"meo" meaning in Vietnamese

See meo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: [mɛw˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [mɛw˧˧] [Huế], [mɛw˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: [CJK]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Head templates: {{head|vi|interjection|head=|tr=猫}} meo • (猫), {{vi-int|猫}} meo • (猫)
  1. (onomatopoeia) meow; miaow Tags: onomatopoeic Related terms: méo, mèo, Mẹo, Mão, miêu
    Sense id: en-meo-vi-intj-BkN8WO3c Categories (other): Vietnamese onomatopoeias, Animal sounds, Cats Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 50 50 Disambiguation of Cats: 58 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [mɛw˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [mɛw˧˧] [Huế], [mɛw˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: [CJK]
Etymology: Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 毛 (SV: mao). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|毛}}, {{der|vi|zh|毛//|pos=SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">mao</i>|t=|tr=-}} Chinese 毛 (SV: mao), {{vi-etym-sino|毛||mao|hv=n}} Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 毛 (SV: mao) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=苗}} meo • (苗), {{vi-noun|苗}} meo • (苗)
  1. (now not used in isolation) mold; mildew Related terms: meo mốc, mốc meo
    Sense id: en-meo-vi-noun-brI6LOjz Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Animal sounds, Fungi Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 50 50 Disambiguation of Fungi: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "ipa": "[mɛw˧˧]",
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    }
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          "english": "When he opened the ink box, the ink had already gone dry. The inkpad was white due to mold infestation.",
          "ref": "1937, Ngô Tất Tố, chapter 5, in Trong rừng nho:",
          "text": "Giở đến hộp mực thì ra nước đã cạn khô. Lớp bông mực lên meo trắng xóa.",
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        "(now not used in isolation) mold; mildew"
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      "ipa": "[mɛw˧˧]",
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      "ipa": "[mɛw˧˧]",
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  "word": "meo"
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