meong

Indonesian

Etymology

From Betawi mèong. Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmeoŋ/ [ˈme.ɔŋ], /ˈmɛoŋ/ [ˈmɛ.ɔŋ]
  • Rhymes: -eoŋ, -ɛoŋ
  • Syllabification: me‧ong

Interjection

meong

  1. meow

Noun

meong (plural meong-meong)

  1. the cry of a cat
  2. an imitation of the sound of a cat
  3. (informal) cat
    Meongku mati.My cat died.

Synonyms

Further reading

Makasar

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Buginese méong.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeoŋ/, [ˈmẽ.õŋ]
  • Hyphenation: me‧oŋ

Noun

meong (Lontara spelling ᨆᨙᨕᨚ)

  1. (Bantaeng, Konjo) dialectal form of miong