mèo

From an onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Vietnamese mèo.

• IPA^(key): /mɛw²/

mèo

1. (Mường Bi, zoology) cat

Onomatopoeic, from the animal's cry. Compare Khasi miaw, Ahom 𑜈𑜢𑜈𑜫 (biw), Chinese 貓 / 猫, Thai แมว (mɛɛo), Northern Thai ᨾᩯ᩠ᩅ, Lao ແມວ (mǣu), Lü ᦶᦙᧁ (maew), Shan မႅဝ်း (méao), Zhuang meuz.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɛw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mɛw˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mɛw˨˩]
• Homophone: Mèo

• Audio (Hà Nội):

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• Audio (Saigon):

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(classifier con) mèo • (猫, 貓)

1. cat

• tiểu hổ
• Mão; Mẹo

mèo

1. meow

• Hồ Ngọc Đức, editor (2003), “mèo”, in Việt–Việt‎^[1] (DICT), Leipzig: Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details), archived from the original on 12 November 2024