1": "tl",
"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*ŋiaw",
"4": "",
"5": "meow of a cat"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋiaw (“meow of a cat”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "tl",
"nocap": "1"
},
"expansion": "onomatopoeic",
"name": "onom"
},
{
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"1": "ilo",
"2": "ngiaw",
"3": "",
"4": "meow"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
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"1": "kne",
"2": "ngiyaw",
"3": "",
"4": "cat"
},
"expansion": "Kankanaey ngiyaw (“cat”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
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"2": "ngiyaw",
"3": "",
"4": "cat"
},
"expansion": "Ibaloi ngiyaw (“cat”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "kyj",
"2": "ngiyaw",
"3": "",
"4": "cat"
},
"expansion": "Karao ngiyaw (“cat”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bcl",
"2": "ngiyaw",
"3": "",
"4": "meow"
},
"expansion": "Bikol Central ngiyaw (“meow”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ceb",
"2": "ngiyaw",
"3": "",
"4": "meow"
},
"expansion": "Cebuano ngiyaw (“meow”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "ngiau",
"3": "",
"4": "meow"
},
"expansion": "Malay ngiau (“meow”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "pam",
"2": "ngeung"
},
"expansion": "Kapampangan ngeung",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nan-hbl",
"2": "貓",
"3": "",
"4": "cat",
"tr": "niau"
},
"expansion": "Hokkien 貓 /猫 (niau, “cat”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ja",
"2": "にゃあ",
"tr": "nyā"
},
"expansion": "Japanese にゃあ (nyā)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋiaw (“meow of a cat”) of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Ilocano ngiaw (“meow”), Kankanaey ngiyaw (“cat”), Ibaloi ngiyaw (“cat”), Karao ngiyaw (“cat”), Bikol Central ngiyaw (“meow”), Cebuano ngiyaw (“meow”), and Malay ngiau (“meow”). See also Kapampangan ngeung, Hokkien 貓 /猫 (niau, “cat”), and Japanese にゃあ (nyā).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "ngiyáw",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "ᜅᜒᜌᜏ᜔",
"tags": [
"Baybayin"
]
},
{
"form": "ng̃iyao",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ngiyáw",
"b": "+"
},
"expansion": "ngiyáw (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜒᜌᜏ᜔)",
"name": "tl-noun"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"ngi‧yaw"
],
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 4 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:Tagalog/aw",
"Rhymes:Tagalog/aw/2 syllables",
"Tagalog 2-syllable words",
"Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
"Tagalog lemmas",
"Tagalog nouns",
"Tagalog onomatopoeias",
"Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
"Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
"Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
"tl:Animal sounds",
"tl:Cats"
],
"glosses": [
"meow"
],
"links": [
[
"meow",
"meow"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "ingaw"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ŋiˈaw/",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈŋjaʊ̯]",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-aw"
}
],
"word": "ngiyaw"
}
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