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
Noun
meong (plural meong-meong)
- the cry of a cat
- an imitation of the sound of a cat
- (informal) cat
- Meongku mati. ― My cat died.
Synonyms
- (cat): kucing
Further reading
- “meong” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Makasar
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Compare Buginese méong.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeoŋ/, [ˈmẽ.õŋ]
- Hyphenation: me‧oŋ
Noun
meong (Lontara spelling ᨆᨙᨕᨚ)